Posts Tagged: Israel college campuses
Detractors Stay Silent as UCLA Celebrates Israel Independence Week
JNS.org - On the campus of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), they’re partying like it’s 1948 — and Israel’s usual detractors are staying silent. Advocates of...
How Not to Be Silenced by ‘Breaking the Silence’ on Campus
JNS.org - For some, the members of the Israeli NGO calling itself Breaking the Silence (BtS) are “whistleblowers” and human rights activists; for others, they are...
Israel Activists Must Embrace Liberals, Not Shun Them
A few days ago, a friend sent me a social justice video. It was completely unrelated to Israel and instead had to do with racism...
Threats to Jewish Students and Double Standards at UC Berkeley
After years of urging the University of California Board of Regents to take a strong stand against campus antisemitism, the regents will soon be issuing...
Broken Windows: How US Universities Encourage Hate Speech Against Jews and Israel
The facade of a building conveys the general state of affairs inside. If a building is kept clean, we conclude that those inside it care...
SPME BDS Monitor: Fighting Boycott Movement Begins to Show Results
The year 2015 ended with BDS supporters co-opting more campus governments and causes to discriminate against Jewish students. At the same time, more BDS resolutions...
Being Jewish and Pro-Israel in College: 2010 vs. 2015
JNS.org - This week, I was able to talk to many Jewish students from around the world (including a friend from my alma mater who is...
To Win the War of Ideas, Israel Must Be the ‘Underdog’ Again
As humans, we instinctively root for the underdog. Movies and books exalt the underfunded, undereducated (and often underage) underdog in his fight against the polished...
For Jewish College Students, Knowledge on Israel is Power
A new Brandeis University study shows that over half of all Birthright candidates do not know how to answer even the most basic questions about...
‘Student Voices’ Exposes Anti-Semitism in the College Classroom
The testimonials of more than 100 students from almost 50 colleges and universities in twenty states tell of “being intimidated, harassed or bullied as a Jewish and/or...
Israel Goes Down the Rabbit Hole on College Campuses
Would you let David Duke teach a class on African-American history? How about Anita Bryant starting an LGBTQ studies program? Beyond incomprehensible – the makings...
Thoughts From a Recent College Graduate
Some words from a recent college graduate: To the EU, a personal favorite of mine when it comes to contradictory and largely useless entities: Given your, shall...
Free Speech on College Campuses? As Long as it’s Anti-Israel
Attention parents of college students across America. Apparently, your children may not be safe. This isn't a warning about real physical dangers on campus, from sexual assault...
On College Campuses, Saving Democracy From Itself
Every democracy must defend itself against those who exploit its liberties to destroy it from within. The West must realize that naïvely open societies are...
