Posts Tagged: Mitchell Bard
Will Palestinians Protect Freedom of Religion and Holy Places in Jerusalem?
For the sake of argument, let us assume that the Palestinians one day achieve their goal of securing a capital for a Palestinian state in Jerusalem....
Middle East Studies Association (as Usual) Singles Out Israel for Attack, Excuses Palestinian Perfidy
The Middle East Studies Association gave up all pretense of being a scholarly organization when it was taken over by the followers of Edward Said...
Taxpayer-Funded Bias on Middle East Invades K-12 Classrooms
While much attention is devoted to the politicization of Middle East studies on college campuses, biased perspectives on Western values, Israel, Islam and terrorism are...
When the Jewish Left Had Integrity
One of the sad problems on college campuses today is the way that the extreme left has hijacked civil and human rights movements, and turned them into...
Germans Know Antisemitism When They See It
One of the outrageous aspects of campus politics -- and, to a lesser extent, off-campus politics -- is the effort by Israel’s detractors to tell...
The More Things Change: The South Africa Calumny
In the ancient days of campus battles on Israel, we did not have to contend with annual Israel hate weeks. Still, the situation was not...
Are Democrats Abandoning Israel?
Some recent polls have shown a growing polarization on the formerly bipartisan issue of support for Israel. A widely cited January 2017 Pew poll, for...
Is The Forward’s College Guide Misguided?
Any effort to rank universities is fraught with land mines. Just ask US News and World Report, whose college rankings provoke arguments each year among faculty,...
The More Things Change: Israel and Intersectionality
In an earlier column, I noted how common it is for people to act as though history begins with the present, and to lack perspective on the...
The Epic Failure of the BDS Cultural Boycott
For weeks, the headlines focused on the campaign by Roger Waters to persuade Radiohead to cancel its Israel gig. Yet the self-appointed musical boycotter-in-chief was...
Have Things Really Changed for Jewish Students on Campus?
Journalists and pro-Israel activists often share a tendency to see current events as the beginning of history. I’ve been reminded of this lately by apocalyptic...
Trump’s Important Message on Radical Islam
Donald Trump made an important speech on May 21 at the Arab Islamic Summit in Saudi Arabia; it was quickly forgotten in the cacophony of tweets, accusations and other news...
The Remarkable Change in India-Israel Relations
While the antisemites continue to spin their wheels trying to convince college student governments to adopt meaningless divestment resolutions and persuade rock stars to boycott...
Jewish Students Must Learn How to Protest — and Fight Back
When it comes to Israel and the Jewish community, one reason that problems exist on college campuses is that university administrators continue to tolerate anti-Israel...
