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Elijah Wiesel

May 31, 2026, 11:40 AM

For as long as the Jewish Diaspora has existed, the image projected onto the Jew has adapted itself to whatever a society abhors most. In medieval Europe, Jews were accused of poisoning wells and spreading the Black Plague. Christian...

Apr 16, 2026, 9:10 AM

‘Intifada’ is not just a slogan

Messages written on Old Campus, February 18, 2026. (Photo credit: anonymous Yale student)

On Wednesday, February 18, 2026, I woke up and walked to shacharit (morning prayers). The tensions on campus had mostly slowed down, so I was quite surprised when I walked onto Cross Campus and saw words painted in red...

Feb 3, 2026, 11:26 PM

Essentialism and the Death of Campus Dialogue

On October 22, 2025, former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert came to speak with Nasser Al-Qudwa, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority, in front of the Yale Political Union (YPU). I stood up to...

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Elijah Wiesel is an undergraduate student in the Yale University Class of 2028, studying global affairs. He is an outspoken advocate against antisemitism, particularly on college campuses, and is a current CAMERA on Campus fellow.

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