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Mar 6, 2017, 6:41 PM

‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ is only the start of students’ concerns

Following the cancellation of a number of on-campus events connected to ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’, and the criticism this has sparked from a number of academics, the ways in which institutions can deal with anti-Semitism within the student movement has reared its head once again. Tempting...

Jul 12, 2016, 6:54 PM

David Cameron: A true friend of the Jews

As a Jewish Community, it is important that we recognise the good done by others on our behalf. History has taught us not to take for granted the understanding and consideration shown to us by the British premiers of the 21st Century, including Tony Blair...

Mar 30, 2016, 10:57 AM

Reflections on the Stop BDS Conference

On Monday 28th March, I had the opportunity to attend the Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth Conference on tacking the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement. This was one such opportunity throughout the year given to participants of Masa’s Israel Government Fellowship Program. My fellowship is...

Jan 21, 2016, 5:02 PM

Broken doors in London; windows of opportunity in Jerusalem

I was shocked and horrified to read about what my friends back in London had to endure Tuesday night at King’s College London as ‘pro-Palestinian’ students violently disrupted a lecture by former Shin Bet head – and peace activist – Ami Ayalon. Things seem to...

Aug 4, 2015, 2:50 PM

The Dangerous Rise of Jeremy Corbyn

A couple of weeks ago a few of my fellow politicos and I were discussing the merits of an Internet campaign backing the veteran left wing candidate Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour Leadership. It seemed simple enough: pay £3 and sign up to be a...

Feb 19, 2015, 5:21 AM

Introducing… Illustrate4Israel Competition 2015

So what drives a group of second and third year students at UCL, both Jewish and non-Jewish, to embark on a campaign called Illustrate4Israel? In the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in Europe, we believe that the world has a heightened sense of the...

Nov 12, 2014, 12:15 AM

When Ambassador Taub Came to University College London…

Terms we would never expect, ‘Pariah State’, ‘No-go zone’ and ‘unacceptable to take a pro-Israel stance,’ these were some sound bites from an informal event held by the UCL Jewish and UCL Friends of Israel Societies before the Ambassador to the UK, Daniel Taub delivered...

Jul 15, 2014, 7:11 AM

It is not Israel’s moral responsibility to end this conflict; Hamas began this upsurge in violence, they must end it.

As news broke last night about the possibility of a potential Egyptian backed ceasefire agreement to end the recent upsurge of violence between Hamas and Israel, it is a good time to take stock and see whether Operation Protective Edge has achieved the goals that...

Jul 7, 2014, 8:26 AM

What should Bibi do next?

In recent weeks, the killing of three Israeli teenagers and one Palestinian teenager has created tensions unseen in Israel since Operation Pillar of Defense, if not the 2006 Lebanon War. Where do we go from here? The peace talks have failed, an Intifada may loom...

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Elliot Miller is National Organiser of Student Rights and a fellow at the Henry Jackson Society’