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Oct 24, 2019, 9:37 AM

A Grassroots Approach to Confronting Anti-Semitism

The “Witness Palestine Film Festival” in Rochester, New York is currently celebrating its eighth year. In past years, the event lasted for one week and included three films. This year, the festival is much more elaborate, lasting for almost...

Sep 22, 2019, 12:11 AM

‘Does Not Promote Open-Mindedness; Independent Thought’ –A CA Educator on BDS

In an effort to address the ethnic diversity and associated clash of cultures in America’s public schools, the California Department of Education is the first state in the nation to have proposed an ethnic studies curriculum for high school...

Sep 18, 2019, 6:08 AM

Protecting Students from the BDS Cult

On Sunday, September 15, I had the pleasure of interviewing Stacey Aviva Flint, the founding director of Mocha Jewess Consultancy and a member of Alliance for Israel's Advisory Board. Sharing her personal and professional expertise, Flint provided a chilling...

Aug 23, 2019, 3:41 AM

Hey Congresswomen! What About That Oath?

On August 15, when Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that he was barring entry to Congresswomen Omar and Tlaib given their explicit support of the BDS movement, the airwaves erupted. Some praised his decision, some expressed disappointment, and others...

Jun 21, 2019, 11:19 AM

The Tragic Transformation of Oberlin College

Oberlin College is a place that I once loved and admired. It was a place that nurtured my intellectual and social development, where I established life-long friends, and where I learned how to think critically. It was a place...

May 29, 2019, 3:00 PM

‘P is for Palestine’ is not for children

From P Is for Palestine. (Courtesy)

Sure, it's an alphabet book with cheerful illustrations, but those pictures are also an insidious attempt to indoctrinate kids against the State of Israel

May 7, 2019, 1:20 AM

Confronting Jew-Hatred at U. Mass Amherst

On Saturday, May 4, as Hamas missiles rained down on Israel, five other members of Alliance for Israel and I watched Temple University Professor Marc Lamont-Hill sitting on the stage of the University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center and...

Apr 7, 2019, 7:54 AM

Alliance for Israel Offers a New Approach to Confronting the BDS Campaign

This month, Harvard University will be hosting a co-founder of the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) campaign against Israel. Omar Barghouti, who has established somewhat of a rock-star status among BDS supporters on American campuses, promotes the illegitimacy and...

Mar 3, 2019, 10:07 PM

The Cultural Incompetence of Pro-BDS Professors

As advances in technology have globalized the 21st century world economy and the political landscapes of the United States, it is incumbent on American educators to prepare American students to be globally oriented and culturally competent. To address the need for...

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About Me

Melissa Landa Ph.D has been addressing the tactics and goals of the BDS campaign for four years. Most recently, she founded the new organization, Alliance for Israel. The diverse leadership and membership of Alliance for Israel reflects Melissa's teaching and research on cultural competence and anti-bias education as a former Assistant Clinical Professor in the College of Education at the University of Maryland. Melissa taught courses about music as a form of social protest in apartheid South Africa (where she grew up) and about attitudes and beliefs about the "Other". She also created and led a University of Maryland short-term education abroad program in Israel that explored the immigration and acculturation experiences of Ethiopian Jews. Melissa earned her B.A from Oberlin College, her M.A. from Tufts University, and her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland and is the author of two books, articles in peer-reviewed journals, and numerous op-eds. You can contact Melissa by email: Melissa@alliance4israel.org

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