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Feb 22, 2019, 2:33 PM

Across the UK, Jewish students are winning the fight against antisemitism

Students' Union, University of Essex, Colchester Campus

In Essex, Coventry and across the UK Jewish students are winning the fight against antisemitism This week saw a disgusting and disturbing example of antisemitism on campus. A university lecturer objected to the establishment of a Jewish society by...

Feb 20, 2019, 10:48 AM

We Must Condemn All Hate, Including Anti-Semitism

Rep. Zeldin Demands Resolution to Denounce Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Be Brought to Vote Immediately
The entire House of Representatives, all Republicans and all Democrats, must reject the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred infiltrating American politics, college campuses & the halls of Congress. This evil shouldn't be elevated, empowered, echoed or otherwise embraced. It should be condemned outright! House Democratic leadership should allow an immediate vote on House Resolution 72.
Posted by Congressman Lee Zeldin on Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Shambala: After all these years, you really had me fooled. I had no idea your sort of liberalism only came out of the closet when it was fashionable. Stone: Shambala, just once I want someone to stand up in this...

Feb 19, 2019, 4:50 PM

Jewish Canadian Israel critics aren’t so marginal after all

Jewish Canadians protesting the 2018 UJA-Toronto Walk with Israel (Raghd Hamzeh)

Jewish organizations that advocate for Palestinian rights like Independent Jewish Voices Canada—the organization for which I work—are often portrayed as small fringe groups by the Jewish establishment. But just how marginal are we and our views? A recent poll demonstrates that,...

Feb 19, 2019, 8:26 AM

Did BDS Pass at NYU?

You may have heard about the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) student government resolution at NYU this past December. As a current NYU student who was present at the student government meeting about BDS, I want you to...

Feb 18, 2019, 3:47 PM

The Time We Lost the BDS Battle

The battle against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) movement has already been lost. At least the current round has. It was lost the minute it was introduced to college campuses around the United States by those seeking to...

Feb 18, 2019, 7:52 AM

No, it’s not racist to call out Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar

It has been well noted that the new “fresh faces” of the Democratic party happen to have a little bit of an anti-Semitism problem. To most, it only seems natural to call out ignorance and bigotry when we see...

David E. Weisberg

Feb 18, 2019, 7:50 AM

ACLU: Ignorant or dishonest?

The American Civil Liberties Union bills itself as the "premier defender of the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution." One would certainly expect, if an organization is truly the premier defender of constitutional rights, it would have a comprehensive understanding...

Raymond M. Berger

Feb 17, 2019, 10:11 PM

Jews Who Pressure Israel and the Jews Who Help Them

Anti-occupation advocates never tire of telling us how deeply they care. The on-line encyclopedia, Wikipedia, lists a startling number of “Jewish Anti-Occupation” groups----22 in all. Most of these organizations are based outside Israel, many in the US. These groups reflect...

David H. Levitt

Feb 16, 2019, 9:57 AM

Even Rep. Omar’s Apology Was “Problematic”

Within the last week, Minnesota’s freshman member of the House of Representatives, Ilhan Omar, has been much in the news, and much debated, for her tweet that pro-Israel supporters are paying American politicians to be pro-Israel. After Democratic Party...

Feb 16, 2019, 9:56 AM

An Open Letter from “Pro-Israel Warriors”

My greatest disappointment with the U.S.-Israel relationship is the tone of debates about this issue on some college campuses, including mine. As an Emerson Fellow at Emory University for StandWithUs, a non-profit Israel education organization that believes education is...

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