In February of 2016, Oberlin professor Joy Karega made headlines for the antisemitic conspiracy theories she posted on Facebook. Nearly nine months later, after much hand-wringing about free speech, she was fired. But Oberlin’s problem with antisemitism neither started nor ended with Joy Karega. Karega was only a symptom of...
Apartheid Week Exposed: Combating a Vicious Anti-Israel Lie on Campus
On a sundrenched corner of coastline, a light breeze dances across the blue waves. But what seems pleasant at the surface, ideal even, is hardly the full story. To the side, a metal sign reads: “Under Section 37 of the Durban Beach by-laws, this bathing area is reserved for the...
What makes students in Israel show solidarity with a terrorist hotbed?
What makes students in Israel show solidarity with a terrorist hotbed? On January 6, 2026, Border Police and IDF forces carried out a raid on Birzeit University in the West Bank following riots involving hundreds of suspects, which included stone- and rock-throwing from rooftops toward the forces. Eleven people were...
Standing alone at Dublin City University
Universities were once places of open thought, but what has unfolded at Dublin City University in the past two years has left me questioning the integrity of my institution and mirrors a wider problem across Western universities. Ideas of “justice” and “diversity” are preached, but only for those who agree...
Accountability matters: Antisemitism and the fight for campus safety
On July 30, 2025, a Jewish student at Florida State University finished his workout at the Leach Student Recreation Center, bought a smoothie and sat down to relax. Within moments, he found himself at the center of one of the most significant campus antisemitism cases in recent memory. A graduate...
UC San Diego ‘Guardian’ Journalist Unfairly Attacks Study Abroad Program in Israel
Following the announcement of the UC San Diego study abroad program in Israel and Jordan this winter, some students — including UCSD Guardian senior staff writer Jaechan Preston Lee — expressed outrage at the Anthropology department’s decision to host the trip. The critical article that Lee published in the university paper last month parades...
Letter to the Editor: A response to “UCSD recklessly promotes study abroad program in Israel”
Dear UCSD Guardian Editor, The critical article that Staff Writer Jaechan Preston Lee published last month regarding the study abroad program in Israel parades misinformation and pushes harmful rhetoric. Following his call to eliminate the program would undermine UC San Diego’s commitment to academic freedom and further demonize Jewish community members. First,...
Uncovering the Lies in Christian Discourse on Israel
Two years after Hamas instigated its latest terrible war with Israel, Christian Zionism remains a firm pillar of support for the state of Israel. Still to this day in America, 72% of white evangelical protestants have a favorable view of Israel with 57% of protestants in general also supporting the country’s right to exist....
