If you believe the headlines, the recent eruption of anti-Israel activism at Yale is just a visceral reaction to current events— either to the conflict in Gaza or a controversial Israeli speaker near campus. But for Jewish students on the ground, that’s not just inaccurate — it’s insulting. Yale’s lack...
Harvard Doesn’t Have It Under Control
Harvard University wants to have its cake and eat it, too. While insisting it doesn’t need governmental intervention to fulfill its responsibilities and commitments as a federally-funded academic institution, the university has also demonstrated little interest in actually fulfilling said responsibilities without governmental intervention. On May 12, Harvard University President...
A New Book Twists What Happens at Israeli Universities
Dr. Maya Wind is a researcher in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia and holds a PhD in Social and Cultural Analysis from New York University. For years, she has often ignored Palestinian terrorism against Israel, spreading anti-Israel rhetoric and enthusiastically supporting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS, which undermines the Jewish people’s...
בין תמיכה בטרור ל”חופש אקדמי”
חשיפת הקשרים של זוג אקדמאים באוניברסיטת ג’ורג’טאון לארגון חמאס מעלה שאלות נוקבות על גבולות החופש האקדמי ועל אנטישמיות במוסדות ההשכלה הגבוהה מה קורה כשאוניברסיטה יוקרתית מגלה שבין כתליה פועלים אנשי אקדמיה המקדמים תעמולת טרור? בפברואר 2025 התעוררה סערה באוניברסיטת ג’ורג’טאון בוושינגטון די. סי, אחת מהאוניברסיטאות המובילות בארצות-הברית, בעקבות חשיפת הקשרים והתמיכה של שני אנשי...
Concordia University’s Chaotic Campus: A History Of Antisemitism And Its Alarming Resurgence
Concordia University stands at a crisis point. Its campus has devolved into a hostile environment where antisemitism is not only present but increasingly normalized, leaving Jewish students exposed to harassment, intimidation, and exclusion. This toxic atmosphere is not new; it is the product of more than twenty years of institutional...
McGill’s Encampment Era: How Months Of Unchecked Protests Redefined Campus Life And Antisemitism
On April 27th, 2024, I turned on my phone after Shabbat to find a message confirming what had long felt inevitable—an encampment had been set up at my school, McGill University. With all the student walkouts, Palestine Liberation Month, hunger strikes, and die-ins, I was hardly surprised when the encampment trend...
They Want Us Gone
When a crowd of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside 770 Eastern Parkway, the world headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Crown Heights, on Thursday night, April 25, the Jewish community there prepared for the worst. They had good reason to. The protest was promoted by Within Our Lifetime (WOL), a group that proudly...
What Does Implementing BDS Mean for American College Students?
The Associated Students of the University of California Davis (ASUCD) have a lot of responsibility. They manage a $20 million budget, hire upwards of 1,600 students, and provide essential services for the entire community. This is why it’s so alarming that such a body would be used to further an unpopular...
