When I joined competitive debate, I expected to encounter controversial arguments. Debate exists to test ideas, challenge assumptions, and force participants to defend their positions under scrutiny. What I didn’t expect was for factually questionable, ideologically charged narratives about Israel to be treated as if they were beyond reproach. That’s...
KCL’s Hamas-Linked Flotilla Problem
When King’s College London publicly expressed support for Hasnain Jafer following his detention aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, it did more than respond to a developing situation involving a member of its community. It inserted itself into a political controversy that raises uncomfortable questions about the relationship between universities, student activism, and organizations accused...
The Outsourced Duty of Care
University administrators often cite high academic achievement and active Jewish societies as evidence that Jewish students are thriving. On the surface, this may look positive. But in reality, this praise often hides something much more uncomfortable: Jewish students have become so self-sufficient that universities are using our resilience as an...
How the Tyranny of Small Concessions Enables Antisemitism
A recent episode at SUNY Buffalo (UB) suggests that higher education is once again exhibiting some of its ugliest tendencies regarding Jews. In April, the local Zionist student group hosted an educational event featuring Israeli veterans sharing their stories of surviving October 7, 2023. The scene quickly devolved into chaos when more...
האמת נעדרת: כך הפכו ספריות אקדמיות למנוע להכפשת ישראל
הספרייה האקדמית נתפסה מאז ומעולם כמובלעת של שקט וחתירה אובייקטיבית אחר האמת, מקום שבו הרעש הלבן של הפוליטיקה אמור להיעצר בפתחו, לטובת מחקר נקי מהטיות. בעידן הדיגיטלי, התפקיד הזה מתגלם ב”מדריכי המחקר” (Research Guides) – אותן מפות דרכים ביבליוגרפיות שאמורות להיות כלי מכווין ומנגיש עבור הסטודנט המבקש לנווט בים של...
Protection Is Not Inclusion
Lately I have been thinking about the 2026 Super Bowl ad that raised awareness about antisemitism in schools and how much I disagree with it. While I was happy to see that the topic has risen to this level of cultural awareness, the implied solution has so far not been very effective...
The UC San Diego Student Newspaper Has Different Standards for Jewish Journalists and Writers
For years, The UCSD Guardian has provided a platform for dogmatic reporting and ideological hostility. When it comes to Israel, the paper has been willing to discard journalistic standards in order to influence students into ideological conformity. The goal is anti-normalization: rejecting discussion, dismissing nuance, and promoting an exclusionary attitude. I first...
Activism at Swarthmore College Proves Antizionism is Antisemitism
Recently, student activists at Swarthmore College held a pro-Hamas rally on its campus that included multiple sites of vandalism, including graffiti of inverted red triangles. Unshockingly, like many other previous incidents on different campuses, the crux of the administration’s statement described the incident as “misplaced anger” that “does not advance any cause.” It...
