“Appropriation occurs when the appropriator is not aware of the deep meaning of the culture he is appropriating.” – Amanda Stenberg Cultural appropriation and dispossession have been present for many centuries in our history. More recently, discussions of heritage have focused on appropriation in the context of mainstream popular culture....
Why I think the UCL Students’ Union has Anti-Israel bias
As a Jew, I am increasingly alarmed by the atmosphere at UCL, especially since both the Students’ Union and the academic board attempted to scrap the IHRA definition of antisemitism in February 2021- dismissing anti-Zionism as a form of antisemitism. To read Abigail’s full-length article, follow this link. Please note:...
KCL SU officer statement dangerously biased regarding Arab-Israeli conflict
Commenting on the conflict in Israel and Gaza in May, the officers of the KCL Student Union issued a statement with biased, inaccurate views of what transpired. The statement sided entirely with ‘the people of Palestine’, while inaccurately reporting ‘forced evictions of families in Sheikh Jarrah and attacks on worshippers...
CUNY resolution pushing BDS is wrong, hurtful and anti-Semitic
In December, the CUNY (City University of New York) Law Student Government Association adopted a resolution sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Jewish Law Student Association calling upon the administration to cut virtual and actual ties with Israeli academic institutions and businesses. The resolution also demonizes Jewish organizations, Israeli students...
Is Zionism a dirty word?
A recent survey by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law revealed that over 70% of Jewish college students in the United States have personally experienced or were familiar with an antisemitic attack in the past 120 days. As well, the AMCHA Initiative, an organization that documents antisemitism on...
A Story of Persian Jewish Resilience
I am a Persian Jew. My family fled Iran in the midst of the Islamic revolution, a violent uprising led by Ruhollah Khomeini, a religious extremist who threatened and later ethnically cleansed Iran of its religious minorities. My family’s story is one shared by Jews in Iran and countries across...
Anti-Israel Propaganda Sponsored By Cornell University’s Institute For Comparative Modernities
The 2020-2021 academic school year saw an all-time high of 244 reported antisemitic incidents on universities across the country, including Cornell University. As rockets rained down on Israel from the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza, students at our university faced classic antisemitic harassment, including at least one student being called...
Is McGill University’s ‘Blacklist’ Another Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory?
Last May, Students in Solidarity with Human Rights (SPHR) at McGill University in Montreal accused “Zionist students” of using a “Blacklist” to “terrorize” pro-Palestine activists. SPHR published the names of six student union leaders “who may have known about, had access to, or contributed to the list.” The group also...
