All refugees deserve a permanent home; governmental action is integral to the protection of this fundamental human right. Looking at the Middle East, we see two very different pictures: Israel’s handling of its Jewish refugees has led to their prosperity and integration, while Arab governments’ (including the two Palestinian governments...
Hate Doesn’t Belong in the Classroom
The opportunity to educate the public is similar to possessing a key that can open two doors. The first door, when unlocked, leads to an endless path to grow and develop positive ideas that benefit society. The second door, when unlocked, leads to an endless path of misinformation and biases...
Recent Arab-Israeli Peace Deals Are Steps Toward Cultural Peace
Photo: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem/Wikimedia Commons Israel has recently negotiated peace deals to normalize relations with several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan. Resolutions in both houses of Congress supporting the deals with the UAE and Bahrain had widespread bipartisan support, and the deals are a crucial step towards...
Press Release: ‘Mizrahi Stories’ Highlight Newest Campus Campaign by CAMERA
In its new campaign, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) celebrates Mizrahi Jews on college campuses around the world, encouraging students to host and plan a variety of events and speakers, and write articles for their newspapers that demonstrate the diversity of the Jewish world....
Israel Respects Gay Rights; the Palestinians Do Not
Photo: Nettadi/Wikimedia Commons The University of Pittsburgh’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held a meeting in October on the topic of “pinkwashing” — the accusation that Israel exploits the LGBTQ+ community to propagandize a progressive image of the country, and to obscure the reality that Israel is...
SJP at Northeastern University Promote US-Designated Terrorist Group
Photo: Monika M. Wahi/Wikimedia Commons The Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Northeastern University in Boston has promoted via social media the U.S.-designated terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In a since-deleted Instagram post featuring a graphic titled “Reading is for radicals” is the text: “SJP will...
Abraham Accords are not a Betrayal of Palestinians
For the first time since 1994, several Arab countries have fully normalized their diplomatic relations with Israel. This wave of normalization started with the Abraham Accords, a joint statement between the United States, United Arab Emirates and Israel that marked the beginning of normalized diplomatic relations between the UAE and Israel. Over the...
Are Arab-Israeli Students Allowed to be Pro-Peace?
Photo: Hoshvilim/Wikimedia Commons An Arab-Israeli student praising normalization between Israel and the Arab world? Heaven forbid, according to some hostile students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Abraham Accords signed last month by Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have been widely lauded by the international community for upending conventional...