The press should consider its role carefully Many news outlets juxtaposed the recent opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem with grim images of injured Gazans, suggesting that while the right-wing elite was having a jamboree in the holy city, the Israeli military massacred innocent protesters. This interpretation of the...
We Still Have No Idea
Rather than proving to them that they are ignorant, or hateful, our goal becomes to make them question whether or not their position is the moral one. The past few weeks have proven how effective anti-Israel propaganda has become. Beyond the blatant and disturbing errors in reporting by outlets across...
Jewish Voices on College Campuses that Run Away from Truth
Alas, perhaps the mouth is Jewish, but they are not Jewish voices at all. As the right hand man to Yasser Arafat, President Mahmoud Abbas has been in the international community’s eye for a long time. Yet, it was Abbas’ rant at the Palestinian National Council on April 30th that...
Before It’s Too Late
Rise in anti-Semitism indicates need for new campus policy An announcement blares through the intercom in the middle of a lecture. You have to evacuate immediately because one of your peers has scribbled bomb threats in the bathroom. You are shuttled out of the building along with your other classmates....
Columbia University Fosters Hate and Anti-Israel Incitement
The problem here goes beyond the hateful rhetoric of a particular scholar; instead, this view has been encrusted into the institution’s philosophy. Columbia’s atmosphere has been marred by ugly calls for an intifada (terror attacks against Israelis), and a failure by the administration to denounce hate groups on campus. Columbia University...
When Students For “Justice” Promote Violence
What happens when a group of over twenty students gather on the freshly-cut grass of the City College Quad? A crisp, fiery voice ignites their audience and attempts to intrigue others passing by. But no announcement of an outdoor activity is made. No picnic is prepared. Instead, on April 26,...
Violent Resistance as the Path to Martyrdom: A Crisis Facing Palestinian Children
As they grow up and as their values and identities are beginning to form, children look up to the leaders in their lives for guidance. Since children are so impressionable, adults, namely parents and teachers, must model proper behavior for children. Regrettably, something quite contrary is being taught to many...
Outstanding Israel Activists Awarded at CAMERA Gala
Outstanding students leading the fight for Israel on campus were awarded last night at CAMERA’s (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America) Annual Gala. CAMERA’s Outstanding Campus Activism and Outstanding Student Leadership awards are given in memory of the late David Bar-Illan, a former editor of the Jerusalem...