President of Aggies for Israel celebrates 70th anniversary of Israel’s establishment This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Israel. On April 18, Aggies of different cultures, religions and sexual orientations will come together to celebrate this historic occasion as part of a campaign on more than 160...
Oberlin After Joy Karega
In February of 2016, Oberlin professor Joy Karega made headlines for the antisemitic conspiracy theories she posted on Facebook. Nearly nine months later, after much hand-wringing about free speech, she was fired. But Oberlin’s problem with antisemitism neither started nor ended with Joy Karega. Karega was only a symptom of...
Letter: Shalom FIU seeks to engage the University community
Editor’s Note: Since the time of publication, Students for Justice in Palestine at FIU responded with the following: — In my time as an FIU student, I’ve always felt that the University and its students are innovators, forward thinkers and leaders of tomorrow. However, attending an event hosted by Students...
You’ll Never Hear About This
No one wants to hear about your terrible Monday. It’s almost always dreadful for almost everyone because it marks the beginning of a new week of school or work or even both. But in between your prose and Harlem Renaissance classes on the Monday of March twelfth, you’ll sit inside...
Irish Students Condemn Union’s Endorsement of Anti-Israel Boycotts
An Irish student group that seeks to raise awareness about Israel has come out against two resolutions adopted last week by Ireland’s largest students’ and teachers’ unions, which singled out the Jewish state for boycotts. The motions — adopted by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and Irish National Teachers’ Organisation...
Abbas repeating anti-Semitic mantras is not conducive to peace
While many heard Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas’s March 19th response to US Ambassador David Friedman’s comments regarding Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the significance of these comments appears to have been missed. In calling Ambassador Friedman “a son of a dog settler”, it was not the revelation of Abbas’s disdain toward the...
Social Injustice: Segregation and Exclusion in 2018
On February 27, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) revealed that there were 1,986 antisemitic incidents reported across the United States in 2017 — representing a 57% increase from 2016. This is the most significant single-year increase on record. Furthermore, this statistic should concern any American citizen that values diversity and disdains every...
Jordan Peterson Is Not an Anti-Semitic White Nationalist (Or a Nazi)
“There are two journalistic activities that will always bring you a come-back,” George Orwell wrote in 1944. “One is to attack the Catholics and the other is to defend the Jews.” By “come-back” Orwell meant that you will receive a “wad of anti-Semitic letters” if you stand up for Jews. His observation...
