It does not go unnoticed that Penn Students for Justice in Palestine’s event titled “Israeli Apartheid Week” was planned over the holiday of Passover, when many Jewish students are off campus or unable to mobilize an effective response due to religious obligations. However, this is not exclusive to Penn SJP....
Pro-Palestinian Students Criticized for Launching Campaign ‘Demonizing Israel’ on Passover, When Jewish Students Are Away From Campus
An anti-Zionist student group at the University of Pennsylvania has come under fire for launching a campaign “falsely demonizing Israel” during the holiday of Passover, when many Jewish students are away from campus. Ariela Stein, a sophomore and fellow with the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America,...
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on UK Campuses – Celebrate the Positives
When it comes to issues around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on UK university campuses, what is reported and discussed in the media is almost entirely negative. Unfortunately, Jewish students around the UK have had to put up with an annual ‘Israel Apartheid Week’, where divisive and demonising materials are spread around...
Zionist students seek peace. Why doesn’t SJP?
Editor’s Note: Since this article was published, SJP responded with the following: In my time as a student at FIU, I have always felt that our institution and my classmates are innovators, forward thinkers, and leaders of tomorrow. However, attending an event hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine...
The Jewish people are not what happened to them
The Jewish Community at UCF hosted a one-of-a-kind event on campus on Feb. 22. Sami Steigmann, a Holocaust survivor and motivational speaker addressed a gathering of over 50 people. The audience was brought together with the help of CAMERA on Campus, ZOA, UCF Hillel, JewCF Chabad, UCF Greek Chapters AEPi,...
Shai DeLuca-Tamasi: A love for design, and the Jewish state
This was published in the print edition of Canadian Jewish News.
Blind Spots Highlight UPenn Human Rights Event
The event held at Penn Law titled “Human Rights in Israel/ Palestine” was part of a week-long series of the school’s social justice action week. The two keynote speakers were Omar Shakir of Human Rights Watch and Nadia Ben Youssef of Adallah. Given the title, one would expect the event...
Being openly pro-Israel on campus shouldn’t impact your identity
Unfortunately, being openly pro-Israel on college campuses seems to come with a social cost. For every statement reflecting well on the Jewish state, two criticisms emerge calling Israel racist, sexist and any other number of –isms. This is seen nowhere better than at GW, where Israeli Apartheid Week is in full swing...