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...
The truth behind Yachad’s misleading anti-demolition campaign
At the beginning of March, students affiliated with the Yachad UK movement started a campaign to highlight demolitions in the Palestinian villages of Area C. Among a handful of other communities, they chose to focus principally on a tiny locale called Umm al-Khair, which was one of the stops on...
Israel Promotes Equal Rights for All Citizens
Scarlet Knights for Israel is disturbed by the recent misleading commentary by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), titled “Excuses must stop being made for human rights violations.” The demonizing column falsely charges Israel as an “apartheid” and “settler-colonial” state. As a student-led group dedicated to promoting a peaceful...
Penn Students for Justice in Palestine touts myth of apartheid during Passover
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...
