On campuses around the world, the word ‘Zionism’ has sadly become a trigger word. At a time when campus communities are putting a great emphasis on listening to minorities, letting them define terms related to their community, and making sure they are the only ones allowed to define hate against...
University of Houston passes anti-Israel resolution backed by SJP
In mid-July, the University of Houston Student Government Association voted yes to a resolution backed by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which called for “protection & support for pro-Palestine students and activism.” While the resolution appears agreeable at first glance, it is yet another blow against Jewish students on campus. The...
It’s Not Anti-Israel, It’s Antisemitic
In May 2021, the world witnessed a sharp escalation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that was partly triggered by a property dispute in Sheikh Jarrah. While Hamas launched over 4,000 rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip, activists from all over the world began a wave of protests against Israel and...
J Street and the Myth of “Creeping Annexation”
Photo: Almon Roth/Wikimedia Commons When organizations or activists report on the Arab-Israeli conflict, instead of relying on the facts, many choose to construct a false narrative that casts Israel in a poor light. J Street, a self-proclaimed pro-Israel and pro-peace organization, resorts to this tactic as well. On April 18th-19th,...
The Push to ‘Other’ the Identities of Israeli Jews
Photo: Israel Defense Forces/Wikimedia Commons When discussing the history of the establishment of Israel, a commonly parroted trope within anti-Israel and antisemitic circles is that the nation was founded by Jewish people who “colonized” the land and displaced more than 1 million Palestinians in 1948. This is an absurd and...
הסצנות המצמררות מחוץ לשגרירות ישראל ממחישות את הצורך הדחוף בהתמודדות עם האנטישמיות
18 במאי 2021 – ביום שבת השתתפתי במחאה מחוץ לשגרירות ישראל בקנסינגטון, מוסוות במסכה. הייתי מאוכזבת, אך רחוקה מלהיות מופתעת, מתמונות רבות, כרזות וקריאות אנטישמיות אכזריות ביותר. ביניהם היו אינספור קריאות אגרסיביות של “מהנהר לים”, משפט שלקוח היישר מתוך שירי חמאס, ו”המחאה האנטי-ציונית” דרשה להשמיד את המדינה היהודית היחידה בעולם....
Seven Minutes of Hate Courtesy of SJP and UMASS Boston
Cover photo: Screenshot Last Thursday, June 24, 2021, I was publicly humiliated and scapegoated at a rally organized by the UMASS Boston Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, (SJP). More to the point, I was shoved, spit at, called a bitch, a Nazi, a pig, and doused with water at a...
Israel Slandered When Described as an Apartheid State
Penn has more than 600 student organizations – a laudable source of pride for our school. I love seeing Instagram stories and Facebook events that highlight new student initiatives in pursuit of academic honesty and exploration. However, recently, I’ve begun to see some that are very disheartening. In 2019, student...