Sunrise Movement is a group of young activists dedicated to stopping man-made climate change. The organization has over 400 branches, most of which are located in the US. One of the political branches of the organization located in Washington DC (DC chapter) announced on October 20th on Twitter that it refused to attend the voting rights rally in Washington DC...
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תנועת Sunrise (Sunrise Movement) הינה קבוצת צעירים המוקדשת לעצירת שינויי האקלים הנגרמים על ידי אדם. יש לארגון מעל ל-400 סניפים שמרביתם נמצאים בארצות הברית. אחד התאים הפוליטיים של הארגון שמיקומו בוושינגטון הבירה (“D.C. chapter”) הודיע ב- 20 באוקטובר בטוויטר כי הוא מסרב להשתתף בעצרת זכויות ההצבעה בוושינגטון, .בגלל הכללת ארגונים יהודיים...
UCCS’s anti-Solidarity Pledge: an Exercise in Antizionism, not Feminism
In May 2021, UCCS Women’s and Ethnic Studies department (WEST) signed an anti-Israel declaration. This is the third statement of “solidarity” signed by WEST, (though interestingly the only one unpublished on their official webpage.) It’s rife with bigotry, vilifies Jews, and attacks the world’s only Jewish state. This should alarm...
Academics for Palestine or academics against Israel?
Former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli said of universities that they should be “a place of light, of liberty and learning.” Of course, these truths are antithetical to and incompatible with the ethos and actions of anti-Zionist academics and academic boycott campaigns that target and malign the Jewish state. These...
The Significance of Adopting the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
This fall, my hometown of Great Neck, New York was one of several Long Island communities that adopted the working IHRA definition of antisemitism. With a concerning rise in antisemitic incidents in cities across the United States and university campuses, the IHRA definition is an incredibly useful tool to help...
Sally Rooney’s Israel Boycott Fits in With Ireland’s Anti-Israel Hate
A few weeks ago, Teen Vogue ran an article reporting on the decision of best-selling Irish author Sally Rooney not to have her latest novel translated into Hebrew by a publisher in Israel. The article was titled, “Sally Rooney Boycotts Israeli ‘Apartheid,’ Refuses Work With Publishers.” In a statement, Rooney...
Press Release: CAMERA campaign celebrates Mizrahi Jews on campuses around the world
From expulsion to triumph, it’s a tale of persecution and freedom. Yet college students know little about the Mizrahi Jewish experience Boston, Massachusetts CAMERA on Campus is proud to announce the launch of Mizrahi Stories, a month-long campaign during November—Mizrahi Heritage Month, which recognizes the culture of Jewish communities from...
The Guardian Palsplains antisemitism
For the third time in two years, the Guardian published a letter (“If we endorse the IHRA definition of antisemitism we put at risk Australia’s academic freedom”, Oct. 29) by a Palestinian group complaining that a widely accepted antisemitism definition designed to protect Jews represents a form of oppression against...