The campus of a twenty-first century university is a marketplace. Students from far and wide come to exchange, display, and trade their most valuable currency: their opinions. Woven with real fabrics and embroidery from ancient history, these opinions are constructed from each student’s most valuable “textile” – their personalized economy...
At King’s College, Anti-Zionism is Rampant
Photo: Rob Farrow/geograph.org.uk King’s College London (KCL) has unfortunately become one of the largest hubs of hostile anti-Zionism in the United Kingdom. It’s hugely popular Palestinian Society has seemingly become the most active student organization of its kind in the capital. Although I do not believe it is problematic for...
Anti-Israel Groups Promote Discrimination and Bigotry
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. In early April, BDS leader Omar Barghouti expressed support for allowing the use of potential Israeli-developed vaccines for COVID-19. “If you use medical equipment from Israel — it’s not a problem. Cooperating with Israel against the virus — to begin with, we do...
If You Want to Criticize Israel, First Support Its Right to Exist
Imagine yourself sitting in a college classroom excited to learn more about the world around you. Your professor has invited an Italian speaker from Italy to share his love for his country. Your high hopes for this conversation are instantly disregarded when several students in the class interrupt the discussion....
כך נראה ציוני
בשנים האחרונות, ציונות הפכה להיות משהו שהיא איננה, הנוגד את מהות התנועה. המתנגדים לציונות ניסו לצייר את התנועה כתנועה של קולוניאליסטים ימניים. במציאות, ציונים הם פשוט אלה המאמינים שלעם היהודי יש זכות להגדרה עצמית במולדת אבותיהם – ישראל. ללא קשר לנטייתם הפוליטית. “כך נראה ציוני” הוא קמפיין שמראה שכל אחד...
Corona Solidarity Means Little Without Erasing Our Double Standards
Photo: Glyn Baker/Wikimedia Commons Considering our campus sits less than 10 miles from Wimbledon, it is perhaps unsurprising that the summer tennis season has traditionally been popular with UCL students. Media coverage could at times be controversial. Perception of historic front-runner Andy Murray in the press often amounted to “When...
Unpacking the Hebrew U Hadash Student Group’s Falsehood-Ridden Video
Quite the commotion has been stirring at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem after the student group representing the Hadash political party released a propagandistic, anti-Israel video. The four-minute long clip portrays a series of noteworthy events since Israel’s inception from a Palestinian perspective. Condemning the administration for allowing IDF soldiers...
Anti-Israel Bias Continues at UC Davis Cultural Center
The UC Davis Cross Cultural Center (CCC) is committed to the idealistic goal of building a just and liberated world. The building provides a space for many unique communities to pursue advocacy, identity exploration, and — most importantly — cultural competency. Despite its genuinely good goal, the Cross Cultural Center has...