In March, I detailed Students for Justice in Palestine’s campaign against academic freedom at the University of Chicago. Since then, the situation has only deteriorated. SJP’s initial anti-Israel boycott targeted courses about Israel that “legitimize” the Jewish state through so-called propaganda. Later, SJP expanded their boycott by demanding that the...
The Iron Dome and its Enemies
On September 23rd, a small group of U.S. lawmakers temporarily blocked funding to replenish the Iron Dome, Israel’s primary defensive missile system in a publicity stunt designed to demonize the Jewish state. The next day, the House of Representatives resoundingly passed bipartisan legislation to approve the $1 billion funding. But...