It’s both fascinating and ironic how many people unanimously agree on one of the foundational causes of the Israel-Palestine conflict: that the Palestinians are an oppressed people. However, where we disagree is where this oppression gains life. The standard answer by the hateful and misinformed is that the Jewish presence...
Women’s Rights in the Middle East: Israel vs. The Rest
In honor of International Women’s Day, it’s important to remember that most women throughout the Middle East do not have rights as we know them. For International Women’s Day, a compilation of challenges women continue to face was released by the Associated Press. Honor killings continue to take place in the Palestinian Territories....
Letter: SGA decision promotes dialogue
Supporting peace and rejecting human rights violations may seem like an easy task, but what happens when it isn’t? When any seemingly good topic is presented without context and the full picture is not understood, how is someone to make a decision? Numerous student groups sighed with relief on Feb....
Demanding Condemnation
Isaac Newton said that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. But when it comes to terrorism in Israel, that is not the case. When a motorist rams his car into innocent bystanders, there is currently no proportionate outrage. When a teenager stabs the first Jewish person in...
Diversity in the Middle East: Featuring Zion Uness
Did you know that there are over 125,000 Ethiopian Jews living, serving, and working in Israel? Do you want to learn more about the diverse population of Israel and how cultures intersect? If so, please join CAMERA’s Emet for Israel supported organization at Clark University, Clarkies for Israel (CFI) in an...
Lessons from an Israeli Photojournalist
He lives in Israel and fell in love with Alaska: Gil Cohen-Magen, Israeli photojournalist. He came to speak at our University; he came to tell of his experience documenting the horrors of last years’ Gaza War. He came to share his passion for photographing the ceremonies and lives of Israel’s...
York University: It’s More Than Just A Mural
In North American universities, the right to a “safe space” free from dissenting or controversial ideas is, regrettably, becoming sacrosanct. Speech is policed for any statement that could be construed as insensitive or politically incorrect. In light of the widespread tendency to censor even the most innocuous of statements, it...
Indiana Representatives Say No to Discrimination
On January 26th, Indiana’s House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill banning state transactions with entities that boycott Israel. The bill asserts that the effort to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel is “antithetical and deeply damaging to the cause of peace, justice, equality, democracy and human rights for all people in the...
