Photo: Philafrenzy/Wikimedia Commons החודש נחשף כי בית הספר למדעי המזרח ואפריקה (SOAS) העביר את תכנית “השנה העברית בחוץ לארץ” מהאוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים לאוניברסיטת חיפה. אוניברסיטת מערב לונדון גם ניתקה את קשריה עם האוניברסיטה העברית וטרם הודיעה על תכנית עברית חלופית. אם האוניברסיטאות הבריטיות ימשיכו לתרום לגל הכניעה הזה לאקטיביזם אנטי-ישראלי,...
Amidst a Sea of Secularism, God Returns to Gower Street
“What has Jerusalem to do with Athens?” wondered Tertullian in the 2nd Century AD. Holy water was worlds apart from the olive groves of philosophy and academe in the Roman Empire. And indeed UCL’s ancestry, Brougham, Campbell & Robinson, echoed Tertullian in Victorian England. Jeremy Bentham envisaged UCL as an...
Jerusalem Post Editor Talks Israeli Politics, Relations With U.S.
Lahav Harkov speaks at Emory University at CAMERA-sponsored event Lahav Harkov, senior contributing editor of The Jerusalem Post, discussed Israeli politics, the United States-Israel relationship and the Israeli governance structure to the Emory-Israel Public Affairs Committee (EIPAC) on Nov. 7. About 20 students attended the event in Candler Library. When...
An Open Letter to Sarah Tuttle-Singer
Historical realities must be carefully considered for peace Sarah, Within the past few months, we have seen a drastic change in the US approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. UNRWA was defunded, the Palestinian leadership has been battered with criticism, and US financial aid to the Palestinian leadership was severely cut....
New Course at Tufts University Advances Palestinian Narrative While Shelving the Jews
Course accusing Israel of “colonizing Palestine” to be offered at Tufts University. A new course on the docket this fall at Tufts University outside Boston has caused a bit of blowback even before students enter the classroom. Titled “Colonizing Palestine,” it’s being offered by the Colonialism Studies and Women’s, Gender...
17 Years Ago, Hamas Murdered 13 Israelis at a Pizzeria
Seventeen years ago, Israel suffered what would be one of the most well-known terror attacks to hit Jerusalem, the Sbarro suicide bombing. The bombing was one of the most striking attacks of the Second Intifada, and still haunts Jerusalemites. The bombing took place in Sbarro, a fast-food Pizza chain. Its...
It’s Not About the Embassy
On Feb. 23, the Trump administration announced the U.S. embassy in Israel will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 14. Some people are celebrating while others are livid. Angry Palestinian leaders including Mahmoud Abbas claim America has jeopardized its role as mediator in the Middle East peace...
Why is Arab Violence Taken as a Given?
Conversation needs to shift from “don’t provoke” to “no excuse for terrorism” On Dec. 6, 2017, President Trump announced that America officially acknowledges Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and would eventually move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Referring to this as “acknowledging the obvious,” Trump explained that Israel is a sovereign...