Earlier this term, KCL Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) co-hosted an event with 17 other Palestinian student societies across the UK featuring the co-founder of the anti-Israeli Boycott Sanction and Divest (BDS) campaign, Omar Barghouti. Barghouti co-founded the campaign in 2005. While BDS officially claims to oppose “anti-Jewish racism”, the...
Why can’t we talk about Antisemitism?
Does Britain care about antisemitism? We profess to, and the value of protecting ethnic minorities is part of a desire for social justice that characterises western, liberal democracies. However, the entire thesis of Times’ Book of the Year “Jews Don’t Count“, by author David Baddiel, argues that Jews are often excluded from...
השראה של אלימות? ארגון “פלסטין אקשן” בקינג’ס קולג’ בלונדון וע’סאן כנפאני
(Photo: Rob Farrow/geograph.org.uk) כתביו הספרותיים של ע’סאן כנפאני זכו לשבחים על ידי פעילים אנטי-ישראליים שונים כמו ‘פלסטין אקשן’ בקינג’ס קולג’ בלונדון (KCLAP), שפרסמה פרשנות שמהללת את ע’סאן כנפאני מאת האינטלקטואל הלבנוני אליאס חורי, בסמוך ליום הולדתו. חורי עצמו הואשם ב”מהפיכת השואה” ובשלילה היסטורית ברומן שלו “ילדי הגטו: שמי אדם”, המתייחס...
Student Union Wreaks Hostility Towards Israeli Society
‘F*** KCL! Israel is a terrorist state!’ shouted anti-Israel activists led by KCL Action Palestine (KCLAP), a student-led association aiming to eradicate the Jewish State, on Tuesday, November 13. Protesters gathered in front of the Franklin-Wilkins Building in reaction to the presence of the Rt. Hon. Ambassador Regev, the Israeli...
KCL Student Union Backs Protest Mourning 19 Dead Hamas, PFLP, Fatah, Islamic Jihad Terrorists
On Tuesday November 13th, KCL Action Palestine staged a protest against invited guest Ambassador Mark Regev, at King’s College London. The KCL Israel Society invited the Israeli Ambassador to the UK to speak, but was forced to reduce the audience to a maximum of 20 attendees as their event was...
A Deficit in Leadership Against Anti-Zionism
When it comes to combating BDS and anti-Zionism, strong leadership is integral. King’s College London has revealed itself to have a deficit in leadership in both the student union and the university administration. Part of their failure includes the reversal of the roles of victim and aggressor due to fear...
King’s College London Students Threaten Legal Action After Union Promotes ‘Discriminatory’ BDS Events
Screenshot of a KCLSU newsletter sent to students on Feb. 23, 2018. Photo: KCLSU. Students at King’s College London (KCL) are considering taking legal action after their elected representatives promoted “Israeli Apartheid Week” (IAW) events in a mass email to peers. In an “Officers Update” sent to students on February...
KCL Students Threaten Legal Action Against Student Union
London, England (Sunday, February 26th) — The King’s College London (KCL) Israel Society is considering legal action after the KCL Student Union (KCLSU) promoted ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ (IAW) in a newsletter emailed to all KCL students on February 23rd. There is no precedent for the KCLSU to promote student society...