האוניברסיטה של המאה העשרים ואחת היא שוק. סטודנטים מרחבי העולם באים להחליף, להציג ולסחור במטבע החשוב ביותר שלהם: דעות. אריגות של בדים ורקמות מההיסטוריה העתיקה, דעות אלה בנויות מה”טקסטיל” החשוב ביותר של כל סטודנט – המילים שלהם מותאמות אישית, ואיתם הם סוחרים עם אחרים במוצרים שהם בעלי ערך גדול עוד...
Miko Peled’s Marketplace of Ideas
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...
Letter: 2016 Anti-Israel Protest at UCL Was Not A “Clash” Between Two Groups
After an article covering pro-Israel student activity appeared in Friday’s The Times of London paper, CAMERA on Campus UK Associates Khulan Davaajav and Tamara Berens submitted the following letter to set the record straight regarding their experience of the events that took place at UCL last October: Dear Editor: We commend...
PBS Hosts Extremist Miko Peled on Talk Show
On February 2, PBS’s Tavis Smiley hosted Miko Peled on his talk show. Peled is a radical anti-Israel activist who has, in the past, falsely described Israel as an apartheid state, referred to Israeli airport security officers as the “Smiling Gestapo,” and defended terrorists. On Smiley’s program, Peled: called Jewish history...
Campus activists silent in face of anti-Semitic author
An author accused of making anti-Semitic statements has been invited to speak at San Diego State. On Sept. 29, SDSU’s Students for Justice in Palestine will host a discussion, “Palestine 101,” with Israeli author Miko Peled. Peled, the son of an Israeli general, has made a speaking career promoting non-violent...
U Chicago Student: Time to support Israel
Contributed by CAMERA’s Emet for Israel Liaison at the University of Chicago, Blake Fleisher. This article was originally published in the Hill, and is reproduced in full below. Miko Peled’s recent op-ed in the Hill, titled “Time to give Palestinians their country back,” was more rant than reason. Nowhere does he make a single...