Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter routinely spreads deeply flawed and distorted characterizations of Zionism and Israel. One post alleges that Zionism has a “fundamental reliance on the subjugation and regular massacring of the Palestinian people.” Another claims that “while Israel may have elected government for its Jewish...
At a time of great political divide, it’s time to highlight one of Zionism’s most beautiful components: its diversity.
On campuses around the world, the word ‘Zionism’ has sadly become a trigger word. At a time when campus communities are putting a great emphasis on listening to minorities, letting them define terms related to their community, and making sure they are the only ones allowed to define hate against...
For One Campus Student Group, Who’s the Real Victim?
Photo: Monika M. Wahi/Wikimedia Commons In mid-November of 2020, the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Northeastern University in Boston promoted terrorist propaganda. In a since-deleted Instagram post, SJP bragged that they would be “reading through different strategies and theory of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine [PFLP]”...
SJP at Northeastern University Promote US-Designated Terrorist Group
Photo: Monika M. Wahi/Wikimedia Commons The Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Northeastern University in Boston has promoted via social media the U.S.-designated terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In a since-deleted Instagram post featuring a graphic titled “Reading is for radicals” is the text: “SJP will...
Student Groups Honor 9/11 Victims With Krentzman Memorial
Krentzman Quadrangle, normally filled with commotion as students rush to class, fell silent Wednesday as members of the Northeastern community mounted flags to honor victims of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The event was hosted by Huskies for Israel, a pro-Israel student group at Northeastern. The club’s president, Elie Codron,...
Free Speech Does Not Include Violence
Physical violence is not protected by the First Amendment As the US Air Force C-17 left Afghan airspace, I allowed myself to relax for a brief moment. My year-long tour in Kabul, Afghanistan was over. Returning home, I thought of those fellow soldiers, including my Command Sergeant Major, who had...
Letter: Israel Reporting Biased
“Hurt me with the truth, but never confront me with a lie,” read a poster held by a 20-something-year-old college student. The March for Truth began at Harvard Science Commons and dropped a mass of passionate ralliers at the British Consulate in Cambridge. Students from Brandeis University, Clark University, Boston University,...
CAMERA Fellow Brings Muslim Zionist to Northeastern
On February 22, 30 students gathered at Northeastern University to listen to Kasim Hafeez, a former Islamist radical from Pakistan, discuss how he became a die-hard Zionist. Allison Moldoff, a CAMERA Fellow at Simmons College in Boston, “wanted students to learn about Kasim’s story and develop a better understanding of Anti-Semitism in the...