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...
Taking Anti-Semitism Seriously
Concerns of pro-Israel and Jewish students are valid and should not be dismissed I am a Zionist. Not only am I a Zionist, but I am a female, Jewish person of color and I have never felt more marginalized in my lifetime. When Zionists are boxed into the categories of...
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....
Response to the Recent Anti-Semitic Incidents at Michigan
University of Michigan professor encourages bigotry Recently, John Cheney-Lippold, an associate professor in the American Culture Department at the University of Michigan, declined a student’s request for a recommendation letter for a study abroad program, with vocal support from multiple activists on campus. The reason? The student’s intention to study...
UCLA’s Tango With Hate and Anti-Semitism
SJP’s National Conference demonizes students across the country who are supportive of Israel Students for Justice in Palestine will host its annual national conference in November at the University of California, Los Angeles. Despite the notoriously anti-Semitic rhetoric used by this group, UCLA will be directly facilitating the spreading of...
Student Group Claims Tufts’s Anti-Israel Class Violates Administrative Policy
CAMERA-supported Tufts Friends of Israel opposes anti-Israel course. A fall course at Tufts University violates guidelines by the school’s president, according to a statement issued by Tufts Friends of Israel, a pro-Israel student group on the college campus. Titled “Colonizing Palestine,” the course proposes to “explore the history and culture of modern Palestine...
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...
Ireland’s Boycott of Jewish Goods
Proposed legislation in Ireland is strikingly similar to Early 20th Century Anti-Semitic European legislation. In the latest diplomatic spat between Ireland and Israel, Ireland advanced a bill that would criminalize imports of Israeli goods produced in the territories (sometimes referred to as the West Bank) and quite possibly beyond. The...