On March 21st, a group of students enthusiastically chanted “Intifada, Intifada” at a Brooklyn College vigil held in honor of the victims of the Christchurch massacre. Days later, the campus’ Israel Apartheid Week was hosted by the Brooklyn College Socialists, Students for Justice in Palestine, and the Brooklyn College Student Union;...
Student Assembly Must Reject Anti-Israel Boycott
Last month I, Avraham, poured my heart out in an article for The Sun, entitled “Rejecting Boycott, Extending an Olive Branch,” describing my deep connection to the State of Israel and pleading with Cornell Students for Justice in Palestine to “exchange points of view in a respectful manner, rather than...
Undergraduate Assembly Must Not Adopt Inaccurate and Misleading BDS Resolution
On April 11, the Student Assembly will vote on a Resolution submitted by Students for Justice in Palestine (Resolution 36). Much of Resolution 36 is deeply misleading and inaccurate. Resolution 36 must be rejected by the Student Assembly, which should not adopt a document which falls below basic academic standards....
A Call Against Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
To the Editor: Earlier this month, Cornell Students for Justice in Palestine announced a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel. The campaign aims to divest Cornell’s endowment from companies they allege are responsible for human rights violations against Palestinians. A wave of these campaigns has spread to campuses across the country,...
PFLP Propaganda Makes Appearance Ahead of Cornell BDS Vote
A coalition of student groups at Cornell University has renewed the call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) at the university. Led by Cornell Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the effort is expected to culminate in a vote in the Student Assembly in late April. In a recent op-ed...
It’s Time to Condemn Terrorists and Groups that Support Them
It seems that everyone was eager to call out the anti-Semitic killer who attacked Jews in Pittsburgh for what he was: a terrorist. This wasn’t hard for people to do since they know what a white-supremacist bigot looks like. Unfortunately, countless Americans—Jews included—have somehow missed the memo that all Jew-killers...
Reflection on Yves Engler’s Speech at Carleton
On November 29th, political activist and former vice president of Concordia University’s student union Yves Engler was invited by Carleton University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine to speak about his thoughts on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Canada’s relationship to it. I was fortunate enough to be able to...
Antisemitism’s Rise on College Campuses
Indiana University is committed to furthering diversity and inclusion in all that we do. The University has issued sweeping statements in favor of these ideas, and at least tries to appear to do so in its actions as well. But diversity extends beyond our own campus. If IU really wants...