There is a deeply disturbing pattern within the anti-Zionist movement of devaluing Jewish and Israeli lives. Wholly convinced of the irredeemably evil nature of the Jewish state, many anti-Israel activists display a callous indifference toward antisemitic violence perpetrated between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. The ensuing devastation to...
Telling the Truth About Palestinian Child Soldiers
There are many things about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that the media focuses on, and almost all are bad about Israel. However, a few things that really should be focused on tend to be swept under the rug and ignored. Now, however, a new advocacy campaign intends to spotlight one of those things:...
Foreign Attacks on Israel Should Not be Normalized
Yesterday, the Israeli military ordered the assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata, a senior official in Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and the driving force behind most terror activities emanating from the Gaza Strip in the past year. His neutralization led to an onslaught of more than 250 rockets directed at the...
A Beginner’s Guide to the SJP National Conference
In a surprise to nobody, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) announced that its upcoming national conference, set to commence on November 1, will be held on the University of Minnesota Campus in Minneapolis (UMN). Why is this not a surprise? Because Minneapolis happens to be the district of antisemitic...
Noura Erakat’s Sordid Cynicism
Listening to lawyers and law students speak among themselves about the law and its ultimate value can be disconcerting. They are a cynical bunch. For some lawyers, the law itself has little, if any inherent integrity or meaning. For these lawyers, the law can be used to advance the interest...
Statement on Recent Antisemitic Events at Brooklyn College
On March 22nd, YPA Brooklyn College and the Brooklyn College Islamic Society & Muslim Women’s Educational Initiative held a vigil memorializing the 50 innocent Muslim worshippers murdered in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 15th. Over the last few months, too many innocent lives have been taken by terrorists who shamelessly...
Reacting to Those Committed to Our Destruction
On Sunday, November 11th, when many in the US were celebrating and appreciating the veterans who served and died for our country, an IDF-led secret surveillance mission in the Gaza Strip was compromised. Hamas fighters discovered the undercover soldiers and engaged a firefight. Knowing their lives were in danger, the...
Double Standards Do More Harm Than Good
The double standards of anti-Zionism must be condemned Over the years, it has become apparent in the college community that Zionism is not only disapproved of, but discriminated against, with such outstanding remarks against Israel’s very existence. The already confirmed annual Students for Justice in Palestine Conference at University of California,...
