At the University of East Anglia in Norwich, Jewish students on campus have faced discrimination. In May 2021 alone, Norwich was marred by antisemitic graffiti and slurs during anti-Zionist demonstrations. Jewish students were targeted for somehow being responsible for the actions of the Israeli government, and the UEA Student’s Union...
Sally Rooney’s Israel Boycott Fits in With Ireland’s Anti-Israel Hate
A few weeks ago, Teen Vogue ran an article reporting on the decision of best-selling Irish author Sally Rooney not to have her latest novel translated into Hebrew by a publisher in Israel. The article was titled, “Sally Rooney Boycotts Israeli ‘Apartheid,’ Refuses Work With Publishers.” In a statement, Rooney...
The Guardian Palsplains antisemitism
For the third time in two years, the Guardian published a letter (“If we endorse the IHRA definition of antisemitism we put at risk Australia’s academic freedom”, Oct. 29) by a Palestinian group complaining that a widely accepted antisemitism definition designed to protect Jews represents a form of oppression against...
It Is Time to Take Terror and Anti-Semitism Off Our Streets
After three major terror attacks in the UK in within four months, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that “Enough is enough” when it comes to terrorism, and pledged to not “allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed.” Yet less than a month after May’s fiery speech, despite pleas...