Institutions of higher education have long been perceived as bastions of critical thinking and rigorous debate. Yet recent incidents throughout the United Kingdom suggest that some educators may be exploiting their platforms to rationalize or at least minimize acts of terror. From the distribution of Hamas propaganda to publicly endorsing or defending the violence...
Bridging Hatred: How Two Forms of Antisemitism Converge on College Campuses
Another morning, another flood of emails. Lately, my university inbox has become more than just a stream of class updates and administrative notices — now even this simplest of tasks has been hijacked by antisemitism. Statements from the Student Union condemning Israel’s “Genocide,” “Educide,” “Domicide,” and a list of other...
Student protesters aren’t interested in peace
For more than a year now, protests have been taking place on university campuses worldwide. The University of Exeter in Britain is no exception. Exeter’s “Friends of Palestine” society holds weekly protests on campus every Wednesday, and these protests have continued despite a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and...
Facing the Onslaught
Since the October 7th attacks last year, Jewish and Israeli students have increasingly felt alienated on London campuses through a series of events and intimidation campaigns which facetiously disguised as activism. One of the earliest manifestations I witnessed of this phenomenon was directly after the October 7th attack. After the...
CSU BDS vote filled with non-student participants, intimidation and praise for Sinwar
The Concordia Student Union’s (CSU) “emergency” General Assembly on January 29 was never going to be a fair process. Organizers expected 700 registered students but were overwhelmed by nearly 1,000 attendees. The Q&A session and structured debate were scrapped, and the motion rushed to a vote. Jewish students and opponents...
A Painful Reminder: The Stark Moral Divide in the War Against Israel
Update 2/21: In a deeply sorrowful turn of events, it has been confirmed that the remains returned by Hamas, initially believed to belong to Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Kfir and Ariel, have revealed that the boys were tragically murdered in captivity. Kfir was just 4 years old...
CAMERA on Campus משיקה את הקמפיין השנתי החמישי של ‘Apartheid Week Exposed’ למאבק במידע שגוי ואנטישמיות גואה בקמפוסים.
בוסטון, מסצ’וסטס – בתגובה לגל ההולך וגובר של אנטישמיות ומידע מוטעה המכוונים לסטודנטים יהודים ופרו-ישראלים, CAMERA on Campus מכריזה בגאווה על השקת הקמפיין השנתי החמישי שלה ‘Apartheid Week Exposed’. יוזמה זו מציידת את הסטודנטים בכלים אפקטיביים כדי להילחם בדיסאינפורמציה אנטי-ישראלית ולהתמודד עם עוינות בקמפוסים שלהם. “קמפיין זה נועד לחמש את...
Pro-Palestinian Activism is Degrading Concordia
The Concordia Student Union’s (CSU) “emergency” General Assembly on January 29th was never going to be a fair process. Organizers expected 700 registered students but were overwhelmed by nearly 1,000 attendees. The Q&A session and structured debate were scrapped, and the motion rushed to a vote. Jewish students and opponents...