“לכל הסטודנטים, במיוחד אלה מקהילות מודרות ופגיעות, יש זכות להרגיש בטוחים וברוכים הבאים בקמפוס האוניברסיטת נורת’איסטרן”. אגודת הסטודנטים של נורת’איסטרן (SGA) לא יכלה לומר זאת טוב יותר: כל הסטודנטים, לא משנה הרקע הגזעי, האתני, הדתי או הסוציו-אקונומי שלהם, ראויים לקמפוס חם, פתוח ונוח. עם זאת, רק 300 מילים לתוך החלטת...
A Story of Persian Jewish Resilience
I am a Persian Jew. My family fled Iran in the midst of the Islamic revolution, a violent uprising led by Ruhollah Khomeini, a religious extremist who threatened and later ethnically cleansed Iran of its religious minorities. My family’s story is one shared by Jews in Iran and countries across...
Anti-Israel Propaganda Sponsored By Cornell University’s Institute For Comparative Modernities
The 2020-2021 academic school year saw an all-time high of 244 reported antisemitic incidents on universities across the country, including Cornell University. As rockets rained down on Israel from the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza, students at our university faced classic antisemitic harassment, including at least one student being called...
Is McGill University’s ‘Blacklist’ Another Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory?
Last May, Students in Solidarity with Human Rights (SPHR) at McGill University in Montreal accused “Zionist students” of using a “Blacklist” to “terrorize” pro-Palestine activists. SPHR published the names of six student union leaders “who may have known about, had access to, or contributed to the list.” The group also...
תגובה להצהרה האחרונה של SJP
קהילת ואסר היקרה, לאחרונה, ב-2 בדצמבר, The Miscellany News פרסמה הצהרה משותפת של SJP (סטודנטים למען צדק בפלסטין) ואגודת הסטודנטים ואסר בנוגע לשימוש של SJP ביצירות אמנות אנטישמיות כדי לפרסם אירוע עם אלי ואלי, קריקטוריסט הידוע בהשמצת יהודים ומדינת ישראל באמצעות הקריקטורות שלו (Miscellany News, 2021). החרטה בפסקה הראשונה בהצהרה...
Northeastern’s student government should strike anti-Israel rhetoric from resolution
“All students, particularly those from marginalized and vulnerable communities, have a right to feel safe and welcome on the Northeastern University campus.” Northeastern’s Student Government Association (SGA) couldn’t have said it better: all Northeastern students, no matter their racial, ethnic, religious or socioeconomic backgrounds, deserve a warm, open, and comfortable...
Overgeneralizations and Mischaracterizations: How Campus Activists Slander the Zionist Movement
Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter routinely spreads deeply flawed and distorted characterizations of Zionism and Israel. One post alleges that Zionism has a “fundamental reliance on the subjugation and regular massacring of the Palestinian people.” Another claims that “while Israel may have elected government for its Jewish...
Response to SJP’s Recent Statement (Vassar College)
Recently, Miscellany News published a joint statement by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Vassar Student Association regarding SJP’s use of antisemitic artwork to advertise an event with Eli Valley, a notorious cartoonist known for his libelous renderings of Jewish people and the State of Israel. Students for...
