The debate as to whether anti-Zionism is a form of antisemitism has been used to pummel Israel supporters into submission by claiming that criticism towards Israel is merely the former, even when the criticism transgresses all parameters of acceptable critique and veers into the territory of bigotry. Likewise, the phenomenon...
Game of Words: The “Colonization” of the West Bank
On January 23rd, French President Emmanuel Macron, a firm supporter of the State of Israel, declared in a press conference that colonization of the Palestinian territories by the Israelis constituted an obstacle to peace between the two parties. Whether the French President is right or wrong, there is much to...
One Day In Gaza: A Worthwhile Watch? Or Typical BBC Bias?
On 13th May 2019, the BBC aired One Day In Gaza for the first time, marking a year since the most fateful day of the “Great March of Return” protests: the 14th May 2018, when around 60 Palestinians were killed. At least 50 of the dead were members of Hamas; of course, this is something...
Casual Hatred at UMass Amherst
A young Jewish woman calls out from her seat in the auditorium at UMass Amherst’s Fine Arts Center. She confronts former CNN Commentator Marc Lamont Hill over his apparent indifference to ongoing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians launched by terrorists living in the Gaza Strip. Hill, who lost his job...
IHRA: The Importance of Defining Antisemitism
Antisemitism is on the rise. Statistics demonstrate how European countries such as France and Germany show a rise in offences and violent attacks against Jews. The UK had one of the highest number of antisemitic incidents in 2018, since 1984. Explaining the growth of international antisemitism is important, but also understanding...
The Iranian Threat to Israel is Real
Seven hundred rockets fell on Israel on May 6, initiating the greatest escalation of violence between Israel and Gaza in recent times, and leaving four innocent Israeli civilians dead and more than 100 injured. Life in Israel was brought to a dramatic halt as shrill warning sirens repeatedly blasted throughout...
What Does the Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College Case Have to do With Antisemitism? Plenty.
“The appearance of antisemitism in a culture is the first symptom of a disease, the early warning sign of collective breakdown,” according to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. More evidence to prove his theory came last Friday in the form of a jury verdict of $11M against Oberlin College in Gibson’s Bakery...
Turning Back the Tide on the Minimisation of Jewish Victimhood
Antonio Morera Antunes, the artist whose antisemitic caricature was published in the New York Times in April, had produced such grotesque images before: a cartoon from 1983, which pictured Israelis dressed as Nazis, with Magen Davids in place of the swastika, pointing their guns at victims reminiscent of the Jewish people, though...
