חברי האגודה הצפון-אמריקאית ללימודי המזרח התיכון (MESA) קיבלו החלטה בכנס השנתי שהתקיים ב- 2 בדצמבר לקדם את מאמצי תנועת החרם BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) ולהכריז על חרם אקדמי על אוניברסיטאות ישראליות. מטרתה לכאורה של ההחלטה היא קידום חירות אקדמית וזכויות חינוך למוסדות פלסטיניים להשכלה גבוהה, לאקדמאיים פלסטינים ולאנשי אקדמיה...
Echoes of Wannsee on campus
On January 20, 1942, in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, fifteen high-ranking Nazi officials convened in a villa to carry out the sentencing of the Jewish people. By war’s end, the edict reached saw its near-realization: six million Jews were systematically executed. The ideological heirs to the twentieth century’s eliminationist...
A Response to UMass Chancellor Subbaswamy’s Refusal to Address Campus Antisemitism
On March 2nd, the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at UMass held a vigil lionizing several Palestinians involved in terrorism against Israelis. Some even affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, two groups that the US government classifies as foreign terrorist organizations, appearing on the same...
Statement Regarding “Tufts BDS Pledge”
Tufts BDS Pledge, a petition by the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Tufts, calls for a “student-led boycott” of Jewish and pro-Israel organizations on campus, Israeli products, and Israel study abroad programs. This bigoted campaign based on false, inflammatory claims singling out Jews and the Jewish state is...
The Value of Proactive Zionism On Campus
Imagine that it’s an ordinary weekday. You’ve gotten up early to head to class in-person at your university, morning coffee in hand, passing by the usual outdoor tables and buildings. Suddenly, your eye captures a few glances at a colossal wooden display on the quad. It’s graffitied with flashy colors...
Press Release: CAMERA On Campus Inaugurates Second Annual Campaign Exposing “Israel Apartheid Week”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting & Analysis March 7th, 2022 BOSTON, March 7th, 2022 – Each spring, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) chapters, and Palestinian Societies on university campuses around the world host “Israel Apartheid Week” (IAW), a...
The Academic, Media, and Student Government Bias
Newsletter – January/February 2022 Bias within UK Student Unions Exposed While British Jewish citizens were attacked and harassed in the streets this past May (along with Jews around the world) Student Unions belonging to British universities that are supposed to represent every student’s voice shared their support and sympathy...
KCL SU officer statement dangerously biased regarding Arab-Israeli conflict
Commenting on the conflict in Israel and Gaza in May, the officers of the KCL Student Union issued a statement with biased, inaccurate views of what transpired. The statement sided entirely with ‘the people of Palestine’, while inaccurately reporting ‘forced evictions of families in Sheikh Jarrah and attacks on worshippers...