Cover photo: Screenshot Last Thursday, June 24, 2021, I was publicly humiliated and scapegoated at a rally organized by the UMASS Boston Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, (SJP). More to the point, I was shoved, spit at, called a bitch, a Nazi, a pig, and doused with water at a...
A Response to ‘Rolling Stone’: Many Young Jews Like Me Support Israel
Photo: Israeli American Council/Wikimedia Commons Marisa Kabas frames her May 21 “Cultural Commentary” for Rolling Stone by telling readers how torn she is about Israel as an American Jew. ( “Young American Jews Have Reached a Tipping Point with Israel”) In her mind, being raised Jewish, with “Tikkun Olam — the Jewish principle...
The Chilling Scenes Outside the Israeli Embassy Show the Urgency of Tackling Antisemitism
May 18, 2021 — On Saturday I attended a protest outside the Israeli embassy in Kensington, reluctantly disguised by my mandatory mask. I was disheartened, but far from surprised, to encounter many images, banners and audible chants expressing the most vicious antisemitism. Among them were countless aggressive cries of “From...
The Pursuit of Human Rights and the Myth of Israeli ‘Pinkwashing’
Photo: Nettadi/Wikimedia Commons The Pursuit of Human Rights and the Myth of Israeli Pinkwashing By: Austin Pellizzer On March 8, 2021, the so-called ‘human rights group’ Palestine Solidarity Collective (PSC) at York University in Toronto, Canada, launched an “Israeli Pinkwashing” campaign on its Facebook page targeting the Jewish State with...
Pittsburgh Universities Must Adopt the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
Buried en masse and unmarked throughout Eastern and Western Europe, in Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem and everywhere in between lay the victims of history’s longest and most lethal hatred: antisemitism. The evidence of its wrath on the Jewish people is an exhaustive study leaving an indelible stain on society....
Is Social Media the Most Dangerous Weapon Against Israel?
In 2021, social media is a weapon; it has the power to politicize and the power to spread disinformation. And tens of thousands of students across the US — maybe more — have successfully used social media to find their anti-Israel voices over the past week. The situation between Israel...
To Combat Hate, We Must Set Definitions Straight: Defining Antisemitism on Campus
On college campuses, who should define antisemitism? Any member of the student body, or the targets of the world’s oldest hatred themselves? At City, University of London (UCL), students seem to have made up their minds. In response to a large surge in antisemitism, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)...
The Abraham Accords: A Move Toward the Future
Photo: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem/Wikimedia Commons Over the last year, we’ve seen substantial shifts in the Middle East. Many Arab states have established diplomatic relations with the state of Israel. While this advancement is often seen as a positive, many anti-Zionist groups falsely believe these developments to be harmful not only...