For many years, I have discussed the prospect of peace through the eyes of Israelis and Palestinians, but never (at least, not comprehensively) from the vantage point of Israeli Arabs. They are the largest minority in Israel and loyal citizens. However, they are often marginalized by anti-Zionist voices because they...
How Israeli Educators Are Poisoning Social Media — Against Israel
With the resurgence of antisemitism and the increasing prominence of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) on social media platforms, one can expect Israelis to be vigilant and to support their beloved country, uniting with each other to save its reputation. Instead, some Israeli influencers go out of their way to...
Upholding the Values of Duke University in the Face of Antisemitism
In the past few weeks, there has been a lot of news about the Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies (CMES) and how the department allocates its funds from the Department of Education. The CMES department received Title VI funding for all its activities, some of which were clearly anti-Israel and antisemitic....
Apartheid Here, Apartheid There, Apartheid Truly Everywhere
“Up, up, down, down, right, left, and all around.” That is what supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) think when they think about Israel. Yet, Israeli-Arabs have served in the Israeli Supreme Court, Knesset (parliament), military, and national police force. Following the national elections in September 2019,...
Propagating the False Narrative That Zionists are ‘Anti-Palestinian’
Let me tell you how my guilt was decided before my case was ever presented. I went with my colleagues to hear Noura Erakat speak at Harvard Law School. Noura is a Palestinian-American lawyer and “human-rights” activist who vehemently opposes Zionism and any form of Jewish self-determination. I sat quietly...
A Beginner’s Guide to the SJP National Conference
In a surprise to nobody, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) announced that its upcoming national conference, set to commence on November 1, will be held on the University of Minnesota Campus in Minneapolis (UMN). Why is this not a surprise? Because Minneapolis happens to be the district of antisemitic...
British and Israeli Students Enhance Campus Strategy at CAMERA’s Annual Conference
The CAMERA on Campus ninth annual international leadership conference was held from the evening of August 11-16 in Boston, USA. Close to a dozen UK students and a number of Israeli students were in attendance this year. The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA), was founded...
Student Groups Honor 9/11 Victims With Krentzman Memorial
Krentzman Quadrangle, normally filled with commotion as students rush to class, fell silent Wednesday as members of the Northeastern community mounted flags to honor victims of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The event was hosted by Huskies for Israel, a pro-Israel student group at Northeastern. The club’s president, Elie Codron,...