Ben Stone
ARTICLES BY: Ben Stone
Here’s How Colleges Should Respond to Destructive BDS Resolutions on Campus
On November 7, 2024, the Duke Divestment Committee (DDC), a close ally of Duke Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), petitioned the Duke Advisory Committee...
SJP at Duke University Celebrates Hamas ‘Resistance’ and Demeans 9/11 Victims to Attack Israel
In their latest slur against the United States, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Duke University designed and posted an infographic equating the September...
Duke University Hands a Big Win to Antisemites — and BDS
For the Duke University Student Government (DSG), campus pro-Israel groups, and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the last week has been tumultuous -- to...
A Response to ‘Rolling Stone’: Many Young Jews Like Me Support Israel
Marisa Kabas frames her May 21 “Cultural Commentary” for Rolling Stone by telling readers how torn she is about Israel as an American Jew. (...
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...
The IHRA Definition of Antisemitism and the Meaning of Zionism
Syracuse University’s Student Association (SA) claims that it is “false” and “dangerous” to associate anti-Zionism with antisemitism. This is simply untrue, because support for Zionism...
Students for Justice in Palestine Rewrites and Distorts Jewish and Israeli History
Over the summer, Duke University’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter published erroneous claims about the nature of Zionism in one of its Instagram...
Follow the Money or Follow the Lies: Students for Justice in Palestine at Duke
Many proponents of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement conflate the struggle for racial justice in the United States and the war against Israel’s...
