Posts Tagged: Academic boycott of Israel
Ben-Gurion University: A Campus Divided
As tensions rise all over Israel regarding the recent Nakba Day protests and the death of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, Ben-Gurion University is...
It’s Time to Fight Anti-Israel Hate at CUNY
Growing up in New York City, I believed that antisemitism was a disease of the past. It has therefore been deeply unsettling to witness the resurgence...
Israel’s Destruction Is Championed at the University of Chicago
In March, I detailed Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)’s campaign against academic freedom at the University of Chicago. Since then, the situation has only...
Middle East Professors Boycott Israel — Where’s the Moral Outrage?
Hours after the American Studies Association (ASA) announced its membership had voted to endorse an academic boycott of Israel in 2013, the American Association of...
Jewish Students Won’t Settle for Conditional Support and Double Standards
Many people profess that they support Jewish people -- but only if those Jewish people reject their ancestral connection to the Land of Israel. This...
Is It Time to Rethink the Relationship Between Jews and Elite Universities?
In recent years, antisemitic incidents, including the decision by Ben & Jerry's to boycott Israel, resulted in kosher supermarkets pulling the ice cream brand off...
As Semester Ends, the BDS Movement Picks Up Gains on Campus
The spring semester ended in May with the BDS movement making strides on campus, but being pushed back in primary elections and in the cultural...
CUNY Law School Honors Student Who Called for ‘One Solution – Intifada’
Nerdeen Kiswani has called for “one solution -- [the] Intifada revolution”; she has spread antisemitic conspiracy theories about Zionists controlling the media; she has called...
What Are Harvard Students Taught About Israel?
Much has been written about the recent endorsement of BDS by the editors of The Harvard Crimson, the Harvard student newspaper. But how do you...
The War on Hillel
Student groups across the nation have waged war on Hillel in the name of justice and equality, even though Hillel acts as the largest Jewish...
Stunning Reversal: How Did the ‘Harvard Crimson’ Come to Support BDS Against Israel?
The Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper for Harvard University, recently announced its official endorsement of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement in a staff...
Efforts to Boycott Israel Grow on Campus
The spring semester approaches its end with a variety of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) activities on campus. In the US, several student governments have...
Universities Should Exercise Moral Leadership to Address SJP Antisemitism
When does anti-Zionism become antisemitic? Anti-Israel activists often attempt to shield themselves from accusations of bias and bigotry by claiming that they’re merely making a...
Don’t Believe the Lies: Zionism Is a Movement of Peace
One of the biggest lies ever told about Zionism is that the supposed subjugation or oppression of the Palestinians is somehow a central tenet of...
