Columbia University to Hold Israel Divestment Referendum; Supporters Chant ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free’ – Algemeiner
admin | November 26, 2019
The Columbia College Student Council (CCSC) meets on Nov. 24, 2019.
As a Jew… | Rachel Wahba – The Times of Israel
admin | November 24, 2019
When I have to leave my synagogue because its progressive agenda includes distancing from Israel, I fear feelingsomething I thought I was done with once I got to the United States. Unlike my parents I never knew what it felt to belong to a country, to have a native language, a national anthem, a passport
Church of England admits Christian anti-Semitism led to Holocaust – Ynetnews
admin | November 24, 2019
The Church of England admitted Thursday that centuries of Christian anti-Semitism led to the Holocaust.
How far we’ve come, and how much more we have left to do – The Times of Israel
admin | November 24, 2019
So much has already been said about this weeks challenging situations at three of Canadas largest universities the University of Toronto, McGill University and York University that I find myself struggling to say something insightful that hasnt already been heard. It goes almost without saying that Jewish and pro-Israel students indeed students of all faiths, ethnicities, beliefs and opinions should feel safe to be on campus and to express their views. It should also be consensus that university leaders have a responsibility to ensure that the values of respect, tolerance, and thoughtfulness to say nothing of security are, as a priority, promoted and protected
WATCH THIS: Neturei Karta Leader Prays That Israel Be Erased And The Whole World Should Worship Allah – Yeshiva World News
admin | November 24, 2019
One of the heads of the Neturei Karta, Yisroel Meir Hirsch, published a video last week during the rocket attacks on Israel that raised the ire of hundreds of thousands of Israelis.
A Chance to Shake Israel’s Zionist Consensus – Jacobin magazine
admin | November 22, 2019
The two elections Israel has held so far this year may not have produced a prime minister, but they have at least brought clarity to the catastrophic state of the Israeli left.
Students, Give Zionism Its Rightful Place in Civil Discourse – The Emory Wheel
admin | November 22, 2019
In light of a recent op-ed in The New York Times, it is important to reflect on comments made last week on our campus. In the Times op-ed, Blake Flayton, a progressive, Jewish student at George Washington University (D.C.), discusses the ways in which he finds himself pushed to the fringes of a [progressive] movement marginalized as someone suspicious at best and oppressive at worst, due solely to his identification as a Zionist. Lets accept the facts: a significant percentage of the attendees at Thursdays Narratives Dinner were Jewish Emory students
Zionisms uneasy relationship with antisemitism – Mondoweiss
admin | November 22, 2019
I grew up with a deep love for Israel, the redemptive, out-of the-ashes, kibbutz-loving, feisty little country that could do no wrong, fighting for its life in a sea of hateful Arabs and Jew-haters. I learned that Jews were a people dedicated to worship and the study of Torah and this identity kept us alive during the centuries of antisemitism in Europe.
Anti-Zionism in the name of UMASS? – OneNewsNow
admin | November 22, 2019
Academic departments at the University of Massachusetts sparked outcry last April for sponsoring an anti-Semitic event, and now they're at it again with a similar affair. This time the UMass Resistance Studies Initiative is co-sponsoring an anti-Zionist event aimed at promoting the BDS campaign advocating boycotts against Israel. So a group of 84 pro-Israel groups has sent a letter of complaint
Pozez lecture will tackle ‘Aliyah of the Mind’ – Jewish Post
admin | November 22, 2019
David Hazony David Hazony, Ph.D., will present Aliyah of the Mind: Zionism as Jewish Emancipation on Monday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m
