“I will not be bullied,” said Carrie Prejean Boller. “I have the religious freedom to refuse support for a government that is bombing civilians and starving families in Gaza, and that does not make me an antisemite.”
New York civil liberties groups celebrated Mamdani’s orders as a step to protect the First Amendment right to criticize Israel. Israel didn’t see it that way.
For two decades, some Israeli officials & Israel partisans have worked to embed a new, Israel-focused definition of antisemitism in institutions around the world, from international bodies & national governments to college campuses in heartland America. As a result, advocacy for Palestinian rights is on the way to being curtailed and even criminalized as “hate.”
Students say the mandatory training video is biased in favor of Israel and could inflame campus tensions over Gaza.
The media mogul told JI she’s excited to show the world a different view of Israel through the Sipur production company, which she joined as chair
Project Shema, increasingly a presence on university campuses, uses progressive language while foregrounding the “harm” of anti-Zionism.
If a country engages in racism, war crimes, or human rights violations, we can denounce it — but if Israel does it, we will be accused of antisemitism.
University announces the move as it tries to restore $400 million in funds frozen over its alleged failure to protect Jewish students
Antisemitism is used by Israel to divert focus from its genocide in Gaza, the real material violence that we should be condemning.
Giraldi: Are you tired of hearing about antisemitism? Simply stop killing Gazans, and the anger directed at Jews might end.