To Combat BDS, You Need to Understand Intersectionality
(Previously published in Forward) Over the last few years I have been asked countless times to explain why supporters of women’s and gay rights ally with an intolerant Palestinian Arab…
The State of Anti-Semitism on Campus
A disturbing report was published this week on the rise of anti-Semitic activity at American universities in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. The…
Is there a Role for Holocaust Education in Fighting BDS?
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) The BDS movement’s contemporary anti-Semitism and boycotts of businesses doing business with Israel are sadly reminiscent of yesterday’s Nazis. The question of what if…
A Great Teaching Moment
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) Being heckled for speaking against BDS. “He is brainwashing you, don’t believe anything he tells you, it’s all lies.” This was the parting diatribe…
Can You be Against BDS and for BDS?
Going forward, everyone needs to reflect on the reality of the world Israel lives in. (Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) Can an organization or individual claim they are opposed…