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…
Anti-Semitism on US College Campuses, Educating Pro-Israel Americans and Marking the Shoah
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post.) Last week I was privileged to speak to two very different audiences about the Middle East and Israel. Last week I was privileged to…
Is the United Nations anti-Semitic?
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) States that support terror overwhelmingly control the UN. They mouth the words of moderation, but defend nations that give sanctuary to terrorists. “When people…
Listening and Speaking to Young American Jews on College Campuses
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) Idealist college students are presented with non-contextual information, which they view through the utopian eyes of youth. There may be nothing more important to…
BDS, The Prisoner Release, and What Americans Should
(Previously published in The Jerusalem Post) The horror of releasing terrorists and signing a bad deal may be the price to pay to delay the US from tacitly supporting the…