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Op-Ed: Engaging with Israel on campus starts with relationships
As the pro-Israel community addresses blockade-running Gaza flotillas, the vast majority of U.S. campuses already are on summer break. Certain campuses, including the alma mater of pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie, Evergreen State College, have seen anti-Israel protests and resolutions, but most campuses still in session experienced relatively muted events as they turned attention to exams and summer plans . . .
Obama's treatment of Israel unfair, dangerous
This week, we witnessed President Obama’s shameful treatment of the leader of one of America’s closest allies . . .
A call for tolerance
The university's chapter of Hillel is proud of the role that it has played, in collaboration with other faith groups, in fostering a campus environment that is tolerant of freedom of expression. Initiatives like the Interfaith Dialogue Project, of which Hillel is a co-sponsor, have been important in creating a community where students can engage with one another constructively . . .
A conflict of words
On September 23, 2008, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stood before the UN General Assembly and said, "The dignity, integrity and rights of the American and European people are being played with by a small but deceitful number of people called Zionists."
Does Mason Support Anti-Israeli Propaganda?
The GMU Law School hosted an event called "Separate is Never Equal: Stories of Apartheid from South Africa to Palestine" last week. The very title of the event speaks volumes as to the falsehood of its premise, and the guests for the event were an unfortunate selection . . .
Israel has a right to exist
It is unfortunate that Yaktin would deny the Palestinians their right to self-determination and control over their own collective destiny . . .
Israel still a choice for semester abroad
Having studied in Israel for a year before college as well as for a semester this past spring, I can say with confidence that going abroad to Israel is an incredibly valuable experience, war or no war . . .
Divestment Unreasonable
According to The Washington Post, the movement to divest from Israel was sparked by a speech given in 2000 by University of Illinois law professor Francis A. Boyle. Dozens of campaigns emerged on college campuses across the nation, from Berkeley to Ohio State to Yale . . .
Apologists for Terror Have No Place on Campus
Where is the peace and where is the justice?
Respect
It is a shame that on a campus that prides itself on having a diverse student body, there are people who believe unfounded personal attacks are a productive form of communication . . .
Response to "Where is the proof that Birthright works?"
All the Birthright representatives are very careful to refer to the trip as a "gift", and to me it has been just that . . .