I Found My Zionism in My Soviet Roots

August 29, 2016 Campus Activism, Uncategorized, Zionism

Esther Kozaekevich - University of California, San Diego

I never had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony. Literally every single one of my family members is Jewish, I went to Jewish day school, I fast on Yom Kippur and yet… no Bat Mitzvah. The one I had on Birthright at the Western Wall, while incredibly meaningful, doesn’t count. When people ask me why I never More »

An Indictment of President Obama and a Defense of Prime Minister Netanyahu

July 18, 2016 Campus Activism, Incitement & Terrorism, Middle East Conflict, Palestinian-Arab State, Zionism

Joshua Teitelbaum - UC San Diego

I am getting sick and tired hearing about recurring terror attacks around the world, seeing more and more corners of the globe burst into flames by a multi-faceted enemy that wreaks havoc across continents. I am also becoming almost jaded to it all; realizing my cynicism growing, and seeing my leaders do absolutely nothing More »

The Girl With The Magen David Tattoo

July 15, 2016 Campus Activism, Middle East Conflict, Uncategorized, Zionism

Keren Khait - California State University Northridge

A Jewish woman in her 60s noticed my tattoo. I have a Star of David on the back on my neck with the word Chai ("life" in Hebrew) in it. I noticed her giving me an attitude and lecturing me about my tattoo.

This has happened to me before and every time I More »

Jews Not to Blame for Palestinian Displacement

May 31, 2016 BDS, Campus Activism, Incitement & Terrorism, Middle East Conflict, Palestinian-Arab State, Zionism

Tali Moore & Inbar Goren - UCLA

It is said that most lies are “lies of omission.” This is when someone simply fails to mention critical facts about a particular situation, purposely misleading the reader to the wrong conclusion. The opinion submission “Palestinian ethnic cleansing from Israel is ongoing, must be stopped” that appeared in the Daily Bruin on May 16 certainly More »

Getting to Know Your Neighbors

May 18, 2016 Campus Activism, Gaza, Incitement & Terrorism, Middle East Conflict, Palestinian-Arab State, Zionism

Nathan Lodico - Hawaii Pacific University

Today, Israel faces many challenges. People ask, “Why is there is so much hostility between the Jews, Muslims, and the West?” and “Is peace even possible?”

In my experience, before diving into complex questions, it is important to first delve into who is sharing the region with Israel and what are their More »