Why We Fight for Zionism

February 18, 2016 Campus Activism, Gaza, Middle East Conflict, Zionism

Ariel Zohar - Loyola Marymount University

The words flashed on my phone. I stared at them in disbelief. My friend Sean was dead.

Just around my 18th birthday, I was drafted into the IDF. My base, Michve Elon, was in northern Israel. My friend Sean and I shared a room as well as our philosophies, life views, and histories.

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7 Reasons Why College Students Love the Israel Advocacy Scene

February 16, 2016 Campus Activism, Middle East Conflict, Palestinian-Arab State, Zionism

Dana Feuer - Cal Poly Pomona

In tribute to the recent trend of Buzzfeed articles, here is a “Top Reasons Why” Israel Advocacy edition.

Because your mom guilt tripped you out of joining the IDF

Obviously you love Israel. You’re a Zionist in one way or another (no matter how you choose to define it). Ideally, you’d be More »

A Buckeye’s Connection to Israel

February 11, 2016 Campus Activism

Grant Goldberg - The Ohio State University

This summer marked my second visit to the State of Israel. I’m sure you already know all about my first trip--good old Birthright, they call it. But this time around, I was there for a two-month internship in Jerusalem at The Michael Levin Lone Soldier Center through the Onward Israel program. To give you a More »

Portuguese. Catholic. Zionist?

February 01, 2016 Campus Activism, Incitement & Terrorism, Middle East Conflict, Zionism

Kevin Brum - UC Irvine

I come from an immigrant family. My father and both sets of my grandparents came from Portugal. I was raised Catholic and was never exposed to other religions until I grew older, so much so that I never even met a Jewish person until high school.

So how did I become a Zionist? My More »

Israel, France, Nigeria, and Their Common Enemy

December 01, 2015 Campus Activism, Incitement & Terrorism, Judea & Samaria, Middle East Conflict, Palestinian-Arab State, Uncategorized, Zionism

Joshua Teitelbaum - UC San Diego

Stop. Arrêtez. Ta’atzo. Enough is enough. Too many people are in mourning after reeling from events of the past weeks. Stabbings and shootings in Israel. Bombings, shootings, and hostages in France. Bombings in Lebanon and Nigeria. It’s time to call a spade a spade and acknowledge the threat facing free people across the globe: Radical More »