Island Vibes

November 18, 2015 Campus Activism, Middle East Conflict, Palestinian-Arab State, Zionism

Nathan Lodico - Hawaii Pacific University

As a kid, I grew up in a Christian home. Church was a weekly affair, as well as attendance to designed programs for Bible memorization during the week. Even though I was immersed in the Bible as a child, I was not educated on the contextual relevance that it had on my life and the More »

Why Liberals Should Support the State of Israel

November 16, 2015 Campus Activism, Middle East Conflict, Zionism

Joshua Teitelbaum - UC San Diego

Ah California, a bastion of modern liberalism that houses many citizens committed to such liberal causes as social justice and human rights. As a kid from the humble state of Wisconsin, I found myself refreshed by the cultural awakening I received upon starting school at UC San Diego. At every turn, I heard a student More »

The Colombian Jew

October 23, 2015 Campus Activism

Yoel Rotterman - Florida International University

It has happened to me many times that friends who know that I am Jewish and also an ardent Zionist find out that I was born and raised in Colombia, and get very confused. It might be because they have never come across a Jewish person that was not American, or because I don’t look More »

The Reversal of Justice: How Anti-Israel Groups Have Faked Their Way to the Moral High-Ground

August 17, 2015 Campus Activism

Heather Alper (Brooklyn College) & Elliot Frumkin (Johns Hopkins)

The cry “Palestine is a feminist issue” echoes on campuses across the country. Numerous Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) affiliates as well as other anti-Israel groups have held joint events with social justice groups, even going so far as to ally themselves with certain high-profile feminists. Rasmea Odeh, a convicted terrorist, is being championed More »

Five Effective Ways to Advocate for Israel on Campus

August 17, 2015 Campus Activism

Talia Friedman (Rutgers) & Josh Ashkenazy (University of Maryland)

Be proactive.

Start the campus conversation on Israel. From the first month on campus, create a monthly seminar educating your fellow students about Israel’s human rights record and how it is the only democratic state in the region. Table for Israel by handing out informational flyers that tackle myths about Israel. For example, More »