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 »

Anti-Semitism Dividing the Zionist Community

April 20, 2016 Campus Activism, Incitement & Terrorism, Middle East Conflict, Zionism

Kevin Brum - UC Irvine

One of the largest divisions in the Zionist community is between Jews and Non-Jews. As someone who is neither culturally nor religiously Jewish, I’ve noticed something pretty awful happening at UC Irvine. The Zionist community has been split along these Jewish and Non-Jewish lines and this has influenced both groups’ approaches on campus.

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Order in the Chaos

April 18, 2016 Campus Activism, Gaza, Middle East Conflict, Palestinian-Arab State, Zionism

Tali Moore - UCLA

As a student on a liberal university campus, I often hear Israel spoken about in the context of human rights violations. On the contrary, Israel is at the forefront of domestic, local, and international humanitarian relief efforts.

In 2007, Israel sent a team of medical experts to assist after a major earthquake in Peru. More »

Anti-Zionist Hypocrisy on Campus

March 16, 2016 Campus Activism, Incitement & Terrorism, Middle East Conflict, Palestinian-Arab State, Zionism

Kevin Brum - UC Irvine

Being a vocal Zionist on a college campus is only half the battle, especially when you are not Jewish. The other half is attempting to show other students, who have largely been misinformed about Israel, that a Zionist is not a mythical beast to be whispered about in the same breath as the archetypal racist, More »

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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