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 »

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 »

Reclaiming Zionism

August 06, 2015 Zionism

Lilia Gaufberg - Clark University

I am about to begin my final year as an undergraduate college student. I have come to love my university over the time that I have been there: the students and professors alike have created an environment of engaged, discussion-based learning, and students are encouraged to question and to think critically in every area of study. More »