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In the early hours of Shabbat morning on Jan. 10, the UC Santa Barbara residential AEPi house was trespassed on and vandalized with a swastika on a bathroom mirror. According to the ADL, this is the fourth time since November that this particular Jewish residential institution has been targeted with antisemitic hate. Isla Vista...

I have always believed that personal stories can change how people understand the world. A story fills in the parts that statistics are not able to. I saw this firsthand when ISRAEL-is — an Israeli organization that aims to improve the way Israel is perceived— came to campus to showcase its virtual...

ב-6 בינואר 2026, התבצעה פשיטה של כוחות מג”ב וצה”ל על אוניברסיטת ביר זית שבאיו”ש, בעקבות הפרות סדר בהשתתפות מאות חשודים שכללו יידוי אבנים וסלעים מגגות לעבר הכוחות. 11 איש נפצעו בפשיטה של צה”ל, גם מירי חי. התגובה מצד סטודנטים בקמפוסים באה למחרת, כשסטודנטים מהאוניברסיטה העברית נשאו שלטים בעברית ובערבית, בהם...

The anti-Israel rhetoric at the University of Missouri is not happening in a vacuum. It reflects a larger national pattern, one that becomes clearer when examined alongside the rise of politicians like Zohran Mamdani, the recently inaugurated mayor of New York City. Mamdani’s platform represents the mesh point between Democratic...

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? As early as the Babylonian period, Hillel the Elder emphasized the importance of self-support, taking responsibility for one’s own needs as a foundation for recognizing and attending to the needs of others, without slipping into selfishness, and acting with...

On my campus at the University of Birmingham, like many others across the UK, Jewish students are caught in an impossible position. Speaking up about Israel can invite hostility, while staying silent brings its own pain. The fear does not always come from lecture-hall debates or protests; it is the...

On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk was brutally shot and killed by an extremist during his event at Utah Valley University. He was targeted because he went to campuses and spoke openly, often sharing opinions that challenged others and sparked difficult conversations. His killing is a personal tragedy, but it...

When Yale launched the Program for the Study of Antisemitism (YPSA) in 2011, it was hailed as an academic effort to examine the longest hatred with rigor and depth. Fourteen years later, the program again promised scholarly rigor and attention to both ancient and contemporary antisemitism, including contested topics such as Zionism. Now almost...