Evergreen State — a Total Immersion Experience

Posted on: September 10th, 2012

Students are drawn into psycho-political cyclotrons and are insulated from all other voices. What begins as a concern for human rights is amplified by contact with more and more extreme expressions of anti-Israel ideology.

Northeastern University Chaplain Encouraged Students to Support Convicted Terrorists (Video)

Posted on: September 6th, 2012

For the past 15 years Abdullah Faarruq was the Muslim chaplain at Northeastern University in Boston. This week, Faarruq was revealed to be an Islamic extremist who encouraged acts of violence and who has publicly supported multiple convicted terrorists. But all traces of Faarruq suddenly disappeared from the Northeastern University website just days after his ties were announced in an article, and just before a shocking and carefully sourced video was released.

A first in a decade, California university allows study abroad in Israel

Posted on: September 2nd, 2012

In 2002, California State University system cancelled study abroad programs in Israel due to U.S. State Department warnings. The University has 23 campuses in different cities throughout California and almost 427,000 students.

Rachel Corrie and Evergreen State

Posted on: September 2nd, 2012

Evergreen State College, where Rachel Corrie attended college, is a paradigm of the progressive cause-based model of education and has produced a high number of the anti-Israel International Solidarity Movement's activists.

School Resumes, Pro-Israel Advocates Get Busy

Posted on: August 27th, 2012

As students prepare for the new academic year, the campus Israel community is stocking up with new ideas for attracting participants.

It’s On: Israeli Universities Petition High Court Against Ariel University

Posted on: August 20th, 2012

These exulted academic institutions are working in concert to decimate another academic institution, for its original sin of standing 10 miles east of the "green line."

Three Israeli Universities Rank in Top 100

Posted on: August 16th, 2012

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (#53), the Technion Israel Institute of Technology (#78), and the Weizmann Institute of Science (#93) ranked in the top 100 universities in Shanghai Jiao Tong University's authoritative 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities. Significantly, this is the first time that more than one Israeli university made the top 100.

At Christians United For IsraeI’s ‘Night to Honor Israel,’ Exuberance Abounds

Posted on: July 25th, 2012

David Brog, CUFI's executive director, shared with the audience recent data that found 71% of all Americans say that they are pro-Israel, but noted that the figure drops to just 32% among college students. This statistic was repeated throughout the night to draw attention to the need for action on college campuses.

UCLA Officially Protects Promotion of Anti-Israel Boycott

Posted on: July 24th, 2012

David Delgado Shorter, a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, has been given the official green light to continue using university resources to promote the boycott of Israel. Shorter prominently features links to the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel on his official class website. The founders of the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel have openly stated that their ultimate goal is the dismantling of the Jewish State.

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State Rejects Ariel’s University Status as Peers Fear Its Success

Posted on: July 5th, 2012

The Planning and Budgeting Committee of Israel's Council for Higher Education recommended Wednesday to defer the decision until a comprehensive evaluation is undertaken in the next year. The list of Ariel's accomplishments may be the very reason for its failure to achieve recognition by its peers in Israel.

Seismic Zionism at Summer Camp

Posted on: June 27th, 2012

During their summer breaks away from lecture halls and libraries, many undergraduate students assume leadership roles as counselors and mentors to a younger generation in camps across the country. Camps across the Jewish spectrum feature programming, discussions and classes aimed at developing staff members into pro-Israel campus activists.

Campus Activists to Army – Lone Soldiers Speak

Posted on: June 14th, 2012

Dov Lerner, former ZOA president at the University of Maryland and current Lone Soldier in the IDF: “It is very different making the case for Israel on campuses than actually sitting on the border with a gun guarding the country," Lerner said. "Having done both, I know that they are both extremely necessary.”

Strong Marketing Drives Success at UC Santa Cruz

Posted on: June 13th, 2012

You might not expect it, but the pro-Israel group at the University of California, Santa Cruz -- a school with a decidedly liberal reputation -- drew impressive numbers of attendees to its events throughout the past academic year. Approximately 150 people attended the Santa Cruz Israel Action Committee’s big fall quarter event, a screening of the documentary film, U.N. Me.

Students See Support at Israel Parade

Posted on: June 6th, 2012

About a dozen college campuses, including Brown University, Queens College, New York University, Columbia University, Yeshiva University and Cornell University, were represented by student delegations in the parade, which has been an annual fixture for the past 48 years.

The David Project Takes a New Direction

Posted on: May 31st, 2012

The Boston-based group took the pro-Israel community by surprise this year when it released a report in February titled “A Burning Campus? Rethinking Israel Advocacy at America’s Universities and Colleges.” The report, or "white paper," outlined a significant departure from the organization's divisive and hard-line history.

Hot Chocolate Leads to Cool Dialogue

Posted on: May 23rd, 2012

Students at the University of Toronto used the cold Canadian winters as a way to promote open dialogue about Israel and educate their fellow students with a campaign they called Hot Chocolate, Hot Topic.

With El Al on Campus, Israel Soars

Posted on: May 20th, 2012

Imagine a different kind of Israel program. One that features a wide range of Israeli citizens sharing their own stories about Israel. And all of them work for the country's national airline.

Amb. Michael Oren to Pro-Israel Student Advocates: No Substitute for Knowledge and Experience

Posted on: May 9th, 2012

Oren stressed the importance of treating every question with respect, noting that there is only one question that he refuses to respect. “I won't respect any question that draws a comparison between Israel and the Nazis," he said. "I won't respond to that, at least not respectfully."

Shagririm: Israeli-American Ambassadors, on Campus

Posted on: May 2nd, 2012

Shagririm caters to the large population of Israeli–Americans in Southern California and their American born children. The program connects these individuals in order to effectively generate pro-Israel programs and initiatives. Shagririm is the only program of its kind that currently functions solely on a local, multi-campus level, rather than nationwide.

In Honor of Israel’s Big Day, One Movie on 64 Campuses

Posted on: April 27th, 2012

The 55-minute film, titled ‘Israel Inside’ and hosted by former Harvard lecturer Dr. Tal Ben Shahar, explores the core strength of Israelis that has enabled them to succeed against incredible odds.