More than 400 Jewish students from fraternities, sororities, Chabad, Hillel and other organizations walked out in protest earlier this week during a student government meeting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)...
Tag - Students for justice in Palestine
Countering The BDS Scourge
By: Marcia FriedmanWith anti-Israel agitation proliferating on college campuses, a robust organization devoted to fighting back with the truth was desperately needed. And in 2015, a new entity – the Maccabee Task Force – was formed to do just...
Maccabee Monthly Update- Emory University
By: David BrogWhen promoting Israel on campus, most students prefer to emphasize the positive. They want to talk about how Israeli doctors heal Syrian refugees, how Israeli innovations save lives across the...
Cornell University President Shares ‘Strong Opposition to BDS’ for ‘Unfairly’ Singling Out Israel, Questioning Jewish State’s Right to Exist
By: Shiri Moshe- AlgemeinerThe head of Cornell University in New York has responded to demands by anti-Zionist student activists that she embrace the Palestinian-led boycott of Israel, saying the campaign was antithetical to academic freedom...
A Conference on How Students Can Stand Up for Israel
By: Aaron Bandler- Jewish JournalIllegitimate criticism of Israel was the major focus of the Maccabee Academy, hosted by the Maccabee Task Force (MTF) at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas on Feb. 10. Four hundred and fifty students from 80 colleges attended the...