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‘BaShaar – Academic Community for Israeli Society’ as a Political Organization

27.05.26 Editorial Note On August 4, 2023, just two months before the Hamas attack against Israel, a petition by Academics for Peace, titled “The Elephant in the Room,” was circulated. The petition attracted more than 3000 signatures, including many Israeli academics. The petition found a “direct link between Israel’s recent attack on the judiciary and its…

Jewish Academic Group Deliberately Violates the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

21.05.26 Editorial Note Earlier this week, the Academic Council of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), a progressive Jewish anti-Zionist organization, posted a clip on its Facebook Page showing Dr. Marianne Hirsch, a Holocaust Studies scholar, speaking against the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. The JVP post stated that “This is an IHRA violation.” Hirsch “cannot do her research under the…

The University of Washington Confronts Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Climate

13.05.26 Editorial Note  Recently, the University of Washington (UW) has been at the center of several anti-Israel and antisemitic events. First, the group Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return posted on social media the event to raise money for the “Lebanese resistance” movement. The group, known as SUPER UW, organized the occupation of a University…