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A person speaks at the Boston University Students for Israel and BU Hillel memorial Oct. 7. Harvard’s settlement of an antisemitism lawsuit has sparked debate over campus free speech, prompting students to take action by launching Our CampUs United to combat antisemitism on college campuses. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Amidst rise in antisemitism across college campuses, student organizers pick up the slack

Isabelle Zhang February 28, 2025
Harvard’s settlement of an antisemitism lawsuit has sparked debate over campus free speech, prompting students to take action by launching Our CampUs United to combat antisemitism on college campuses.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Biden stands with Israel, increasing the risk of a Cold War II | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano October 30, 2023
Biden's strong pro-Israel stance on the most recent conflict, which stands in stark contrast with most of the rest of the world including the U.S.'s biggest rivals Russia and China, is reminiscent of the Cold War era proxy-wars and could even threaten the beginning of World War III.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

OP-ED: The Mapping Project being awful notwithstanding, Zionism is still a colonial project

Guest Writer March 15, 2023
Yonaton Manor was correct that the Mapping Project is antisemitic. But as the criticisms of the project linked above indicate, this is not specifically because of the Mapping Project’s anti-Zionism. Rather, it is because the project blames Jewish community institutions for a range of social ills including general US imperialism, militarized policing and gentrification. 
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OP-ED: The Mapping Project — A major threat to BU Students

Guest Writer February 13, 2023
The Mapping Project is an online interactive map of Massachusetts that lists roughly 500 local institutions connected to the Boston Jewish community, but the information it displays and rhetoric it promotes should be known for what it truly is — bigotry against Jews.
EDIT: Unceremoniously Understaffed

EDIT: Unceremoniously Understaffed

Editors November 24, 2014

Of all the national religious organizations for colleges and universities in the world, Hillel stands out as not only one of the largest, but one of the most active as well. However, no organization can...

LETTER: On Israel and Zionism

Daily Free Press Admin November 26, 2012

The denigration of a single nation will not lead to peace as long as it involves neglecting facts and blindsiding the truth. This partial and vicious defamation of Israel has led to widespread misconceptions...

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