The Ithacan

Ithaca College’s Students Alliance for Israel (SAFI) club and Hillel will be hosting the first “IC Loves Israel Day” to celebrate Israeli culture April 28.

This is ultimately a full-hearted event dedicated solely to celebrating Israeli culture, and that premise should not be taken away from it.

Our desire for peace and prosperity for all people in the Middle East is strong, and we hope that SJP has similar aspirations.

Equating Palestinian activism to anti-Semitism is highly unfair because it targets those who are fighting for human rights for all people.

Haueter said that while the Hillel sector of the college campus cannot meet with certain organizations, Hillel encourages productive, open dialogue.

This year, Alexander and senior Taranjit Bhatti, along with other students, revived a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine at Ithaca College, a club that had been created in 2012 but dissolved

Israel’s growth transcends boycott and disagreement
Drip Irrigation, the ReWalk and the PillCam are all inventions from Israel that are improving people’s lives on a daily basis.

Tom Rochon has announced his opposition to the American Studies Association’s endorsement of an academic boycott of Israeli higher education institutions in a statement he released via Intercom on Jan. 9.

I implore the Jewish community to think independently, become informed and do not be fooled into letting prescribed political norms or propaganda constitute an opinion.