Anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews—a mystery and a shanda

By Mark Paredes
Published on June 12, 2012

‘The Dictator’: Top Jewish moments

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on May 11, 2012

Ehud Barak plays down talk of war with Iran

Published on November 8, 2011

Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down Tuesday speculation that Israel intends to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, saying no decision had been made on embarking on a military operation.

Czech Republic, Italy, Netherlands on board with Durban III boycott

Published on July 25, 2011

The Czech Republic became the first European Union country to say it would boycott the United Nations-sponsored Durban III conference.

O.C. demonstrators protest Muslim activists

Published on February 22, 2011

Several hundred people demonstrated outside the Yorba Linda Community Center in Orange County on Feb. 12, where two controversial Muslim activists addressed a fundraiser held by the Queens, N.Y.-based Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA).

Rutgers Jewish students claim only they were charged for event

Published on January 31, 2011

Jewish students at Rutgers University and their supporters who turned out to protest a campus event sponsored by anti-Zionist groups said an admission fee to the event was levied only on them.

Diplomats Make End Run With Early Ratification of Final Durban Document

Published on April 21, 2009

A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s tirade against Israel triggered a walkout by the European delegation and generated headlines around the world, diplomats at the U.N. forum scrambled to ratify the conference’s final document on Tuesday -- three days before the parley’s close, when the document was scheduled to be adopted.

Prepping Campuses for Anti-Israel Surge

By Rachel Brand
Published on October 16, 2003

When Ross Neihaus exited his chemistry class three days after the start of UCLA's fall quarter, he saw the words "Anti-Zionist and Proud" scrawled in chalk on the wall of an adjacent building. Such a statement coming so early in the quarter was a surprise to the fourth-year biology major, but not a shock.

"I expect this to be my toughest year in college," said Neihaus, the president of Bruins for Israel, UCLA's pro-Israel group. "We are concerned that what will be said this year will be nastier, more radical and essentially more anti-Semitic."

Groups Keep Up Guard on Campuses

By Rachel Brand
Published on January 30, 2003

When Justin Levy returned to UCLA for his senior year in September 2002, he was expecting a continuation of the previous school year's belligerent anti-Zionist rallies and aggressive anti-Israel fervor.

What he found was exactly the opposite. The divestment campaigns and public demonstrations that made last year's headlines were nowhere to be found.

While the calm should have put Levy at ease, the drastic atmosphere change instead made him apprehensive.

Conflicts on Campus

By Rachel Brand
Published on April 18, 2002

"Israel Independence Day, 2002 and Counting..." read the sea of royal blue T-shirts adorning members of the UCLA Jewish Student Union (JSU) -- a positive statement at a time when Jewish students are receiving a great deal of negative publicity on college campuses across the country.

More than 120 Jewish students, including JSU members, gathered at UCLA's Meyerhoff Park on April 11 to oppose an anti-Zionist rally organized by the Peace and Justice Coalition. The coalition, a new group on the UCLA campus, is an alliance of student organizations, including the Muslim Student Association, the African Student Union, Samahang Filipino, the Asian Pacific Coalition, the Vietnamese Student Union, Concerned Asian Pacific-Islander Students for Action, the United Arab Society, the Iranian Student Group and the Pakistani Student Association.