The Rabbinic Council of Boulder is entitled to its opinion, but it ignores the fact that a fair democratic election was held in Israel. ( The Rabbinic Council of Boulder Aligns Itself With Israel's Protestors Against Judicial Reform, BJN 5/9/23). The majority, albeit a small majority, voted for the Netanyahu coalition whose platform included judicial reform.
Berkeley Law has recently ramped up security in the wake of “Berkeley Bans Jews” billboard trucks that have driven by campus to protest the decision of nine student groups of which there are more than 100 to ban Zionist speakers.
sexual violence against others? they did. so they told me that because i m a zionist, that that means i m an oppressor, and that means i m not against sexual violence. dana bash joins us now. so being anti-zionist isn t always the same as anti-semitic. first, let me say, this was by far the most complicated part of our special to be candid because there s so much nuance in this particular topic. being against the policies of the israeli government is not anti-semitic. as the ambassador who deals with anti-semitism says, if you want to hear the biggest critics, go sit in a cafe and listen to jewish citizens talk about that. it can evolve into prejudice
Rabbi Brant Rosen expected a heated debate after his synagogue voted to designate itself as ‘anti-Zionist,’ but others in Chicago see the act as either alarming or a publicity stunt