This Week From CAM’s Partners: Hatred of Israel Begets More Hatred, Not Peace

The modus operandi of anti-Israel activists is to disguise their antisemitic hatred of the world’s only Jewish state as “civil political discourse.” Disallowing a student group its support for Israel, promoting a disproportionate number of resolutions targeting Israel at the United Nations, and banning kosher caterers from a university because they are “pro-Israel” are all manifestations of antisemitism.

Here is how CAM partners responded to such occurrences this past week:

Partner Achievements

Chess4All — Chess4All marks International Human Solidarity Day by connecting 600 chess players from around the world.

We were very happy yesterday to mark the #InternationalSolidarityDay and to connect people from more than 60 countries in our 32 event in #Chess4Solidarity initiative.
Congratulations to the winners! pic.twitter.com/F4pKAE2hCI

— ♟Lior Aizenberg (@chess4all1976) December 21, 2021

Recommended Reading

Louis D. Brandeis Center — In response to the Duke University student government’s refusal to recognize the Students Supporting Israel (SSI) Duke chapter as a club on campus, the Brandeis Center has led a response by referring to this matter as a breach of Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects against discrimination on the basis of national origin and ethnicity.

Duke’s Remedy To Date Insufficient Under the Law – https://t.co/EaI8VH3kGa

— The Brandeis Center (@brandeiscenter) December 14, 2021

UN Watch — The UN continues to disproportionately target Israel.

Israel has 0.1% of the world’s population, and 74% of this year’s U.N. General Assembly condemnations. https://t.co/DSAvzgzpug

— UN Watch (@UNWatch) December 21, 2021

Aish — Happiness as a spiritual, experiential gift from the Torah.

Happiness is an obligation, and discharging that obligation is a spiritual experience. pic.twitter.com/b6CtsMq564

— Aish (@YourJudaism) December 14, 2021

Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) — A JNS report details rising levels of antisemitism in Australia.

The number of antisemitic incidents in Australia jumped 35%, from 331 to 440, this year, according to new @ECAJewry report.

More than half of the incidents involved direct attacks on Jews, including physical assaults, verbal harassment, and vandalism.https://t.co/SqXoNUiSPp

— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) December 21, 2021

Campaigns to Support

ALUMS for Campus Fairness —

This month, @nyuniversity Review of Law & Social Change (RLSC)’s made a “strong” public commitment to the antisemitic BDS movement.

Sign @CampusFairness petition and demand them to stop their support of BDS’s inciting campaigns!

–>> https://t.co/v52zLhoZwN pic.twitter.com/51elMQTavF

— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) December 22, 2021

B’nai Brith Canada — Following a University of Toronto student union’s decision to ban kosher caterers because they are “pro-Israel,” B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn calls on the school to take action against antisemitism on campus.

We echo @bnaibrithcanada CEO @MichaelMostyn in his call for the @UofT to take antisemitism seriously and adopt @TheIHRA working definition of antisemitism, as the Canadian government and province of Ontario have already done so.https://t.co/7nryCF8ZPC

— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) December 17, 2021

Events This Past Week

B’nai B’rith International — B’nai B’rith International CEO Dan Mariaschin participated in a webinar about how European Union funding to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian NGOs feeds into the “pay-to-slay” payments that incentivizes the murder Israeli citizens and international visitors to Israel.

❗THE REPORT IS OUT: EU Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and NGOs

⚠️https://t.co/UvyhY9SfHt

Thank you for joining the launch!
MEP @DavidLega, MEP Dietmar Koester, Dr @EinatWilf and the authors @TommasoVirgili_ and @MrPaulStott!

WATCH IT HERE: https://t.co/zPZBVjwg8x pic.twitter.com/Yn0cESXxy4

— B’nai B’rith Int’l (@BnaiBrith) December 21, 2021

Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Research and Analysis (CAMERA) — Dr. Jonah Cohen, CAMERA’s communications director, discussed how to speak about Israel in social and professional settings, and how to handle antisemitism that might arise during those conversations.

❗THE REPORT IS OUT: EU Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and NGOs

⚠️https://t.co/UvyhY9SfHt

Thank you for joining the launch!
MEP @DavidLega, MEP Dietmar Koester, Dr @EinatWilf and the authors @TommasoVirgili_ and @MrPaulStott!

WATCH IT HERE: https://t.co/zPZBVjwg8x pic.twitter.com/Yn0cESXxy4

— B’nai B’rith Int’l (@BnaiBrith) December 21, 2021

Christian Friends of Yad Vashem — As part of the “Life, Hatred and Hope” series, co-sponsored by CAM, Rabbi Moshe Cohn, Head of the Jewish World Section, Yad Vashem International School for Holocaust Studies in Jerusalem, spoke on the need for more Holocaust education as the number of survivors of the Nazi genocide dwindles. 

The final Christian Friends of Yad Vashem webinar of 2021 will be airing THIS WEDNESDAY.

The Head of the Jewish World Section at the International School Rabbi Moshe Cohn will speak about the need for proper Holocaust education to future generations.https://t.co/QrccYfk4Vy

— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) December 20, 2021