By Yeshaia Blakeney
Is the root of worship fear? A primitive response to mystery?
The Oct. 7 attack and the subsequent sharp rise in antisemitism nationwide hung like a shadow over an already-somber event.
Zionists understand that Jews are a people not just a religion, with millennia-old ties to one particular homeland, and the right to build a state on that homeland.
While both crises feature a centrist president being targeted by an aggressive anti-war movement, the differences between Gaza and Vietnam are immense.
To Hillel International: I stand unequivocally with you, your resilient students and your devoted staff.
The Jewish community must learn several important lessons from the civil rights movement if they want to end the occupation of US campuses by anti-Israel and antisemitic groups.
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