ALGEMEINER
by Robert Lappin
July 2, 2015

Sheldon Adelson’s goal to “put more boots on the ground” to fight BDS on college campuses is right on, and his recommendation to form an army of college students, dubbed “Campus Maccabees,” is essential. However, the only way to rapidly recruit and train an army of Campus Maccabees is for Birthright Israel to lower its age of eligibility to 16, thereby attracting teens, en masse, to go to Israel. Just as an army needs boot camp to prepare for active duty, so too will Adelson’s Campus Maccabees. Providing teens with an Israel experience and Israel advocacy training before they go to college is essential for Campus Maccabees to be prepared to fight BDS on campus. Fighting BDS on campus is of little interest to Jewish students who have not had an Israel experience. READ MORE