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- "Those experiences gave Thomas the fortitude to do something truly courageous: risk her friendships, face her misconceptions, and change her mind"
- EVENT 2nd Annual Kosher Chicago BBQ Festival Competition to benefit Maot Chitim
- 6 European countries join forces to do business with Iran (and throw Israel under the bus)
- "President Joe Biden's Iran policy was conceived and is being implemented by the same people who negotiated the JCPOA under Obama, who argued in favor of empowering Iran"
- "Israel-US dialogue is necessary about Iran’s nuclear program, since a good agreement with Iran is a clear Israeli interest. But Israel must be prepared with a military option against Iran, as a last resort"
- "Military, defense minister believe a credible threat of an Israeli attack on Tehran’s nuclear facilities is only way US will be able to negotiate better deal with Islamic Republic"
- EVENT Israel Bonds Chicago with The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
- Heard in Jerusalem: "Hasbara" has become something resembling a dirty word
Tag Archives: University of Chicago
“This inability to denounce SJP’s incendiary post appears to be part of a pattern by the University of Chicago to deliberately avoid addressing antisemitism when such incidents occur on campus”
ALGEMEINER UChicago Condemns ‘Anti-Palestinian Bias’ After SJP Urges Boycott of ‘Sh*tty Zionist Classes’ by Rachel O’Donoghue February 17, 2022 If one needed any further evidence of the widespread antisemitism and anti-Israel hostility on college campuses in the United States, you … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged antisemitism, BDS, SJP, University of Chicago
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“Chicago was one of the many cities that saw a surge in homicides in the past year, and University of Chicago was not immune from that violence”
WASHINGTON EXAMINER Students at University of Chicago discover the folly of abolishing the police by Zachary Faria November 18, 2021 It isn’t just Democrat-run cities that have learned how ridiculous their embrace of “defund the police” has been. Now, students … Continue reading
“As a conservative Hispanic woman, I am accustomed to being in the minority opinion, especially on a liberal college campus”
THE CHICAGO MAROON I Am the IOP Whiteboard Girl by Evita Duffy March 6, 2020 Last week I was asked by the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics (IOP) to participate in a digital initiative, called “I vote because…,” where … Continue reading
#BDSFail University of Illinois overturns vote to divest
JNS University of Illinois rejects BDS resolution passed by student government February 13, 2020 The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) rejected a BDS resolution passed by the student government in the early hours on Thursday morning. “Illinois Student Government … Continue reading
Freshman “to do” list: Learn how to be a good American, challenge your teachers, study a language, and tackle hard subjects.
WALL STREET JOURNAL Ten Things They Didn’t Tell You at Freshman Orientation by David Gelernter September 3, 2018 …10. Relax—you, your fellow students and your professors already agree about nearly everything: President Trump, taxes, environmental policy, military spending, federal regulation, … Continue reading
“The University of Chicago has always been usefully out of step with its peers in higher education…and takes perverse pride in its reputation as the place where fun goes to die”
NEW YORK TIMES America’s Best University President by Bret Stephens October 20, 2017 Several years ago Robert Zimmer was asked by an audience in China why the University of Chicago was associated with so many winners of the Nobel Prize … Continue reading
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Tagged Political Correctness, Robert Zimmer, University of Chicago
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3 Chicago schools top the list of BDS activity: University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Northwestern University
ALGEMEINER Campus Trends Report: Chicago-Area Colleges ‘New Hub’ of Anti-Israel Activism” by Lea Speyer September 6, 2016 Anti-Israel activism on campus is undergoing a regional shift, with Chicago emerging as the “new hub,” and the West Coast on the wane, a new … Continue reading
“Are they warriors or snowflakes?”
REAL CLEAR POLITCS Social Justice Warriors Against Free Speech by Charles Lipson August 29, 2016 Well, that didn’t take long. The Social Justice Warriors have emerged from their safe spaces and begun attacking the University of Chicago’s statement supporting free speech … Continue reading
ArchitectGuy on Israel 