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In this video from December 2023, Segal Executive Director Dr. Robert Satloff advises students and parents on how to navigate the complex politics of Israel on campus.

“On too many campuses space has narrowed for students to express their pride in Israel; or find some objective, thoughtful discussion of current Middle East issues; or voice their criticism of policies of the government of Israel without having to join a crowd of radical anti-Zionists,” Satloff says.

Satloff, the Howard P. Berkowitz Chair in U.S. Middle East Policy, states that “too often, calls for the genocidal annihilation of Israel are what passes for acceptable, legitimate academic discourse. And far too frequently, university presidents, chancellors and deans have responded with bland, spineless statements that fail to call out anti-Semitism or define guardrails for what should be beyond the pale at our institutions of higher education.”

He notes that William Davidson Distinguished Fellow Dennis Ross, Ziegler Distinguished Fellow David Makovsky, and Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Senior Fellow Ghaith al-Omari regularly visit with students and faculty members on college campuses to conduct dispassionate discussions on Middle East policy based on research rather than disinformation.

Satloff, a graduate of Duke, Harvard, and Oxford universities, advises students to get informed about the Middle East through reputable sources; avoid courses with professors who have endorsed the academic boycott of Israel; insist on being treated respectfully by instructors in the classroom and report any instances of intolerance; and, finally, find support by joining with like-minded students on campus because “there is strength in solidarity.”

The Washington Institute has created a special email address, [email protected], for students and parents to contact the Institute for additional information.

Additional resources:

Hillel International https://www.hillel.org/ -- Established in 1923, Hillel International is the world's largest and most inclusive Jewish campus organization, serving 140,000 college students each year.

Israel on Campus Coalitionhttps://israelcc.org/ -- Its mission is to inspire American college students to see Israel as a source of pride and empower them to stand up for Israel on campus.

Report Campus Hate http://www.reportcampushate.org – A portal to report anti-Semitic and/or bias incidents targeting Jewish community members on North American college campuses. This site is not designed to report emergencies. The tool collects and shares information back to Hillel International, the ADL and the Secure Communities Network.

Campus Antisemitism Legal Line (CALL) https://www.legal-protection.org -- A free legal protection helpline for students who have experienced anti-Semitism sponsored by Hillel International, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) https://www.asmeascholars.org/ -- Its mission is to promote the highest standards of academic research and teaching in the fields of Middle Eastern and African studies and related disciplines through programs, publications, and services that support our members, the international community of scholars, and interested members of the public.