Best Practices and Principles: Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and Responsibilities of Students and Faculty
The Academic Engagement Network and Hillel International partnered to create “Best Practices and Principles” to assist in protecting and advancing the goals and values of higher education: the discovery and dissemination of knowledge and respect for free inquiry and diversity of viewpoints.
Challenging the ‘Settler Colonialism’ Claim Against Israel
The purpose of applying the accusation of “settler colonialism” to Israel is clear: to delegitimize Jewish presence and sovereignty in Israel by casting Jews as aggressive outsiders who do not belong there.
Challenging the Post-10/7 ‘Genocide’ Claim Against Israel
But tellingly, those very same critics who accuse Israel of perpetrating a genocide against Palestinians also omit the role of Hamas in starting and continuing to fight the war, including by rejecting many offers for a ceasefire.
Challenging the ‘Apartheid’ Claim Against Israel
The false claim that Israel is an “apartheid” state that discriminates against Palestinian Arabs has been promoted on universities and colleges for many years and is a false
accusation that continues to spread.
Understanding Online Antisemitism
Gunther Jikeli led a study, "Anti-Israel Campus Groups: Online Networks & Narratives," analyzing how anti-Israel student organizations coordinate their messaging, expand their reach, mirror the rhetoric of international terrorist organizations, and contribute to rising antisemitism on campus and beyond.
Foundational questions on Israel, Zionism, and the War in Gaza
This document provides answers, definitions, and contexts for contentious topics we are encountering on campus, including the history of Zionist, geopolitics of the Middle East, impact of October 7, and the current war in Gaza.
Guidance on political advocacy, academic freedom, and freedom to learn
A set of guidelines produced by UC Berkeley that discusses balancing academic freedom with creating a respectful, inclusive campus where all faculty, staff, and students can belong and heard.