The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement claims to promote human rights—but its true objective is the isolation and delegitimisation of the world’s only Jewish state. In this powerful piece, Michael Scott CSC reveals how BDS rhetoric has infiltrated Australian universities, threatening academic freedom and Jewish safety. He highlights the critical work of 5A and StandWithUs Australia in resisting antisemitism and restoring moral clarity on campus.

On October 7, 2023, a Hamas-led terrorist attack in Israel killed 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped about 250 others. The almost immediate spread of news and images of the attack produced heavy emotional reactions in public opinion in many countries. The article analyses data from a representative survey on the attitudes toward Jews and Muslims of Italian undergraduates conducted between late September and late October 2023, encompassing both those dramatic events and the war that followed. Four main findings emerge. First, Italian students tend to organise attitudes towards Jews around three main dimensions, those toward Muslims around one. Second, attitudes towards the two groups vary according to cultural values of reference, commitment to study, and political orientation. Third, negative attitudes towards Muslims are more prevalent than those toward Jews, but this difference narrows between centre-left and left-leaning students and, in some cases, reverses. Finally, the analysis shows that one of the dimensions organising unfavourable attitudes towards Jews experienced very substantial growth on the days immediately following October 7, that is, the date of the Hamas terrorist attack inside Israeli territory.

Antisemitism erodes and is contrary to values that define Australia: fairness, freedom and mutual respect. It is a hatred that manifests in harmful words, and can lead to violent deeds, undermining the basic right to live free of discrimination and hate, and attacking the very foundations of a thriving democracy. As such, it poses a threat not just to Jewish Australians, but to our entire nation.

This article explores the fundamental flaws of academic boycott and divestment campaigns, arguing that they undermine scholarly freedom, suppress dialogue, and politicise university governance.

Philip Mendes delves into how victim-blaming strategies are employed to minimize the antisemitism crisis in Australian higher education institutions.

The IHRA definition is not a neutral tool: it has been used internationally to silence critics of Israel. For universities committed to free inquiry, adopting it would undermine academic freedom and open debate.

Research into generative AI's images of Jews reveals a striking lack of diversity, feeding racist and sexist stereotypes.

Explore when anti-Zionism crosses into antisemitism. This analysis delves into history, political narratives, and modern discourse, highlighting how criticism of Israel can sometimes turn into discrimination against Jews. Understand the fine line between critique and hate.