The Jewish Advocate

As the professional head of an organization that works to support Israel on campus, I am often asked by other Israel supporters if the pro-Israel community is winning or losing the battle on campus for Israel. My answer is it depends on which battle you are talking about.

We are winning one battle but losing the other.

Some in the pro-Israel community think we are losing the campus battle because no matter what we do they still hear the horror stories , from apartheid week to mock check points to blatant acts of harassment against Jewish students. They take these stories as evidence that nothing has improved and may have gotten even worse. They are both right and wrong.

Others, mainly professionals in pro-Israel organizations on campus, think we are winning the battle because not a single effort to boycott Israel at a significant university has come to fruition. They cite polls showing that the vast majority of students don’t buy the argument that Israel is an apartheid state. They are both right and wrong.