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.

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