Why I Ugly Cried in Israel
By: Julia Gauze, McGill University, Hasbara Fellow Let me tell you a story- the story of my Ugly Crying in Israel. I know what you’re thinking: why does this person want to draw attention to her ugly crying face? The answer is because of what caused it. I visited Hevron towards the end of my […]
As A New Year Begins
By: Robyn Frum, Northeast Regional Advisor Across North America, Hasbara Fellows are returning to their campuses empowered and ready engage their campus communities with Israel. Senior Hasbara Fellows, who received their training within the last three years are now overseeing the new generation of pro-Israel leaders to ensure continuity at their universities. New Hasbara Fellows […]
MAJOR achievement for Jewish & pro-Israel students in Canada
In a significant victory for Jewish and pro-Israel students across Canada, Hasbara Fellowships Canada, the country’s largest pro-Israel campus advocacy organization, is proud to announce that the Student Association of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (SADCUOIT) has settled a legal case that Hasbara Fellowships Canada had filed with the Human Rights […]
University of Toronto Event Whitewashes Terrorism
Anti-Israel events aren’t rare but a recent event at the University of Toronto’s education school, OISE, veered from misinformation into the repeated and purposeful whitewashing of terrorism against innocent Israelis and glorifying Palestinian prisoners, many of whom have committed murder. Hasbara Fellowships Canada worked with one of our students, who recorded and documented the proceedings. […]
UBC Students Reject Israel Boycott Vote
University of British Columbia (UBC) Students Defeat BDS Motion Hasbara Fellowships Canada congratulates students at the University of British Columbia for rejecting another attempt by anti-Israel activists to pass a Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) vote on their campus. In a growing pattern of failure on Canadian university campuses, anti-Israel activists have found a diminished appetite […]
Taking Back Campus: Combatting Hatred With Israel Peace Week
By: Yael Steinberg, Associate Director of Education, Hasbara Fellowships It is no secret that college campuses are hostile places for young Zionists. New stories come out weekly about anti-Semitic student government members, physical altercations at pro-Israel events, and BDS. To make matters more difficult, the anti-Israel movement has done a great job of co-opting other […]
