Hasbara Israel Experience
By: Dory Ableman, University of Western Ontario, Hasbara Fellow It’s been an absolute pleasure to learn and connect with the Hasbara Fellows cultural competency and sensitivity program. I was inspired by the tremendous leadership and programming that goes into developing such a strong, intuitive, encompassing, and engaging experience. The students in our group made for […]
My Hasbara Journey
By: Camilla Benzaquen, York University, Hasbara Alumni Elie Wiesel once said, “Not to transmit an experience is to betray it”. Almost a year after my Hasbara Fellowships program in Israel, I find myself not only wanting to write and give over the many thoughts and feelings I experienced, but think it necessary to express to […]
Israel: Like No Other
By: Nathan Downey, University of British Columbia, Hasbara Fellow Israel: Like No Other To travel from Vancouver to Israel instead of anywhere else in the world, I often get asked why. When my other friends are choosing Europe and Australia, I’m usually in a mode of self-defence when explaining my journey to Israel. […]
How has Israel and Zionism shaped your Jewish identity?
By: Betsy Lampert, Florida Atlantic University, Hasbara Fellow December 11, 2018 It was important to my parents for Judaism to be a part of mine and my sister’s life. I have so many special childhood memories that make me so thankful I was able to enjoy being Jewish the way I’ve been able to. […]
The Devil is in the Details
By: Alexander Hymowitz, SUNY Binghamton Alumn, Hasbara Fellow Mr. Gideon Levy, shame on you. I wholeheartedly believe that your Op-Ed piece entitled I Feel No Sympathy for the Settlers should be the foundation for your immediate departure. “When you are capable of being indifferent to the execution of a psychologically impaired young man by soldiers, you can […]
Israel Forever
By: Aaron Goren, University of Vermont, Hasbara Fellow The day I returned from Birthright, there was a terrible terror attack in Jerusalem. A truck plowed into a group of IDF soldiers in the Old City. A parking lot where I had stood near just a day earlier was the site of this heinous crime against […]
Becoming a Social Media Warrior
By: Pearl Kraft, Ryerson University, Hasbara Fellow I returned from my Hasbara trip at the end of the summer, I felt ready to get back to school and start advocating for Israel on campus. The trip gave me endless topics to discuss with my fellow students who know little to nothing about Israel, and strategies […]
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
By: Alexis Schwartz, Tulane University, Hasbara Fellow Getting inside peoples’ minds to better understand why they feel the way they do about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a challenge I am in the process of tackling, and well, probably will be forever. Nonetheless, this is the challenge I have chosen to face since stepping back […]
Why does fighting for Israel matter?
By: Meytal Russo, University of Texas San Antonio, Hasbara Fellow Why does fighting for Israel matter? Israel has become such a complicated place to speak about. The country I grew up to love and to cherish has become a country surrounded with hate and negativity. It was not until I was much older that I […]
