COVERAGE: The JEwish Chronicle - Oxford Union ‘apartheid Israel’ debate accused of breaking the law by glorifying violence
The Jewish Chronicle reports on the Pinsker Centre’s open letter to Lord Hague, following the debate at the Oxford Union accusing Israel of apartheid and genocide.
Coverage: The Times - Oxford Union accused of breaking the law during Israel debate
The Times reports on the open letter organised by the Pinsker Centre in response to the Oxford Union debate entitled ‘This House Believes that Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide.’
COMMENT: THe Telegraph - ‘Sinister’ Oxford Union debate on Israel broke law, dons tell Hague
Ben Freeman, Executive Director of the Pinsker Centre, gives his comments on the Oxford Union debate on Israel that prompted the Pinsker Centre’s open letter to Lord Hague.
COMMENT: The Telegraph - How it became fashionable for the Left to hate Israel – despite its model of ‘tolerance’
Jonathan Hunter, a trustee of the Pinsker Centre, was interviewed as part of a Telegraph article aiming to understand anti-Israel sentiment on the left.
COMMENT: The Telegraph - Universities pension scheme rejects demand from academics to dump Israel
Jonathan Hunter, a trustee of the Pinsker Centre, commented on the UCU’s attempt to force university pension providers to divest from Israeli companies in the Telegraph.
COMMENT: The Jewish Chronicle - Anti-Israel protestors 'bullied' me, claims Welsh politician
Jonathan Hunter, a trustee of the Pinsker Centre, commented on the intimidation of a Welsh politician who was giving a talk to a student society at Cardiff university in the Jewish Chronicle.
COVERAGE: Conservative Home - Calista Toner: Why Conservative students should support Israel and counter anti-semitism on campus
Calista Toner, a Policy Fellow at the Pinsker Centre, appeared in Conservative Home to explain why students should be expressing solidarity with Israel after October 7th on campus. Calista detailed her reasoning behind collaborating with the Pinsker Centre to write a joint declaration, signed by 10 other Conservative societies across the United Kingdom.
COVERAGE: The Conservative Woman - The campus Conservatives who are facing down anti-Semitism
The Conservative Woman reports on a declaration written by the Pinsker Centre and supporters in Conservative student societies throughout the United Kingdom. The declaration unequivocally condemns Hamas terrorism, extends solidarity to the people of Israel, and highlights the threat Hamas poses to both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.
COVERAGE: The Telegraph - ‘Torrent of anti-Semitism’ at UCL must be investigated, say 500 alumni
The Telegraph reports on an open letter organised by the Pinsker Centre, addressed to the Provost of University College London. The Pinsker Centre organised and authored the letter in light of rampant glorification and justification of the October 7th attacks at UCL.
COVERAGE: The Jewish Chronicle - Conservative societies announce declaration in support of Israel
The Jewish Chronicle reports on a declaration written by the Pinsker Centre and supporters in Conservative student societies throughout the United Kingdom. The declaration unequivocally condemns Hamas terrorism, extends solidarity to the people of Israel, and highlights the threat Hamas poses to both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.
COVERAGE: The Oxford Student - Societies issue statements on crisis in Israel-Gaza
The Oxford Student reports on a collaborative open letter from student societies in Oxford which condemned Hamas and called for the release of the hostages. The statement, endorsed by all major political parties in Oxford student politics, was facilitated by the Pinsker Centre.
COVERAGE: The Jewish Chronicle - Students chant ‘from the river to the sea’ at Cambridge Union event with Israeli politician
The Jewish Chronicle reports on a Pinsker Centre event with former Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Dan Meridor, in Cambridge. Students protested outside the Union and attempted to disrupt the event. There were also chants of ‘from the river to the sea…’ heard from the crowd.
OPINION: The Oxford Magazine - In Defence of Oxford’s Jewish Students: A reply to Mssrs Shlaim, Rosenhead and Green
This opinion piece by Pinsker Centre trustee Jonathan Hunter, was published in the Oxford Magazine in 2021. In the piece, Jonathan defends the IHRA definition of antisemitism against accusations that it represents a threat to academic freedom.
COMMENT: The Jewish Chronicle - NUS president sparks fury over event
In the Jewish Chronicle, the Pinsker Centre condemns the NUS President’s decision to speak alongside Omar Barghouti. Barghouti founded the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and is a notorious BDS activist.
COVERAGE: The Jewish Chronicle - Protesters attempt to disrupt former Israeli Deputy PM’s London university lecture
The Jewish Chronicle reports on a Pinsker Centre event with former Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Dan Meridor, at King’s College London. Protestors waved placards and chanted accusations at Mr. Meridor in an attempt to intimidate event attendees.