Charles Jacobs is co-founder and past President of The David Project and currently the president of Americans for Peace and Tolerance.
Charles Jacobs
By Charles Jacobs
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Community Louis Farrakhan Doesn’t Just Have An Anti-Semitism Problem — He Has A Slavery Problem
Louis Farrakhan is quite possibly the most popular anti-Semite in America. While neo-Nazis and white supremacists drummed up a mere few hundred people at their “national” rally in Charlottesville, Farrakhan’s recent rant in Chicago excited an adoring crowd more than three times that size. No antifa protesters have ever shut Farrakhan down when he calls…
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Community The Perils Of Coffee-Cup Diplomacy
The recently reported David Project merger with Hillel can only help the Hillel movement which has so far failed to effectively deal with the ideological assault against Israel and its Jewish supporters on campus. Sadly, however, this new development will not fundamentally change the ugly situation on the quads or in the lecture halls. To…
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Community Columbia Unbecoming – Then and Now
When Algemeiner put Columbia University at the top of its list of the 40 worst Universities for Jewish students, Forward editor Laura E. Adkins doubted the list-makers’ methodology, invited students to chime in, and is now publishing vigorous debates. We write to enlarge and refocus the discussion. It matters little if Columbia University is at…
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Community How James Zogby Seduced Liberal America
While pro-Israel Democrats might feel relieved that their Party platform committee rejected language calling for “an end to occupation and illegal settlements” proposed by James Zogby, the committee did vote to express support for Palestinian rights. This was welcomed by J Street’s Jeremy Ben Ami, who called it “an important step forward” and can be…
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Opinion In Sudan, A Modern-Day Story of Slavery
It is during Passover that we Jews are most sharply reminded that we walk the earth as redeemed slaves. But while human bondage may for us be a thing of the distant past, for many others slavery is not a matter of history. This year, as we celebrate our redemption at Seder tables around the…
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