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09/03/2010

Mark's Opinion: The Golden Rule

One of the greatest Jewish sages, Rabbi Hillel, famously stated the ‘Golden Rule’ of Jewish morality: “that which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow.” There is another...
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19/02/2010

Press Release: Manchester Violence

The Union of Jewish Students is shocked but sadly unsurprised by the violence shown towards a peaceful demonstration in support of Israel on Thursday. Moreover, the undemocratic implementation by a fr...
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17/02/2010

Mark's Opinion: The Abyss of Totalitarianism

And so it ends. The double-standards, rhetoric and indoctrination that characterises the alliance between radical student Leftist groups and extremist Islamists have pushed Manchester University to th...
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01/02/2010

Holocaust Memorial Day 2010

Last week, Holocaust Memorial Day was commemorated around the country, marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. UJS, in partnership with the National Union of Students and the Anne...
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07/01/2010

Mark's Opinion: Reflections on the Holocaust

I remember one particular episode of Blue Peter on the BBC, when, as a six year old, I watched a special programme commemorating the Holocaust. Fifty years on from the liberation of Auschwitz, this wa...
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10/12/2009

Mark's Opinion: Erasing the line - antisemitism and anti-Zionism

"Your life will be hell!" bellowed Bongani Masuku at a crowded meeting at Wits University in South Africa. The International Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has been l...
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25/11/2009

Mark’s Opinion... Confronting the Boycott

  Predictably, the University of Sussex Student Union, with its long history of one-sidedness towards the Arab-Israeli conflict, has been mandated to boycott all Israeli goods (one must presum...
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14/12/2009

The ultimate update + BNP stuff, from Mark

So...time for an update. The past few weeks have been predictably hectic.  As well as visiting campuses - Cambridge, Oxford and UCL - the UJS Campaigns team popped up to Manchester for three day...
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14/12/2009

Twitter for Hope not Hate - the BNP is coming to Question Time, from Mark

Quick blog entry here. In the next few days the leader of the BNP, Nick Griffin, is appearing on Question Time. The Union of Jewish Students is committed to combating fascism and racism, and want you...
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07/10/2009

Ben in the North

Good morning sports fans! This blog is coming to you on my journey from Manchester to Durham. Life for a UJS campaigns officers is never dull! In Manchester the campaigns team has been attending the C...
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