Gil Troy began his presentation to the delegates of CAMERA’s Student Leadership Mission to Israel by asking each student to share the name of his or her favorite Israeli. Some of the names required an explanation, while others were known by everyone. Some individuals, like past leaders of the country,...
Day 3 Of The Israel Trip: Speakers and Spokespeople
The third full day of the Israel trip started with a meeting with Professor Gil Troy, a Shalom Hartman Research Fellow and author of Why I am a Zionist, who discussed how to portray Israel on campuses and how to tell the difference between legitimate criticism of Israel and anti-Semitism....
Multiple Perspectives
Gil Troy, a professor of history at McGill University, responds to Peter Beinart’s essay, writing “What Beinart Overlooks in His ‘American Jewish Cocoon’ Article“. Professor Troy explores the issue of how, oftentimes, groups advocating for Israel are accused of being one sided, and of failing to provide multiple perspectives. They...