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Vassar Hillel declares itself to be an "Open Hillel" and open to dialog from people of all political persuasions ... also an appeal from Berkeley alumni to leaders of the the University of California Hillel for political inclusion and openness rather exclusion:

Vassar Hillel group defies parent org: Your Israel doctrine doesn’t represent ‘diversity of young Jews’

Philip Weiss on February 19, 2014

The Open Hillel movement is on the move! Let us celebrate. First it was theSwarthmore Hillel declaring last December that it is an open Hillel, and that non- and anti-Zionists are allowed to step across the threshold. Now we have a declaration of openness from the Vassar Jewish Union, a Hillel org, stating that the International’s red lines on Israel are excluding young Jews. And an appeal from Berkeley alumni to leaders of the the University of California Hillel. Both statements are below.

The Berkeley alums dignify the idea of boycotting Israel and make this dramatic assertion (emphasis mine): “It is impossible to know how many students have looked elsewhere for Jewish inspiration, or abandoned their Jewish identity altogether, because of Hillel’s overly narrow policies regarding criticism of Israel. All we know for sure is that we personally witnessed countless potential community members disappear because of them.”

(Abandoned their Jewish identity altogether because they can’t square the requirement that they support Israel with their political values. We’ve seen it too.)

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Vassar Hillel group defies parent org: Your Israel doctrine doesn't represent 'diversity of young Jews'
 
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