A: For many campuses, the delegitimization of Israel and prevalence of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign is a real concern. To this end, ICC has mobilized its network of partner organizations and professionals to collaborate on countering-BDS materials. These materials include case studies, documents, resources, and best practices guides for campus and community professionals, and students dealing with delegitimization of Israel. With numerous contributors, the ICC’s materials provide a comprehensive, user-friendly resource to assist in important efforts on campus. Check out our resources for countering delegitimization (link to the page) or give us a call. We’re here to help

A: The ICC’s Israel Advocacy Grant program is a bottom-up initiative designed to provide seed-money student-driven Israel advocacy initiatives that produce a more positive view of Israel on campus. Projects should stem from the unique environment of the particular campus, contain specific desired outcomes, and provide a strategy and specific mechanisms for measuring the outcomes. While grants may be awarded to support cultural engagement as a means to achieve an advocacy-related outcome, grants are not intended to support cultural engagement as an end in itself.The ICC offers Israel Advocacy Grants that are up to $7500 for a long-term initiative. Take a look at our grants page for more information. 

A: Check out what the ICC’s MZ-Grinspoon Israel Advocacy Interns are doing and what initiatives ICC Israel Advocacy Grantees are accomplishing around the country to get some ideas for what you can do on your campus.

A: The ICC offers lots of programs to help you be a more effective Israel advocate. Check out the Israel Campus Beat for nation-wide advocacy trends and happenings, and participate in our ICC Interactives, monthly trainings for professionals to learn about different aspects of Israel advocacy on campus.

A: ICC works with organizations that agree to work towards common, specific objectives in an atmosphere of mutual trust. ICC only supports initiatives that work to establish a positive view of Israel and create respect and support for Israel as a Jewish, democratic state with its own democratic political process. ICC does not seek to substitute for, or work for an outcome to exert pressure from outside of, the Israeli political process. Specifically, as ICC brings organizations together to work on initiatives, it asks each to affirm that it:

1. Agrees to work in common purpose toward the specific objectives of the initiative; and
2. Agrees to work in an atmosphere of mutual trust and avoid public attacks on others working in partnership on the initiative.

ICC understands and respects that not all organizations working on campus regarding Israel on efforts that they may view as positive or pro-Israel, can or will agree to abide by these requirements. The requirements are not meant as a judgment of what is acceptable or what constitutes “pro-Israel” activity; rather, in ICC’s experience, these requirements constitute the minimum necessary to form effective partnerships and collaboration among groups working in the space. ICC does not publicly comment on or take positions regarding the activities of other organizations. In practice, ICC has found that clearly articulating objectives in advance, and requiring partner organizations to abide by the specified objectives and the principle of mutual trust, has led to more effective results and has also resulted in self-selection among those organizations truly interested in obtaining those objectives.

A: If you fall within the criteria above and would like to work with the ICC, contact us by emailing info@israelcc.org or calling 202-449-6598

A: Contact Allison Sheren, ICC Managing Director, if you would like more information about the ICC 

A: To discuss an idea with us, please contact Daniel Kuhn.

A:  Whether you want to learn Hebrew, study foreign affairs, make Aliyah, or just eat some falafel, a trip to Israel is an experience of a lifetime.  Check out our opportunities page to learn about lots of different trips and ways to go to Israel!

A:  One of the most exciting things about Israel advocacy is that it can take many different forms.  Be creative, form relationships, and utilize the resources that are already out there.  ICC posts new information about events and opportunities every week on the ICC website.  If you’re looking for something specific, check out our opportunities page to learn about lots of different trips, internships, activities and ways to get involved and advocate for Israel!

A: Israel on Campus Coalition can help connect you with all sorts of Israel advocacy internships.  Check out our opportunities page to learn about lots of different internships from a variety of organizations in order to advocate for Israel.  To see what some student interns are doing, here’s a list of interns with information about what they’re doing.

A: On many campuses, your peers just don’t know or care about Israel. You’ve come to the right place to connect with resources that will encourage your engagement with Israel advocacy and that will help you to garner campus interest in Israel.  Check out what the ICC’s MZ-Grinspoon Interns are doing and what initiatives ICC Israel Advocacy Grantees are accomplishing around the country to get some ideas for what you can do on your campus.

A: For many campuses, the delegitimization of Israel on campus and prevalence of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign is a real concern. To this end, the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC) has mobilized its network of partner organizations and professionals to collaborate on countering-BDS materials. These materials include case studies, documents, resources, and best practices guides for campus and community professionals, and students dealing with delegitimization of Israel on their campus. With numerous contributors, the ICC’s materials provide a comprehensive, user-friendly resource to assist in important efforts on campus. Check out our resources for countering delegitimization or give us a call. We’re here to help.

A:  First of all, know that you are not alone, and that students from all sorts of colleges and disciplines struggle with encountering biased professors.  At its best, the classroom is a place for open, honest, and respectful exchange of ideas, but sometimes professors overstep their bounds by pushing their own agenda or perspective and preventing intellectual freedom.  Addressing this difficult issue is challenging and can put students in a vulnerable position.  Please check out our resources, which include methods for addressing professor biases, and check out the Israel Campus Beat, which provides insightful articles about Israel in classrooms and on campus. 

A:  Certainly.  Israel and the Middle East is a very contentious discussion topic, but the ICC and its partner organizations provide innovative strategies for how to approach the topic peacefully on college campuses.  Responsible dialogue is at the heart of ICC’s mission.  To learn more about how to join the conversation about Israel, you can read about some Israel advocacy initiatives, read up about Israel on the Israel Campus Beat, see what our MZ-Grinspoon Interns are doing. You can also like us on Facebook or follow our twitter feed, which regularly contains helpful tips on discussing Israel intelligently and respectfully.

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A:  Please do!  We’re always excited to post stories that are interesting, relevant, and appropriate to our twitter feed.  And if you are interesting in writing a news article, go to Israel Campus Beat, an online publication and part of ICC that is designated for campus news stories.