To Resist the Academic Intifada: Letters to My Students on Defending the Zionist Dream

Since October 7, many students-and their parents-have been reeling. Hamas's rampage through Israel unleashed waves of anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, and anti-Americanism-which had been building for decades, especially on campus. In these letters to his students, Professor Gil Troy, American presidential historian and Zionist activist, pushes back against the growing despair regarding America and the assault on Zionism, Israel, and the Jews.

Recounting the journey he and his family took as East...