From The article: the Jewish Press February 25, 2014by Lori Lowenthal Marcus
The Hillel guidelines state:
will not partner with, house, or host organizations, groups, or speakers that as a matter of policy or practice: Deny the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish and democratic state with secure and recognized borders; Delegitimize, demonize, or apply a double standard to Israel; Support boycott of, divestment from, or sanctions against the State of Israel; Exhibit a pattern of disruptive behavior towards campus events or guest speakers or foster an atmosphere of incivility. In other words, Hillel students are permitted to say and do whatever they want, they just can’t provide a Hillel platform to Israel haters.
Hillel International responded to the groups who declared themselves Open Hillels like the good uncle it is, lauding the students for expressing their views and for being passionate. The bottom line message, however, is that if a Hillel-affiliated campus group violates the Israel guidelines by, for example, offering a platform within Hillel to a proponent of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sactions Movement, that group will lose its affiliation to Hillel, along with the right to use the Hillel name, and to avail itself of Hillel resources. The second step has not yet happened, even on the two campuses, Swarthmore College and Vassar College, which declared themselves Open Hillels. But along now comes a student-founded and run group calling itself “Safe Hillel,” which takes a different approach to the situation.
Later on we see :
The mission of Safe Hillel is for Hillel to be a safe place where Israel supporters are able to express that view openly, and where Jews of every Jewish denomination are able to practice their Judaism freely. “Why do students feel the need to ruin Hillel?” Fils said many of his friends were asking.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/safe-hillel-wants-the-jewish-campus-group-to-be-safe-for-all/2014/02/25/
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