Andrew Pessin
ARTICLES BY: Andrew Pessin
Scuffle on North Carolina Campus Ensues When Pro-Israel Activist Distributes Flyers Disputing Palestinian Speaker’s Claims
A scuffle erupted at a North Carolina college on Thursday when a pro-Israel activist was confronted by the sponsors of an event featuring a Palestinian...
University Printers Hacked; Antisemitic Flyers Appearing in Printers Across US Campuses
Antisemitic flyers began emerging from networked printers at several US universities on Thursday, The Algemeiner has learned. According to the student newspaper at Chicago’s DePaul University, faculty...
London’s Goldsmiths University Hit By Second Incident of Antisemitic Graffiti
For the second time this academic year, antisemitic graffiti was found on the campus of Goldsmiths, University of London, The Algemeiner has learned. Goldsmiths student Benjamin...
After Congressional Intervention, Death Threat, Ohio State Student Gov’t Rejects BDS Resolution
The student government at Ohio State University (OSU) on Wednesday rejected a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution against Israel, The Algemeiner has learned. The vote on...
Capital U Student Gov’t Passes Unanimous Resolution in Support of Jewish People, Israel, Following Series of Antisemitic Incidents on Campus
The student government at Ohio’s Capital University on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Jewish people and the state of Israel, The Algemeiner...
U of California Regents Adopts Report Condemning ‘Antisemitism and Antisemitic Forms of Anti-Zionism’
The Regents of the University of California (UC) voted unanimously on Wednesday to adopt the entirety of a controversial report concerning principles of intolerance on...
Lawsuit Against CUNY Alleges Pervasive, Explicit Antisemitism Among Kingsborough College Administrators
A lawsuit filed last month by a faculty member at the City University of New York's (CUNY) Kingsborough Community College alleges explicit antisemitic discrimination and...
Non-Jewish Pro-Israel Vassar Professor Says ‘Anti-Jewish Atmosphere’ on Campus ‘Starting to Have Long-Term Effects’
Anti-Jewish speech and sentiment are very real and have been growing on campus, a non-Jewish faculty member at Vassar College stated in an article in The...
NY State Senate Decision to Slash Funding to CUNY Over Antisemitism Will Send Message to Other Universities, Says Jewish Leader (INTERVIEW)
The head of a major Jewish organization praised the New York State Senate’s decision last week to slash funding to the City University of New...
Israeli School Kids to Debate Syrian Civial War, Simulate Air Strike on Iranian Military Facilities, as Part of Model UN Program
Next month, Israeli students will participate in a day-long Model United Nations program in Petah Tikvah, in central Israel. What is “special” about this conference however,...
Secretive Group Releases New Report on Anti-Israel, Antisemitic Activity at Vassar College, Amid Complaints of Campus Radicalism
A clandestine organization that documents antisemitic and anti-Israel activity on US campuses released a report Friday, following the “large number of requests” it received “to expose radicalism"...
Columbia Faculty Members Release Letter Supporting University’s Ties to Israel, Following Petition by Colleagues Backing BDS
Faculty members at Columbia on Sunday released a letter, bearing 235 signatures, supporting the University’s ties to Israel, The Algemeiner has learned. The letter comes in response...
Hillel Defends Decision to Host Israeli ‘Whistleblower’ Group ‘Breaking the Silence’ at Campus Events
The world's largest Jewish campus organization responded on Thursday to critics of its decision to host the Israeli military "whistleblowing" group Breaking the Silence (BtS) at...
Transgender Activist Janet Mock Cancels Brown U Talk After Anti-Israel Activists Reject Hillel Co-Sponsorship
A leading activist for queer and transgender rights has cancelled an upcoming appearance at Brown University, The Algemeiner has learned, due to a controversy surrounding the campus...
