Andrew Pessin
ARTICLES BY: Andrew Pessin
Cancellation of Israeli Diplomat’s Appearance at Leeds University Sparks Row Between Organizers and Pro-BDS Group
An Israeli diplomat’s appearance at a major British university was cancelled at the last minute Wednesday under disputed circumstances, The Algemeiner has learned. The University of Leeds...
McGill University’s Student Body Rejects Student Government’s BDS Vote
The student body at Canada's McGill University has failed to ratify Monday’s controversial Israel boycott vote by the general assembly of the student government. According to...
Harvard’s Steven Pinker Opposes Israel Boycott as Anthropologists Prepare for Upcoming Vote
A well-known Harvard psychologist again voiced his opposition to academic boycotts of Israel Wednesday, as two groups of anthropologists geared up campaigns to defeat the...
Jewish Human Rights Group Hints at Legal Action Against Cambridge U Over Mock Checkpoint Erected for Israeli Apartheid Week
Lawyers for a Jewish advocacy group sent a letter to Britain's Cambridge University, hinting that legal action would be taken over the erection of a mock “checkpoint” on campus during...
Finnish Academic Scraps Jew-Hating Posts From Facebook After Exposure by Pro-Israel Blogger
A Finnish academic deleted numerous posts from his Facebook page on Wednesday, after a pro-Israel blogger publicized what he called their “outright Jew hatred,” The Algemeiner has...
McGill’s Pro-Israel Community Fearful of ‘What’s to Come’ After BDS Victory
It wasn’t just that Monday’s student government debate at McGill University was itself long and tiring, one student activist told The Algemeiner. Before losing the...
U Mass Amherst Rally Over Swastikas on Campus ‘Not Sufficient,’ Say Participants Concerned About ‘Ongoing Antisemitism’
After a campus rally last Friday to protest the recent appearance of swastikas at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, there remained disappointment over the school’s overall...
New Alum Group Aims to Fight Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism on Campus
Distressed by what they saw as a surge in anti-Zionism and antisemitism on their campuses, alumni of several institutions recently formed a not-for-profit organization to address the phenomenon. Alums...
BDS Motion Passes Easily at Canada’s McGill University
McGill University’s student government on Monday night passed a resolution endorsing the boycott, divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, by a large margin, The...
Middle East Peace Initiative Sponsored by Pro-Israel Group at Cambridge U Rejected by Pro-Palestinian Students Favoring ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’
The pro-Israel sponsors of a student peace initiative at Cambridge University in the UK bemoaned the refusal of pro-Palestinian counterparts to participate in the week-long...
Human Rights Group Accuses York U Faculty Union of Hiding Anti-Israel Agenda; Warns Students Not to Enroll There if Divestment Endorsed
An international Jewish human rights organization has rejected a claim by the faculty union at Toronto’s York University that its endorsement of a student divestment group...
Palestinian Human Rights Activist Receives Death Threats From Anti-Israel Protesters During U of Chicago Lecture (VIDEO)
A Palestinian human rights activist said Thursday that he was “terrified” by the hostile reception and physical threats he received while lecturing at the University of Chicago. Bassem...
Harvard Law School Disputes ‘Justice for Palestine’ Account of Controversy Over Donor Funding
A Harvard Law School Dean yesterday denied an anti-Israel student group’s account of a recent funding controversy at the school, The Algemeiner has learned. Justice For Palestine...
New Anti-BDS Strategy Scores First Victory On Illinois Campus; Prevents Singling Out of Israel in Divestment Resolution
Pro-Israel students at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) expressed relief on Tuesday that their effort to alter the text of a divestment resolution brought before...
