Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
Los Angeles County Records Record High Number of Antisemitic Hate Crimes
Los Angeles County in California has experienced an all-time high number of hate crimes targeting the Jewish community, according to figures compiled by a local...
Jewish Civil Rights Group Seeks to Overturn Dismissal of MIT Antisemitism Lawsuit
The StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ) has filed an appeal to overturn the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...
Jewish American Health-Care Professionals Report Widespread Antisemitism, New Study Finds
Nearly 40 percent of Jewish American health-care professionals have encountered antisemitism in the workplace, either as witnesses or victims, according to a new study conducted...
UVA Settles Antisemitism Lawsuit in Confidential Agreement
The University of Virginia (UVA) has settled a damaging lawsuit in which a Jewish student accused it of willfully ignoring antisemitic harassment perpetrated by students...
Anti-Zionist Faculty ‘Barometer’ Exposes Worst Schools for Jewish Students
Antisemitism watchdog AMCHA Initiative has released a new "Anti-Zionist Faculty Barometer" which contains measurements of the severity of professors' anti-Israel activism at over 700 US...
Pro-Hamas Demonstration at NYU Draws Police Response
New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers have arrested pro-Hamas protesters who staged an illegal demonstration on the grounds of New York University in Manhattan...
George Mason University Suspends Students for Justice in Palestine, Pursues Criminal Investigations of Members
George Mason University (GMU) has reportedly suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and pursued a criminal investigation of two female members who are...
MIT Jewish Alumni Group Urges Action on Campus Antisemitism After Smear Campaign
The Jewish Alumni Alliance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT JAA) has issued an open letter calling on university president Sally Kornbluth to address...
University of Wisconsin Launches Investigation Into Pro-Hamas Group
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has opened an investigation into whether its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter (SJP) — one part of an inter-campus network...
‘Antisemitic Intimidation’: Pro-Hamas Vandals Strike Jewish University of Michigan Official’s Home, Car
Pro-Hamas activists at the University of Michigan vandalized the car and home of a Jewish member of the school's board of regents early Monday morning. "Divest....
Yale University Student Body Approves Divestment Referendum Targeting Israel
Yale University students have voted in favor of a referendum calling for the school's divestment from Israel — a core tenet of the boycott, divestment,...
California School Shooter’s Motive Revealed as US Involvement in ‘Genocide of Palestinians’
A gunman who shot and wounded two kindergarten students at a private school in northern California on Wednesday left behind a note revealing the shooting...
Canadian Jewish Doctors Decry Rise of Antisemitism in Medicine, Consider Leaving Country
Antisemitism in Canada risks chasing Jewish doctors not only out of their field but also out of the country, according to multiple reports. "Antisemitism in Canadian...
Jewish, Israeli Americans Face ‘Substantial Discrimination’ in US Job Market, New ADL Study Shows
Jewish and Israeli Americans are facing "substantial discrimination" in the US job market, being filtered out of hiring pools by recruiters who identify their heritage...
