Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
UK Parliament Considering Anti-BDS Bill as Jewish Groups Voice Support
The British Parliament is considering legislation that would ban public institutions — including universities and local government bodies — from participating in or endorsing the...
Vast Majority of Jewish Students Consider Antisemitism a Threat to US, New Survey Finds
Amid a global surge in antisemitic hate crimes, a striking 84 percent of Jewish students in the US fear that antisemitism poses a threat to...
Anti-Israel Activist Heckles Harvard Dean During Welcome Ceremony
An anti-Israel activist interrupted a convocation ceremony held by Harvard University earlier this week to welcome the new student class of 2027 to campus. Asmer Safi,...
NYU Praised by Academic, Civil Rights Groups for Declining to Host Anti-Zionist Conference
US Jewish groups on Wednesday cheered New York University (NYU) for confirming that it will not host a conference that a California-based anti-Zionist organization planned...
Florida Lawmaker Mocks Neo-Nazi ‘Losers’ Over Disney World Demonstration, Warns Them of ‘Harshest’ Laws
A Florida state legislator on Sunday mocked neo-Nazi groups that waved swastika flags and saluted Adolf Hitler while demonstrating outside Disney World and in the...
Dozens of UK Universities Refusing to Adopt Leading Definition of Antisemitism, Watchdog Reveals
The definition of antisemitism adopted by dozens of governments and hundreds of civic institutions around the world has yet to be endorsed by 43 of...
California Professor Leading Push for Mandatory Ethnic Studies Classes a Staunch Anti-Zionist, Activists Warn
Over 70 religious, civil rights, and educational organizations led by the AMCHA Initiative, an antisemitism watchdog group, have sent a letter to the California Legislative...
Vandalism of Jewish Fraternity House at University of California, Berkeley Not Antisemitic, Police and Students Say
Officials with the University of California, Berkeley on Thursday told The Algemeiner that a recent instance of vandalism of a Jewish fraternity's house may not have...
Jewish Fraternity House at University of California, Berkeley Vandalized With Shellfish
The house of the Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) chapter at the University of California, Berkeley was vandalized over the weekend, according to the fraternity. AEPi said...
New Jersey Town Reaches $575,000 Settlement With State Over Antisemitism Lawsuit
Jackson Township in Ocean County, New Jersey will pay up to $575,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the Division of Civil Rights (DCR) in...
‘Shaken’: City University of New York Faculty Condemn Hiring of Anti-Israel Professor Marc Lamont Hill
The City University of New York's (CUNY) hiring of prominent academic and anti-Israel commentator Marc Lamont Hill as "presidential professor" of urban education in the...
‘Mixed Bag’: New US Education Department Guidance Both Helps, Harms Jewish Community, Ex-Top Official Says
A new "Dear Colleague" letter issued by the US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) includes a "mixed bag" of measures that will...
San Diego Police Issue Call for Help in Catching Man Suspected of Attacking Rabbi
The San Diego Police Department in California has released an image of a suspect who authorities believe attacked a rabbi in an antisemitic hate crime...
New Jersey Town Nearing Settlement With State Over Antisemitism Lawsuit
Jackson Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, is preparing to settle with the state Attorney General's Office a lawsuit alleging that it used zoning codes...
