Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
CUNY Professors Fighting to Leave Faculty Union File Brief in Second Appeals Court
Challenging decades of legal precedent, six City University of New York (CUNY) professors are suing to sever all ties to the school's faculty union —...
Wave of Harassment Towards London Orthodox Jews Continues
Orthodox Jews in the Stamford Hill section of London continue to face an onslaught of antisemitic harassment, according to a slew of reports by a...
‘Incendiary’: Academics Debate CUNY’s Response to Anti-Israel Commencement Address
Just days after the City University of New York (CUNY) issued a statement condemning a CUNY Law School graduate's commencement address that demonized Israel as...
Many in UK Academic Community Forced to Hide Jewish Identity: Report
Pervasive antisemitism and anti-Zionism at UK universities is forcing members of the Jewish academic community to conceal their identities on campus, according to a new...
‘Hateful Displays’: Apartheid Week is Modern Antisemitism, New Report Says
Campus "apartheid week" events and the so-called "apartheid walls" should be recognized as forms of modern antisemitism, according to a new report from Combat Antisemitism...
‘Slap on the Wrist’: 60 Day Sentencing of Antisemitic Attacker Slammed by Jewish Organization
A leading US Jewish antisemitism watchdog criticized on Tuesday the sentencing of Suleiman Othman, who was recently convicted of assaulting a Jewish man in an...
‘Expression of Hate’: CUNY Condemns Commencement Speech Which Demonized Israel
The City University of New York (CUNY), facing widespread criticism from Jewish groups and lawmakers over a law school commencement speech in which a student...
Stanford University Announces Formation of Jewish Life Committee after Spate of Antisemitic Incidents
Stanford University on Tuesday launched a new advisory committee on Jewish life as the campus reels from a torrent of antisemitic incidents in recent months. In...
‘Irreversible Impact’: Over 100 Organizations Urge Universities to Reject Academic Association BDS Resolution
Over 100 Jewish and non-Jewish organizations on Tuesday issued a fervent letter urging university leaders to reject a boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) resolution being proposed...
‘A Big Victory’: Biden Plan on Antisemitism Broadly Welcomed by US Jewish Groups, Activists
American Jewish groups on Thursday welcomed the release of the US National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, a first of its kind document containing best practices...
‘Unapologetically Jewish’: First Shabbat Observant Student Body President Elected at University of California Santa Barbara
As college students across California prepared to close the book on another academic year, a deluge of antisemitic incidents swept across the state's campuses in...
Saudi Arabia Has Mostly Removed Antisemitic Tropes From School Textbooks, New Report Says
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has removed "practically all antisemitism," from K-12 textbooks, marking a significant step forward in the Kingdom's approach to Judaism and,...
Jewish Organizations Urge UN Chief to Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism After Pro-Palestinian Opposition
Jewish groups across the world are calling on the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition...
Toronto Jews Are Most Victimized Minority Group In City, New Report Says
The number of antisemitic hate crimes in Toronto, Canada recorded in 2022 remained above pre-pandemic levels even as hate crimes declined overall, according to a...
