Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
UK National Union of Students Fires President After Antisemitism Investigation
The National Union of Students (NUS), which represents over seven million university students in the UK, removed president Shaima Dallali from office on Monday after...
‘I’m Not Going to Let This Go’: Father of Antisemitic Assault Victim Vows Justice as NYPD Searches for Assailants
The father of a young New York yeshiva student who was pelted with eggs while being forced to say “Free Palestine,” on October 24 is...
Los Angeles City Council Endorses Leading Definition of Antisemitism
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. City Councilman Paul Koretz proposed the...
Chabad ‘Mitzvah Tank’ Graffitied in Antisemitic Vandalism Incident in New York
A mobile Jewish education and social services center was vandalized in New York City during the early morning hours on Sunday. According to CrownHeights.info, a local...
Chicago Financial Firm Announces It Will Guard Against BDS
Morningstar, Inc., a Chicago-based investment firm managing over $250 billion in assets, has adopted measures preventing anti-Zionist bias from affecting ratings assigned to Israeli companies...
Case Western University Student Government to Vote on BDS Resolution
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) of Case Western University will vote on a resolution endorsing the boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) movement in early November. The resolution,...
Rights Group Calls for Anti-Israel Book to Be Excluded from Newark, NJ School Curriculum
A Jewish rights group has asked Newark Board of Education, which oversees the largest school district in New Jersey, to exclude an anti-Israel book from...
Felony Charges Filed Against Three Miami University Students for Desecration of Sukkah
The City of Oxford Division of Police in Butler County, Ohio, has charged three Miami University students with felony vandalism for desecrating a Sukkah put...
University of Vermont President Denounces Antisemitism Weeks After Widely Criticized Statement on Jew Hatred
University of Vermont (UVM) president Suresh Garimella on Friday issued a statement strongly condemning antisemitism and pledging to hold those guilty of it "fully accountable." "I...
UN Commission Announces Investigation of Israeli ‘Apartheid’
A UN commission announced Thursday that it will investigate the allegation that Israel is an "apartheid state," eliciting strong rebuke from pro-Israel organizations. “We’re focusing on...
Oral Arguments Begin in CUNY ‘Antisemitic’ Union Resolution Case
A United States District Court on Wednesday heard arguments for a case brought by six City University of New York (CUNY) professors seeking to dissociate...
Halina Silber, Holocaust Survivor Saved by Oskar Schindler, Dies at Age 93
Helen "Halina" Silber, who attributed surviving the Holocaust to being transferred from Auschwitz to an ammunition and enamelware factory owned by the German industrialist, Oskar...
Iranian Schoolgirls Join Protests Against Regime ‘For the First Time’: Report
Iranian schoolgirls are participating in the anti-government protests "for the first time," Israeli education nonprofit Impact-se claimed on Tuesday. "Iranian school students have been recorded destroying...
Researcher Who Referred to ‘Jewish Financial Power’ To Give Lecture at University of Edinburgh
A London researcher known for using antisemitic tropes was invited to be a guest lecturer at University of Edinburgh, a Jewish advocacy nonprofit reported on...
