Lea Speyer
ARTICLES BY: Lea Speyer
Anti-Israel Activists at McGill Boycott, Block Access to ‘Peace Wall’
Despite invitations to contribute to an installation promoting peace in the Middle East, BDS activists at Canada’s McGill University protested it on anti-Israel grounds, campus...
Following Defeat of BDS Motion at U of Toronto, Israel Advocates Say Anti-Jewish-State Activists ‘Significantly Miscalculated’ Opponents’ Mobilization Power
In the wake of a major defeat of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign at the University of Toronto this week, advocates of...
Head of Alumni Group That Pushed for Ouster of Antisemitic Oberlin Faculty Member Says Other Colleges Should ‘Follow Suit, Stamp Out Bigotry’
The recent dismissal of an Oberlin College assistant professor who blamed Jews and Israel for the 9/11 terror attacks should serve as a warning to...
Following BDS Defeat, Activists at U of Michigan Reject Outreach Efforts by Pro-Israel Peers, ‘Normalization’ With Jewish State
Students at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, who supported a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution that was defeated by a landslide vote at the...
‘Unprecedented’ Spate of Antisemitic Vandalism Across US Colleges in Wake of Presidential Election Leaves Jewish Students Feeling Vulnerable, Campus Groups Say
Jewish students are feeling particularly vulnerable in the aftermath of the US presidential election, the result of which has sparked an unprecedented number of antisemitic incidents at...
Student Leaders at New York State U Condemn ‘Abhorrent’ Anti-Trump Swastika Scrawled on Dorm Wall, as Outraged Governor Cuomo Orders Police Investigation
Student leaders at the State University of New York (SUNY) responded harshly to the appearance at one of the dorms of anti-Trump swastika graffiti on Friday,...
Following Major Backlash, Kent State Says It Won’t Cave to Anti-Israel Groups Demanding Removal of Golda Meir Display
Kent State University said it won't cave to pressure from anti-Israel student activists to dismantle a display featuring a photo of and quotation by the...
Kent State Weighs Removal of ‘Golda’ Display in Wake of Anti-Israel Student Outcry
Kent State University officials are contemplating the removal of a display featuring a photo and quotation by the late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, after...
Jewish Students at U of New Mexico, Already ‘Intimidated’ Into Keeping Low Profile, ‘Anxious’ Over Appearance of Nazi-Style Anti-Trump Graffiti, Sources Say
Jewish students at the University of New Mexico (UNM) are feeling "anxious" about the appearance on campus of Nazi-themed graffiti denouncing US President-elect Donald Trump,...
Following Meeting Aimed at Repairing Relations With ‘Antisemitic’ UK Student Leader, British-Jewish Union Says It’s Still Dissatisfied Over Lack of Apology
Following a recent meeting aimed at mending soured relations with the leader of the country's largest student union, the UK's Union of Jewish Students (UJS) announced that it...
Antisemitism Expert: ‘Students for Justice in Palestine’ Legitimizing ‘Obvious Bigotry’ Through Alliance With Anti-Israel Jews
A national anti-Israel student organization is spending "much of its energy trying to deny its obvious bigotry," the head of a Jewish rights-focused legal group told The...
McGill University Student Paper Defends Censoring Pro-Israel Content
An independent student newspaper at McGill University in Canada admitted in an editorial this week to censoring pro-Israel content, on the grounds that Zionism "functions as a settler-colonial ideology...
Former Rutgers Student Convicted of Carrying Out Terrorist Attacks on New Jersey Synagogues
A former Rutgers student was found guilty last week of committing a spate of terrorist attacks on New Jersey synagogues, NorthJersey.com reported. According to the report,...
Virginia Realtor Says She ‘Refused to Be Bullied’ by BDS Activists Protesting Brokerage Business in Israel
A Virginia realtor said she “refused to be bullied” by protesters who attempted to disrupt her showing of a property to potential buyers last week because the company she...
