Lea Speyer
ARTICLES BY: Lea Speyer
Virginia Lawmaker: George Mason U Must Rescind Invitation to Host Conference of Anti-Israel Student Group With ‘Well-Documented Ties to Hamas’
George Mason University (GMU) must immediately rescind its invitation to host an upcoming conference held by a student group with "well-documented ties to Hamas and other...
Shocking Testimony From UK University’s Anti-Israel ‘Pogrom’: ‘They Weren’t Afraid to Hurt Girls’
A mob of protesters responsible for the violent disruption of a pro-Israel event last week at the University College London (UCL) “weren’t afraid to hurt...
Head of Portland State U’s Israel Society Decries Student Senate Passage of BDS Resolution; Says Campus Jewish Community Preparing to ‘Move Forward, Empower Ourselves’
The head of Portland State University’s only pro-Israel society decried the passage Monday of a pro-BDS bill by the Student Senate, telling The Algemeiner about his...
Former Israeli Lawmaker: Anti-Zionism on Campus Is ‘Socially Respectable’ Cover for Antisemitism
Jew-hatred is rising on campuses around the world while giving itself the "socially respectable" cloak of anti-Zionism, a former Israeli lawmaker told the student newspaper the Kenyon Collegian. In...
Former UK Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks Says Only Time During Tenure He Felt ‘Genuinely Afraid’ as a Jew Was Lecturing at Oxford
The former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth revealed that the only time during his tenure that he felt "genuinely afraid" was when he...
BDS on Canadian Campuses Dealt Serious Blow, Say Jewish, Pro-Israel Advocacy Groups in Wake of University System Adoption of New Non-Discrimination Policy
A serious blow was dealt to the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement this week, prominent members of Major Canadian Jewish and Israel advocacy...
Russian Teacher Investigated for Conducting Antisemitism Survey on 16-Year-Old Students
A Jewish teacher in Moscow is being investigated by her employers for distributing a questionnaire to students that included queries about whether they feel Jews are responsible...
British-Jewish Student Leader to Controversial National Counterpart: ‘Combat Antisemitism on Campus or Resign Immediately’
The controversial head of Britain's largest student union should commit to combating antisemitism on campus or resign immediately, her Jewish counterpart insisted this week. In an op-ed...
Pro-Israel Groups at UC Berkeley Band Together to Counter-Protest ‘Day of Action’ Against Jewish State
Two groups at the University of California, Berkeley are gearing up to counter-protest an annual rally whose purpose is to demonize Israel, the head of one of the organizations told The Algemeiner...
Jewish U of Virginia Students ‘Horrified’ by Nazi-Style Graffiti Sprayed on Wall of Popular Housing Complex
Jewish students at the University of Virginia (UVA) expressed shock over the appearance of Nazi-style graffiti on the wall of a popular apartment complex over the...
In Response to Brandeis Report on Campus Antisemitism, Major Groups Say Students More Willing, Prepared Than Ever to Fight Back
Jewish and pro-Israel students are more willing and better organized than ever to fight back against antisemitism on US campuses, the heads of major campus...
U of California System ‘Doing Nothing to Curb Plague of Antisemitic Bigotry,’ Says Columnist
A syndicated political columnist from California recently rebuked his state's major universities for “doing little or nothing so far to curb their plague of antisemitic bigotry.” In an op-ed last...
Defying Past Antisemitic Vandalism, Jewish Students at U of Montana Erect Campus Sukkah
Jewish students at the University of Montana (UM) refused to allow past antisemitism to deter them from building a sukkah on campus, the independent student newspaper the Montana...
Brooklyn College, Northwestern, U of California Among Top ‘Hotspots’ of Campus Jew-Hatred, New Study Finds
Brooklyn College, Northwestern University and many schools in the University of California system are hotbeds of antisemitism and anti-Zionism, according to a new report conducted...
