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Lea Speyer is the New York-based senior campus correspondent for The Algemeiner. She previously worked as a journalist in Israel. Lea holds a MA Degree in Government from IDC Herzliya.

ARTICLES BY: Lea Speyer


May 3, 2016 9:34 am
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Anti-Israel Protesters Ambush, Trap San Diego State U President in Cop Car for Defending Flier Exposing Students Supporting Terrorism

Dozens of anti-Israel students trapped the president of San Diego State University (SDSU) inside a police vehicle on Wednesday for what they say is his...

May 3, 2016 7:43 am
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Vassar Alumnus Calls Defeat of BDS Resolution at College a ‘Watershed Moment’

The Thursday defeat of a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement resolution at Vassar College is a major turning point at a school known for...

May 2, 2016 6:00 pm
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Famed Writer Howard Jacobson: European Opposition to Zionism Amounts to ‘Chutzpah With Blood In It’ (VIDEO)

European opposition to the right of Jewish people to live in Israel amounts to “chutzpah with blood in it,” an award-winning British journalist and novelist...

May 2, 2016 11:49 am
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In Meeting With Palestinian Terror Group, Khamenei Says US Is Iran’s Main Enemy, Followed by Israel

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran declared on Sunday evening that the US is the regime’s foremost enemy, followed by Israel, the...

April 28, 2016 2:09 pm
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Hamas Beats Fatah in Student Elections at Major West Bank University for Second Year Straight

For the second year in a row, Hamas won Birzeit University’s student elections in the West Bank on Wednesday, indicating a growing shift in the overall...

April 28, 2016 1:22 pm
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Britain’s Labour Loses Major Jewish Donor Amid Party’s Antisemitism Scandals

Britain’s Labour Party lost one of its major Jewish donors this week, amid increasing scandals surrounding claims of antisemitism, the UK's Jewish News reported on Wednesday....

April 28, 2016 10:46 am
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Lawyer in Discrimination Suit: President of CUNY College Pressured Jewish Faculty Member to Withdraw Antisemitism Complaint

A lawyer representing a New York City professor in a suit against his university for alleged antisemitism told The Algemeiner her client was previously pressured by the school's...

April 28, 2016 8:53 am
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Israeli MK Launches Environmental War Against Flow of Unchecked, Untreated Palestinian Sewage Into Joint Waterways (INTERVIEW)

Israel is facing a major environmental crisis as the Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to pollute the country’s main waterways with sewage, despite funding and a...

April 28, 2016 8:06 am
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Stanford University Excludes Demonization of Israel From Resolution Against Antisemitism

A recent Stanford Undergraduate Student Senate resolution condemning antisemitism excluded any clause against the demonization of Israel, a Jewish student senator told The Algemeiner on...

April 28, 2016 7:53 am
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French Jewish Leaders Decry Country’s Support of UNESCO Resolution Denying Jewish Ties to Temple Mount

France’s recent support of a UN resolution denying Jewish ties to the Temple Mount is a “total travesty," a prominent French-Israeli artist and political activist told...

April 28, 2016 1:22 am
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New UK National Student Union President Deflects Acknowledgement of Israel’s Right to Exist in First Interview Post Election (VIDEO)

The newly elected president of the UK’s National Union of Students (NUS) refused to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist Tuesday in her first television interview...

April 28, 2016 12:56 am
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Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Disastrous’ Leadership Called Into Question Over Handling of Naz Shah Scandal

The head of Britain’s Labour Party is being “forced out on a limb politically” after a party member who made antisemitic statements calling for the...

April 22, 2016 6:19 pm
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Mideast Policy Expert: Despite Significant Gains in Relationship With Russia, Israel Must Be Wary of Putin’s True Motivations

The relationship between Israel and Russia has been strengthened to unprecedented levels under Russia’s current president but recent actions by Moscow in the Middle East...

April 22, 2016 6:05 pm
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Oxford, Cambridge Threatening to Break Ties With National Student Union Over New President Accused of Antisemitism, Supporting ISIS

Top universities in Britain are threatening to break ties with the country's National Union of Students (NUS) following its recent election of a new controversial president...

World

Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Loc...

Austria is facing a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents and anti-Israel rhetoric, prompting outrage from the country's Jewish community and...

Israel

Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaz...

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has dismissed mounting global pressure to end the war in Gaza and accept the creation...

Middle East

US, Israel Recall Negotiators From Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Witkoff Says...

Israel and the United States both recalled their negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar on Thursday, with US envoy...

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