Lea Speyer
ARTICLES BY: Lea Speyer
McGill Student Council Silence Over Member’s Tweet Calling on Followers to ‘Punch a Zionist’ Outrages, Frightens Jews, Pro-Israel Activists on Campus
Pro-Israel activists at Montreal's McGill University told The Algemeiner on Monday that they are outraged at the failure of the student government to condemn one of its...
Anti-Israel Divestment Campaigns Kick Off on Campuses Across the US
Student groups across the US are renewing their efforts to pass anti-Israel divestment resolutions. Following a defeat two years ago, a coalition of student groups at...
Hitler-Themed Valentine Card Declaring ‘My Love for You Burns Like 6,000 Jews’ Distributed to Central Michigan U Students
A Valentine’s Day card with a photo of Hitler next to the message, "my love 4 u burns like 6,000 [sic] jews," was distributed at an event...
McGill U Student Leader Justifies Encouraging Social Media Followers to ‘Punch a Zionist’ Due to Israel’s ‘Colonialism of Palestine’
A student leader at McGill University in Montreal justified encouraging his social media followers to "punch a Zionist," due to the policies of the Israeli government. Igor...
Student Activist: Columbia University Feels Like ‘War Zone’ Ahead of Scheduled Lecture by Israel’s UN Ambassador
Columbia University feels like a “war zone" ahead of a scheduled lecture on campus by Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, the event's organizer told The Algemeiner on...
Jewish Groups in Houston Rally Behind Local College Students After Peers Suggest on Social Media to ‘Kill All Zionists’
Jewish groups have banded together to support Houston college students, after it was brought to light that their peers were routinely threatening Jews online. Local and national organizations,...
Stanford Freshman Criticizes Administrators for Providing Solace, Resources to Students Lamenting Trump’s Election, While ‘Largely Ignoring’ Antisemitic Incidents on Campus
A freshman at Stanford University criticized school administrators for offering aid and solace to students who were upset by the election of Donald Trump to the US...
Jewish Student Leaders at UK’s Cambridge U ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Swastika, Holocaust Denial Fliers on Campus
The heads of the Jewish Society of Britain's Cambridge University (CUJS) expressed “deep concern” over the spike in antisemitism on their campus, the student newspaper The Varsity reported...
‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ to Host Convicted Palestinian Terrorist at Upcoming National Conference
A Jewish human rights organization will be hosting a convicted Palestinian terrorist at its upcoming conference, The Algemeiner has learned. Rasmea Odeh, a member of...
UK Students Rights Activist: Hamas-Linked ‘Friends of Al-Aqsa’ Key Fomenter of Campus Antisemitism
A British campus activist said on Friday that a key player behind the deteriorating situation for Jewish students in the UK is an outside anti-Israel group...
Virginia Judge Metes Out Educational Sentence to Teens Who Defaced Historic Schoolhouse With Racist Graffiti: Visiting Holocaust Museum, Reading Books by Prominent Jewish, Black Authors
A group of Virginia teens who defaced a historic schoolhouse with offensive graffiti in September was given an "unusual" sentence this week -- in the the...
‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop Aims to Provide Jewish Students With ‘Tangible Tools’ to Confront Antisemitism, BDS on Campus
An upcoming workshop for Jewish college students in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut aims to provide them with “tangible tools and skills” to combat...
‘Bloodied’ Israeli Flag Prominently Featured at University of Illinois Anti-Trump Rally
A "blood-soaked" Israeli flag featured prominently at a recent anti-Trump campus event, The Algemeiner has learned. Footage posted on social media from the “Muslim Immigration and...
T-Shirts Promoting Terrorism Sold, Distributed at National Conference of Notoriously Anti-Israel US Student Group
T-shirts promoting Palestinian terrorism were a key feature at an anti-Israel campus event in Fairfax, Virginia in November, The Algemeiner has learned. In photos of its sixth annual conference,...
