Posts Tagged: antisemitism
University of Liverpool Students Reject Movement to Boycott Israel in Vote
Students at University of Liverpool rejected the boycott, sanctions, divestment (BDS) campaign against Israel in a school-wide referendum that was held this week. On Friday, the...
Alaska Becomes 25th US State to Adopt Leading Definition of Antisemitism
A proclamation by Governor Mike Dunleavy of Alaska made the state the 25th in the US to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition...
Rutgers Jewish Fraternity Egged During Yom HaShoah Ceremony for Second Straight Year, After House Targeted by Anti-Israel Protesters
A Jewish fraternity house at Rutgers University was egged during an annual ceremony held to recite the names of Holocaust victims, days after it was...
Charlotte, NC University Investigating Series of Swastikas Found in Dorms
Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina is working with local police to investigate several incidents of swastika graffiti in its residence halls. The symbols were...
Resolution Backing Israel Boycott Passed by Marquette University Student Gov’t
The student government of Marquette University has passed a resolution endorsing the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, a campus newspaper reported Tuesday. Launched...
‘Something Isn’t Working’: Israeli Researchers Urge Overhaul of Strategies to Combat 2021 Rise in Antisemitic Attacks Worldwide
Antisemitic attacks worldwide saw a “dramatic rise” in 2021 from the previous year, with the highest number of incidents reported in major Western democracies, including...
Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Germany Chant Antisemitic Slogans, Assault Journalists and Police
Germany’s interior minister denounced pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Berlin Saturday, who chanted antisemitic and anti-Israel slogans, attacked police officers and harassed journalists. “There is no place in...
Jewish Group Calls for New Steps to Address Antisemitic Harassment at University of Connecticut
A Jewish advocacy group is joining a Jewish University of Connecticut student's efforts to resolve a complaint she filed after facing antisemitic harassment for removing...
Outcry After Anti-Israel Protest Held at University of Illinois Jewish Center
Jewish groups this week denounced a University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC) student activist group for holding an anti-Israel protest outside the campus' Hillel center during...
Princeton Student Government Upholds Appeal Over Anti-Israel Referendum
The Princeton University Undergraduate Student Government (USG) announced Wednesday that an anti-Israel referendum had passed, but that it upheld an appeal objecting to the handling...
SJP Forum Hypes Palestinian ‘Genocide’ While Advocating for Israel’s Elimination
If a seminar last Wednesday organized by the anti-Israel group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is any indicator, City University of New York (CUNY) law...
Fresno State University Report Exposes Virulent Antisemitism of Library’s Namesake
A preliminary report released on Monday by Fresno State University (FSU) has uncovered the shockingly antisemitic and pro-Nazi views of former university librarian Dr. Henry...
Utah Governor Signs Resolution Condemning Antisemitism
Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox on Monday signed a resolution pledging to combat antisemitism, months after a prominent tech executive in the state resigned for...
Jewish Shakespeare Scholar Wrongly Fired, National Academic Group Finds
A new report by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) found that Linfield University in McMinnville, Oregon, wrongly fired Shakespeare scholar Daniel Pollack-Pelzner after...
