Posts Tagged: antisemitism
University of British Columbia Rejects BDS Movement, Urges ‘Respectful’ Discourse on Mideast
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has condemned a recent student union vote to divest from several companies with business in Israel, rejecting the movement...
Two Tennessee Measures Target Israel Boycotts, Antisemitism in Classroom
Jewish leaders commended the Tennessee General Assembly on Tuesday for passing a measure that prohibits companies participating in BDS-style boycotts of Israel from receiving state...
It’s Time to Strengthen the Jewish Security Playbook With Volunteers
The hostage incident at a Colleyville, Texas, synagogue in January -- together with past synagogue shootings, and the continued rise in antisemitism in the United...
British MPs Call for Inquiry Into National Union of Students Over Allegations of ‘Systemic’ Antisemitism
Officials in the United Kingdom are calling for an official inquiry into allegations that the National Union of Students (NUS) is fostering antisemitism. The union, which...
Jewish Students at Princeton University ‘Concerned’ Over Upcoming Anti-Israel Vote
A planned student vote weighing whether Princeton University should stop using construction equipment manufactured by Caterpillar, Inc. over the company's business in Israel has prompted...
Insurance Giant GEICO Cancels Event With Linda Sarsour After Outcry
The insurance giant GEICO has cancelled an event set to feature activist Linda Sarsour, apologizing and saying it “does not condone hatred.” Soon after a social...
12 Universities Urged to Drop Middle East Studies Association Over BDS Endorsement
A coalition of organizations that support academic freedom and oppose boycotts of Israel urged a dozen universities on Wednesday to disaffiliate from the Middle East...
Antisemitic Graffiti at Paris Nanterre University Draws Condemnation from Jewish Students
The Union of Jewish Students of France (UEJF) has condemned antisemitic messages scrawled in the bathroom of the law building at Paris Nanterre University. Photographs of...
Six Jewish Kids Threatened With Sword, Knife and Crowbar in Latest New York City Antisemitic Attack
Six Jewish boys were the target of antisemitic intimidation last week on New York's Upper West Side, by three other teens bearing a knife, sword,...
Bristol University Professor Loses Appeal to Overturn Firing for Harassment of Jewish Students
David Miller, the former University of Bristol professor who was fired after harassing Jewish students, has lost an appeal to be reinstated. In October, University of...
Palestinian Muslim Scholar Claims Jews Started Ukraine War to Establish a Second Jewish State
A leading Palestinian Muslim scholar went on a bizarre rant on Turkish television, claiming that the Jews started the war in Ukraine in order to...
Suspects Sought in ‘Vicious’ Brooklyn Gang Assault on Hasidic Jewish Man
New York police are seeking several suspects in brutal gang assault on a Hasidic Jew in Brooklyn that prompted condemnation from state and local leaders. "I’m...
Fabricating Antisemitism: The Case of Gil Ofarim
JNS.org - Back in October, I wrote about the strange case of Gil Ofarim, a popular German Jewish singer who leveled a charge of antisemitic...
Violence Against Diaspora Jews Is Not Israel’s Fault
JNS.org - After three Arab terror attacks in a week that cost 11 lives, Israel’s government and citizens are in a heightened state of alert...
