Posts Tagged: antisemitism
Students at Ohio State University Push Back Against ‘Emergency’ BDS Measure
Students at the Ohio State University (OSU) are urging the student government to reject an effort to divest from two companies operating in Israel. On Wednesday...
NYU ‘Deeply Disappointed’ in MESA, Urges Reversal of Academic Boycott of Israel
New York University on Wednesday denounced the Middle East Studies Association's recent endorsement of an academic boycott of Israel. The school joined growing calls for MESA...
Security Guard at Ohio Jewish Day School Charged With Making Terroristic Threats
Authorities in Columbus, Ohio, have charged a man who threatened to commit a mass shooting at a Jewish day school with making terroristic threats, according...
University of California Weighing Resolution Requiring Applicants to Take ‘Liberated’ Ethnic Studies Curriculum
A new proposal being weighed by the University of California Assembly of the Academic Senate could force high school students to survey courses in the...
Jewish UConn Student Expelled From A Cappella Group After Facing ‘Antisemitic Harassment’
The University of Connecticut has responded to an incident in which a Jewish student was called antisemitic slurs for removing anti-Zionist flyers posted at a...
MESA Partner Web Page Down as Schools Cut Ties Over Israel Boycott
A website listing institutional members of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) linked to an error page as of Tuesday, days after another of its...
America Has to Remain a Leader in the Fight Against Antisemitism
JNS.org - In a departing interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in October 2012, Hannah Rosenthal — on her final day as the US State...
Brandeis University Affirms Support for ‘Academic Freedom,’ Severs Ties With Middle East Studies Association Over BDS Vote
Brandeis University has become the latest institution to sever ties with the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) over its passing a resolution to academically boycott...
McGill University Pledges ‘Action’ Over Student Government Israel Boycott
Officials at McGill University have promised to "take action" against a student government body if a controversial move to boycott Israeli institutions is upheld. The Students'...
Jewish Groups Praise Iowa Governor for Signing Bills to Combat Antisemitism, ‘Discriminatory Boycotts of Israel’
Major Jewish American groups on Thursday praised Iowa's governor for signing bills that aim to combat antisemitism and "discriminatory boycotts of Israel." The first measure endorsed...
Australian Jews Applaud NSW Parliament for Adopting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The New South Wales (NSW) Parliament's Legislative Council adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism on Wednesday night, drawing applause from Jewish groups. The...
Middle East Studies Association Votes to Boycott Israel
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) announced on Wednesday its endorsement of the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Members of the association, which...
Palestinian Authority Official Confirms Freeze on Millions in European Aid Over Textbook Concerns
Palestinian Authority (PA) officials have confirmed that the European Union has delayed hundreds of millions of euros in aid because of concerns over hateful materials...
McGill University Faces Call to Defund Student Society Over ‘Extreme’ Israel Boycott Measure
A Canadian Jewish group called on McGill University to defund a student government body after it endorsed a boycott of Israel over the objections of...
