Posts Tagged: antisemitism
‘At Least a Dozen’ Mezuzah Thefts Prompts New Antisemitism Task Force at Indiana University
An Indiana University, Bloomington (IU) Jewish life group has formed an antisemitism task force following the repeated theft and desecration of Jewish religious symbols in...
NJ Man Sentenced for Plot to Vandalize Black and Jewish Targets That Left Two Synagogues Defaced
A New Jersey man affiliated with an antisemitic and white supremacist hate group has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison for...
US Ambassador to UN in First Visit to Jerusalem Discusses Anti-Israel Bias, Antisemitism
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other senior government officials during her first visit to...
Antisemitic Bullying at Record Levels in UK Universities, Up 59% Over Previous Year
Antisemitic bullying of British Jews on university campuses has reached record levels, rising by 59 percent since the previous year, according to an organization that...
The Most Alarming Threat of All to the Jewish People
JNS.org - The violent scenes surrounding this week’s appearance by Israel’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom Tzipi Hotovely at the London School of Economics shocked...
University of Glasgow Journal Revises Apology for Promoting ‘Unfounded Antisemitic Theory’ After Petition
A University of Glasgow journal has rescinded an apology it issued for publishing a peer-reviewed article that was accused of promoting antisemitic conspiracies, following denouncements...
Dozens of Organizations Call on Virginia Tech to Reject Grad Student Endorsement of Israel Boycott
Nearly 80 nonprofit organizations called on Virginia Tech president Tim Sands on Tuesday to reject the recent endorsement by the schools graduate student senate of...
Barnard College Anti-Zionists Urge Cancellation of Talks With Author of IHRA Antisemitism Definition
Charging school officials with "legitimizing apartheid," the Barnard College chapter of the anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) circulated a petition this week demanding...
SFSU Faculty Panel Said Overruled in Finding for Scholar Who Was Denied Platform for Event With Palestinian Terrorist
San Francisco State University has reportedly rejected a faculty panel's ruling that the school violated the academic freedom of Professor Rabab Abdulhadi, whose 2020 seminar...
The Mireille Knoll Murder Trial: Will France Deliver Justice This Time?
JNS.org - Under different circumstances, it might have been the stuff of a modern fairy tale with two principal characters. The story of a Jewish...
Antisemitic, Homophobic Graffiti in San Diego Public Schools Prompts Call for ‘Civility’
Local leaders in Chula Vista, California, denounced hate on Thursday, following the discovery of antisemitic and homophobic graffiti in two public schools. Causing $2,600 dollars in...
In the Face of the Establishment’s Failure, a New Generation of Jewish Social Media Activists Is Rising
I have recently written in somewhat strident terms about the failure of the American Jewish establishment. If it hadn’t been obvious before, it certainly was...
Mezuzah Reported Vandalized at George Washington University, Days After Fraternity Torah Desecrated
A George Washington University sophomore said her mezuzah had been taken from her door and tampered with before being returned Tuesday, days after a Torah...
European Parliament Members in First Post-COVID Trip to Israel Seek Stronger Ties, Cooperation on Climate Crisis
A group of senior European Parliament members arrived in Israel this week in the first such visit since the coronavirus pandemic, in an effort to...
