Posts Tagged: antisemitism
Why Was the Jewish Response to Durban a Failure?
JNS.org - Exactly 20 years ago, the egregious proceedings of the Durban Conference illustrated how the international community, and in particular the United Nations had...
University of Manitoba Student Union to Voice ‘Solidarity With Palestinians’ After ‘Contentious’ Debate
On Tuesday, the University of Manitoba Student Union (UMSU) approved a motion to issue a "Statement of Solidarity with Palestinian Students," following a months-long campaign...
Maine Man Facing Federal Charges After Threatening to ‘Kill Jews With My AR-15’
A man from the town of Buxton, Maine is now facing federal charges after he threatened to commit an antisemitic mass shooting, the Bangor Daily...
Jewish Group Blasts California Teachers Union’s Resolution Condemning Israel
On Sunday, StandWithUs (SWU), a Los Angeles based Jewish group, responded to a California teachers union's passage of a resolution condemning Israel. The resolution, accusing Israel...
A Teenage View of Antisemitism in America
The middle school cafeteria is often a place of freedom and autonomy. I distinctly remember, however, the Tuesday in 8th grade when I experienced the...
Suspect in Murder of El Paso Lawyer Reveals Antisemitic Motive: ‘Jewish Satan Worshippers’
A shooting that killed a Texas lawyer and severely wounded her husband has been revealed to be an antisemitic hate crime, with the shooter calling...
Controversial Bill to Mandate High School Ethnic Studies Passes in California Legislature
A bill that would make California the first state in the nation to require that high school students take an ethnic studies course for graduation...
St. Mary’s College Postpones Event With Professor Accused of Promoting Antisemitic Libel
St. Mary's College has postponed an event featuring an Islamic law and theology scholar following complaints about antisemitic comments, the California Jewish newspaper J. reported on...
Tufts University Investigating Removal of Mezuzah From Jewish Student’s Dorm
Tufts University police are investigating after a mezuzah was stripped from the doorpost of a Jewish student's dormitory room, university president Anthony Monaco said Wednesday. The...
Instagram Users Unwittingly Fed Antisemitic Content, Says UK Nonprofit Report
Users on Instagram are randomly exposed to antisemitic content often associated with anti-Israel attitudes and conspiracy theories, even when not searching for related terms on...
LA Teachers Union Set to Vote on Motion Endorsing Israel Boycott
Los Angeles' 35,000-strong teachers union is set to vote in the coming weeks on a controversial endorsement of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement...
Antisemitic Incidents in Austria More Than Double in First Half of 2021
Antisemitic harassment and attacks reported in Austria in the first half of 2021 have more than doubled since the year prior, led by incidents at...
BDS Looms as Students Return to Campus
BDS activities in August were initially shaped by the fallout over the Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott decision. Several US governors, state attorney generals, and...
One Year After Devastating Arson, Plans for New Jewish Center Unveiled at University of Delaware
A year after an act of arson caused some $200,000 in damage to a beloved University of Delaware Jewish institution, leaders of the campus Chabad...
