Posts Tagged: antisemitism
How the Jewish Brand Is Getting Squeezed From Two Sides
JNS.org - In the midst of an alarming rise in antisemitism, it’s easy to overlook that the Jewish brand in America has been an extraordinary...
The Enduring Message of the Rescue at Entebbe
JNS.org - Last month, I participated in a conference for young adults on the current Jewish agenda, hosted by the Jewish community of Oporto, Portugal. Three...
Arizona Senate Approves Resolution That Says Questioning Israel’s Right to Exist Is Antisemitic
JNS.org - Legislation approved on Tuesday by the Arizona Senate requires local schools to teach that any claim about Israel not having the right to...
Europe to Hold First Jewish LGBT+ Pride with Prayers and Debate
Europe will celebrate its first continent-wide Jewish LGBT+ Pride on Saturday against a backdrop of rising concern about antisemitism and homophobia in countries such as Hungary, Poland and...
CUNY Law School Dean Defends ‘Free Speech Rights’ of Pro-Palestinian Activist at Center of IDF Sweatshirt Row
The Dean of the City University of New York School of Law spoke out on Wednesday to defend the "free speech rights" of Nerdeen Kiswani,...
Student-Led Jewish Advocacy Group Shares Data on Hundreds of Campus Experiences With Antisemitism
An advocacy group that began as an Instagram account collecting anonymous experiences from Jewish college students released a new report documenting antisemitic harassment and bullying...
Vandals Again Target San Diego State Chabad House, Attempt to Topple Menorah
Continuing a wave of antisemitic hate crimes on college campuses across the United States, two women were filmed vandalizing the Chabad House at San Diego...
Yale Jewish Groups Denounce ‘Betrayal’ of Undergrad Council Resolution Condemning Israel
Jewish groups at Yale rejected on Sunday a resolution narrowly adopted by the university's undergrad student government that condemned the "injustice, genocide, and ethnic cleansing...
Former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney Tweets That ‘Zionists’ Did 9/11
Former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who has long been noted for antisemitic and conspiratorial statements, tweeted on Monday that “Zionists” committed the September 11, 2001...
Franklin and Marshall Faculty Statement Condemning ‘Jewish Supremacy’ of Israel Draws Campus Backlash
A statement by faculty members at Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) condemning Israel as a state based on "Jewish Supremacy" drew sharp responses this week...
Connecticut Police Investigating After Antisemitic Bomb Threat Made to New Haven Jewish Center
Police in Woodbridge, Connecticut Police are searching for leads in the case of a bomb threat that forced members of the Jewish Community Center of...
2 Million Member US Education Union to Vote on Backing ‘Palestinian Struggle for Justice’
The largest labor union in the United States will weigh whether to approve two motions condemning Israel and recognizing the "State of Palestine" during its...
UK High Court Tells Agency to Reopen Case of Pharmacist, Al Quds March Leader Who Pinned Grenfell Tragedy on ‘Zionists’
The High Court of Justice in London ordered a regulatory agency to reopen an investigation of a pharmacist who promoted antisemitism at a pro-Palestinian rally...
‘This Is the Opposite of Academic Freedom,’ Say Dozens of CUNY Faculty in Letter Blasting Union Resolution on Israel
At least 39 Jewish studies faculty at the City University of New York (CUNY) condemned a controversial faculty union resolution that charged Israel with "apartheid"...
