Posts Tagged: BDS movement
Student Activist: Columbia University Feels Like ‘War Zone’ Ahead of Scheduled Lecture by Israel’s UN Ambassador
Columbia University feels like a “war zone" ahead of a scheduled lecture on campus by Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, the event's organizer told The Algemeiner on...
French Philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy Says BDS Movement Against Israel Is Rooted in Antisemitism
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel is based on hatred of Jews, famed French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday. “I...
‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ to Host Convicted Palestinian Terrorist at Upcoming National Conference
A Jewish human rights organization will be hosting a convicted Palestinian terrorist at its upcoming conference, The Algemeiner has learned. Rasmea Odeh, a member of...
UK Students Rights Activist: Hamas-Linked ‘Friends of Al-Aqsa’ Key Fomenter of Campus Antisemitism
A British campus activist said on Friday that a key player behind the deteriorating situation for Jewish students in the UK is an outside anti-Israel group...
‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop Aims to Provide Jewish Students With ‘Tangible Tools’ to Confront Antisemitism, BDS on Campus
An upcoming workshop for Jewish college students in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut aims to provide them with “tangible tools and skills” to combat...
T-Shirts Promoting Terrorism Sold, Distributed at National Conference of Notoriously Anti-Israel US Student Group
T-shirts promoting Palestinian terrorism were a key feature at an anti-Israel campus event in Fairfax, Virginia in November, The Algemeiner has learned. In photos of its sixth annual conference,...
Georgetown U Refuses Student Coalition Demand to Disclose, Cease Investment in Companies Complicit in ‘Illegal Israeli Occupation of Palestine’
Georgetown University refused a student coalition's demand that it first disclose and then halt its investment in companies that contribute to the “illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine,"...
Covert Campus Watchdog Discovers University of Houston Students Praising Hitler, Expressing Desire to Hurt Jews on Social Media
A group of students from the University of Houston (UH) have been routinely expressing the desire to hurt or harass Jews in posts on social...
The Left Loses Its Logic on Israel
Support for Israel among Democrats has plummeted in recent years, a new Pew poll shows, with nearly as many Democrats -- 31 percent -- saying they sympathize more with the...
Campus Watchdogs: Student Protesters Taking Advantage of Anti-Trump Rage to Attack Israel
Campus watchdogs accused student activists on Wednesday of taking advantage of the rage being expressed against the newly instated Trump administration in Washington to further an...
Panelist at Anti-Israel UK University Seminar Applauded for Accusing Jewish Students of Being ‘Propaganda Machine’ Operatives
An academic participating in a seminar on Thursday at a British university accused Jewish students of being operatives of an "Israeli Propaganda Machine," UK blogger...
South Florida Municipal Officials Praise Miami Police for Opening Hate Crime Investigation Into Anti-Israel Vandalism
Six South Florida municipal officials praised the Miami Police Department this week for opening a hate crime investigation into a rash of vandalism perpetrated by...
Campus Watchdogs Laud Fordham University’s Decision to Ban Notoriously Anti-Israel Student Group
Watchdogs lauded the recent decision by a New York academic institution to prevent a notoriously anti-Israel group from organizing on its campus. AMCHA Initiative co-founder Tammi Rossman-Benjamin and others...
Head of Umbrella Group: European Jewish Students Automatically Branded Pro-Israel, Harassed by BDS Activists
By virtue of being Jewish, students across Europe are automatically branded as pro-Israel and harassed by Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activists, the head of a...
