Posts Tagged: BDS
New Petition Calls On McGill U to Expel Student Leader Who Tweeted ‘Punch a Zionist’
A petition demanding the expulsion of a McGill University student government representative who urged Twitter followers to "punch a Zionist" has garnered nearly 2,000 signatures, The Algemeiner has learned. "We the undersigned...
Jewish Activists at East Carolina U Laud Student Government for Unanimously Passing Resolution Against Antisemitism Amid Surge of Phenomenon Across US Campuses
Jewish activists at East Carolina University (ECU) lauded their peers in the Student Government Association (SGA) for passing a motion Wednesday condemning antisemitism amid a surge...
SPME BDS Monitor: Neo-Nazi and Islamic Antisemitism on the Rise
February was marked by antisemitic incidents both on and off campus, originating from both the far-Right and the far-Left. Neo-Nazi and Islamist antisemitism was evident,...
What American Universities Can Learn From the UK
Yesterday, I wrote about the outrageous decision by students at the University of London to deny Jewish students the right to define what constitutes hatred against their...
Election to Student Government of ‘Proud to Be Called a Terrorist’ Tweeter Stems From Apathy to Antisemitism on Exeter Campus, Says Member of UK University’s Jewish Society
A member of the Jewish Society at the University of Exeter in Britain told The Algemeiner that apathy about antisemitism on campus allowed for the election to...
Student Activist at Washington U: Campus Police Said ‘Little We Can Do’ About Vandalism of ‘Pro-Palestine, Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace’ Display
A student activist at University of Washington (UW) told The Algemeiner that campus police have said there is "little they can do" about the vandalization of a...
Advocacy Groups in UK Gear Up ‘Proactively’ to Counter Upcoming ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ Events Across British Campuses
A member of a leading Israel advocacy group told The Algemeiner that a new educational training program will help students counter the upcoming spate of UK campus events aimed at...
Columbia University Protesters Call for Elimination of Jewish State During Speech by Israel’s UN Ambassador
Shouting "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," protesters gathered Monday evening at Columbia University to disrupt a lecture by Israeli Ambassador...
UK Labour Party Student Group Launches New Antisemitism Education Program in Effort to Repair Relations With Jewish Community
The UK Labour Party's national student group is taking "practical steps" to repair its damaged relations with the Jewish community, the organizer of an initiative aimed at educating...
Groups Involved in BDS Campaign on Illinois Campus Use Israeli Tech for Their Websites
Student groups co-sponsoring a new Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel at an Illinois university used Israeli software to build their websites, The Algemeiner has...
Student Group at Illinois U Vows to ‘Expose True Hateful Nature’ of BDS, in Response to Launch of Anti-Israel Divestment Campaign on Campus
One of the heads of a pro-Israel student group told The Algemeiner about a new initiative to "expose the true hateful nature" of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions...
SPME BDS Monitor: A Month of Progress
January saw the new Trump administration articulate strong opposition to BDS. Some of the protests against the administration and its new temporary immigration restrictions saw the...
Canadian Trade School Retracts Policy Rejecting Israeli Students Following Jewish Community Uproar
A Canadian trade school has retracted its policy of rejecting students based on their Israeli nationality, following major blowback from the local Jewish community. The change by the Island School of...
Israeli Minister: ‘Europe Must Send Clear Message Against BDS’
JNS.org -- Israel's Social Equality Minister Gila Gamliel denounced the international movement to isolate and delegitimize the Jewish state on Monday at a conference on combating...
