Posts Tagged: Campus anti-Israel
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Cancels San Francisco State University Lecture Over ‘Continuing Marginalization, Demonization of Jewish State’
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat announced Wednesday that he was cancelling his return lecture at San Francisco State University (SFSU), scheduled for the following day, on the...
Is Stanford Hillel Leaving Pro-Israel Students in the Cold?
JNS.org - For Molly Horwitz, it’s not the antisemitism itself that stings the most. The feeling that some Stanford University Jewish leaders abandoned her in her...
Canadian Students to Vote on BDS Motion Proposed by Group That Sold Hamas Scarves at Anti-Israel Event
Students at a Canada university are in the midst of voting on a boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) resolution initiated by a group that sold Hamas...
UK Students Reject Methods, Findings of New Survey on Jewish Campus Life
Jewish students in the UK told The Algemeiner on Wednesday why they rejected the methods and findings of a highly touted new survey on Jewish campus life conducted...
Jewish Rights Advocate: Tide Starting to Turn Against Academic Boycotts of Israel, Following Court’s Rejection of Attempt to Stop Anti-BDS Lawsuit
A court’s rejection of the American Studies Association’s (ASA) attempt to stop a lawsuit brought against its academic boycott of Israel signified “the turning of...
Muslim Bedouin IDF Veteran: Wrong, Embarrassing for Jews to Spread Lies About Israel
An Arab IDF veteran who participated in a pro-Israel event at Columbia University last month told The Algemeiner on Tuesday why he lashed out at...
Columbia, Vassar Among US Universities With Highest Incidence of Antisemitic Activity, New Report Claims
New York's Columbia University experienced the highest overall antisemitic activity last year among more than 100 US schools studied, a report released Tuesday by a campus watchdog group revealed. According...
Pro-Israel Group Holds Memorial for Victims of Palestinian Terrorist Rasmea Odeh, Speaking at Left-Wing Jewish Organization’s National Conference in Chicago
Activists held an interfaith memorial service for the victims of a female Palestinian terrorist, scheduled to coincide with her speech before a gathering of an anti-Israel Jewish organization, one...
Major Jewish Organizations Decry New York State High School Assignment to Debate ‘Final Solution’ From Nazi Point of View
The deputy director of a major Jewish organization has criticized an assignment at a New York State high school asking students to role-play Nazis debating the Final Solution. Etzion...
Daughter of Famed Civil Rights Leader Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel: Anti-Israel Climate On Campus Reminiscent of Fight for Racial Equality
The professor daughter of a famed Jewish leader of the Civil Rights Movement told The Algemeiner on Friday that the current anti-Israel climate on college campuses...
Student Union at Ryerson University Adopts Official Definition of Antisemitism, Following ‘Months of Lobbying’ by Pro-Israel Campus Groups
Jewish students at Toronto's Ryerson University told The Algemeiner Wednesday that intense and long-standing lobbying to have their peers adopt an official definition of antisemitism finally paid...
New Interactive Maps Detail Geography, Intensity of Campus Antisemitism
A new interactive map project created by a watchdog group highlights "three key ingredients of campus antisemitism," its initiator told The Algemeiner on Wednesday. Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, founder of the AMCHA...
San Francisco State University Says Partnership With Palestinian School Whose Students Promote Violence Against Israel Will Continue
Following revelations by a media watchdog that a student group at a Nablus school has promoted violence against Israel, a San Francisco State University (SFSU) spokesperson...
Jewish High School Students Representing Iran at Model UN Competition Describe Challenges Defending Islamic Republic on Road to Victory
Jewish high school students who won a Model United Nations (UN) competition earlier this month told The Algemeiner on Tuesday about the challenge involved in simulating representation...
