Posts Tagged: Columbia University
Why Is Columbia’s Hillel Siding With an Anti-Israel NGO?
Prominent Jewish scholars and educators have jointly condemned Breaking the Silence (BtS), the Israeli NGO whose true mission appears to be harming the IDF. BtS collects and shares IDF testimonies...
Columbia Faculty Members Release Letter Supporting University’s Ties to Israel, Following Petition by Colleagues Backing BDS
Faculty members at Columbia on Sunday released a letter, bearing 235 signatures, supporting the University’s ties to Israel, The Algemeiner has learned. The letter comes in response...
Hillel Defends Decision to Host Israeli ‘Whistleblower’ Group ‘Breaking the Silence’ at Campus Events
The world's largest Jewish campus organization responded on Thursday to critics of its decision to host the Israeli military "whistleblowing" group Breaking the Silence (BtS) at...
Toronto U Faculty Join Academics at Other Colleges in Endorsing BDS
More than 130 faculty members and librarians at the University of Toronto (UT) have signed a petition calling on the university to divest from several...
Columbia Students, Faculty, Alumni Release Statement Condemning Campus BDS Group’s Reference to Palestinian Terrorism as ‘Civil Disobedience’
A declaration condemning an anti-Israel group’s reference to terrorism as “civil disobedience," signed by more than 600 Columbia University students, faculty and alumni, was released Wednesday...
12-Foot-Tall ‘Pro-Israel’ Pinocchio Placed Opposite ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ Display at Columbia U Permanently Deflated by Student Government
A 12-foot-tall inflatable Pinocchio prominently featured in a pro-Israel installation at Columbia University has been permanently deflated, according to one of the students in the...
Pro-Israel Installation at Columbia U Featuring 12-Foot Pinocchio Forced Down by Pro-BDS Student Government
A pro-Israel installation set up opposite an “Israeli Apartheid Week” display at Columbia University was partially dismantled Tuesday, amid claims it violated campus rules, according to...
Ahead of ‘Israeli Apartheid Week,’ Clandestine Group Releases Dossiers of Anti-Israel Activists at Columbia U
A clandestine organization that documents anti-Israel campus activity last week released a detailed report on Columbia University, just as the school’s annual “Israeli Apartheid Week” was...
Student Israel Advocates Leading Anti-BDS Effort at Columbia: ‘It’s Considered Cool to Oppose Zionism’ (INTERVIEW)
A student group at Columbia University is gearing up to counter an anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign being launched on campus this Thursday,...
BDS Event to Be Held by Columbia Students Demanding University ‘End Investments in Israeli Apartheid’
Two student groups have banded together to pressure Columbia University into divesting “from companies that benefit from or provide funds for the continued presence of Israeli...
Dutch IDF Volunteer Livid After Al Jazeera Columnist Uses Her Photo, Calls Her a Jihadist
A young Dutch woman on Wednesday appealed for help on Facebook to counter slurs against her by a columnist for Al Jazeera, who used her...
What Harriet Sherwood Forgot to Mention About the ASA ‘Boycott’
Though Guardian Jerusalem correspondent Harriet Sherwood consistently either ignores or plays down Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens, she rarely misses an opportunity to provide free PR...
Academic Boycott of Israel Will Not Bring Peace
In 1915, John Dewey of Columbia University and Arthur Lovejoy of Johns Hopkins University came together with other educators to establish the American Association of...
Israel Ranks High on Happiness Index, New Report Shows
Just because Israel sits at the center of a war-torn region and is surrounded by enemies doesn't mean its citizens don't keep a positive outlook. According...
