Posts Tagged: iaw
Jewish, Zionist Students Speak Out Over Divisive ‘Apartheid Week’ Campaign Targeting Israel
Jewish and Zionist students who recently faced heightened levels of anti-Zionist campus activism during the provocatively-named "Israeli Apartheid Week" have spoken out against its divisive...
Claiming Calls for Israel’s Destruction Are ‘Not Inherently Antisemitic,’ UK Jewish Student Defends Push for NUS to Excise Anti-Zionism From Antisemitism Definition
A British Jewish university student is defending her choice to lead a charge to excise anti-Zionism from the National Union of Students' (NUS) definition of antisemitism, claiming in an interview with The...
Georgia’s Kennesaw State University Hosts Camel, Kangaroo on Campus for Israel Festival
A Georgia university hosted a camel and kangaroo on campus last week as part of a program celebrating Israeli culture, with organizers telling The Algemeiner on Friday that...
Tensions Flare as SOAS Students Promise Protest of Israeli Envoy Mark Regev’s Upcoming Talk on London Campus
As London students prepare to protest an upcoming on-campus talk by Israeli Ambassador to the UK Mark Regev, the event's moderator told The Algemeiner on Thursday...
Israel’s Dublin Embassy ‘Concerned’ by ‘Disturbing Trend’ of Anti-Israel Initiatives in City, After Local University Announced as Location for Upcoming Pro-BDS Academic Conference
The Israeli Embassy in Dublin is “concerned” by a "disturbing trend" of local initiatives targeting the Jewish state, a spokesperson told The Algemeiner on Thursday, after...
With Jews Away for Passover Holiday, US Campuses See Flurry of Activities Targeting Jewish State
Amid a slew of anti-Israel activities taking place at universities across the US during the Passover holiday this week, a leading campus activist told The Algemeiner...
Harvard Israeli Apartheid Week Kicks Off With Mock ‘Detention Notices’ Citing Supposed Injustices Committed by Jewish State
Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at Harvard University kicked off on Monday with mock detention notices posted at a dormitory that cited the purported unjust detentions of “Palestinians...
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...
UK Expert: Universities Must Be ‘Firm, Explicit’ in Condemning Antisemitism When Tackling Anti-Israel Activity on Campus
The head of a UK enforcement and education charity told The Algemeiner on Friday that universities must be firm and explicit about condemning antisemitism when confronted with anti-Israel activity on campus. Gideon...
De Anza College Student Government Passes BDS Resolution in Effort to Keep School ‘Neutral’ on Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
The student government at a Cupertino, California college passed a resolution last week demanding the school divest from companies profiting from Israel's "human rights violations,"...
Leading Israel Advocates Praise British Students for ‘Major Victories’ in Defending Jewish State on Campus During ‘Apartheid Week’
Leading Israel advocates praised British students for winning "major victories" in their defense of the Jewish state on their campuses during this year's annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). Aviva...
