Posts Tagged: Malia Bouattia
Oxford Student Union Proposes Disaffiliation from UK National Union of Students Due to Antisemitism Concerns
The Student Union of Oxford University (SU) will on Tuesday evening vote on a resolution proposing a referendum that would ask students to determine whether...
Controversial UK Student Leader Ends Term as NUS President With Shout of ‘Free, Free Palestine’
Malia Bouattia completed her controversy-dogged term as UK National Union of Students (NUS) president with a tear-filled farewell speech that ended in a shout of "Free, Free Palestine." Bouattia -- who lost...
UK Jewish Groups Celebrate Unexpected Defeat of ‘Antisemitic’ Incumbent NUS President Malia Bouattia
Major UK Jewish groups are celebrating the Wednesday defeat of Malia Bouattia -- the National Union of Students (NUS) president who has faced allegations of...
Candidate for NUS President ‘Very Hopeful’ Organization Will ‘Reject Voices of Hate,’ After Further ‘Horrific Revelations’ of Student Representatives Writing ‘Heil Hitler’ Online
A candidate running for president of Britain’s National Union of Students (NUS) told The Algemeiner on Tuesday he was “very hopeful…we will stand with Jewish...
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...
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...
Birmingham Theology Major Hailed by International Jewish Peers as ‘Political Activist of 2016’ Running for Senior Role in UK’s Largest Student Union
A University of Birmingham theology major recently hailed by international Jewish peers as 2016's "Political Activist of the Year" has announced her campaign for a senior role in the...
Candidate Running for Top Spot of UK’s Largest Student Union Slams Organization for Constant Condemnation of Israel
A candidate for the presidency of the UK’s largest student union slammed the umbrella organization for its constant condemnation of Israel, Britain's Jewish Chronicle reported on...
Jewish Campus Leaders: Head of UK Student Umbrella Group’s Participation in Conference Backed by Hamas Apologist ‘Not Surprising,’ Given Her Anti-Israel Record
Jewish student leaders in Britain told The Algemeiner on Wednesday they were not surprised that the head of the UK's umbrella student group spoke at a recent conference backed...
Jewish Student Leader in UK: Findings of Campus Racism Report Downplaying Antisemitism ‘Especially Disappointing’
A Jewish student leader in Britain expressed dismay over the findings of a racism inquiry that "trivializes antisemitism." Referring to the “Institutional Racism Review” (IRR) -- commissioned by the...
British Government Endorses Parliamentary Report Slamming Student Umbrella Group for Failing Jews, Downplaying Antisemitism on Campus
The British government on Monday officially endorsed a recent report on antisemitism in the UK, slamming the country’s largest student union for "failing to take [the phenomenon across university...
Pro-BDS Candidate for Leadership of UK’s Jewish Student Umbrella Group Suffers Stinging Defeat in Presidential Election
An Israeli-born backer of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, who stood as a candidate in the election for president of the UK's...
British-Jewish Campus Activist Co-Sponsors Motion to Sever Ties With UK’s Leading Student Union Over President’s Failure to Address, Acknowledge Antisemitism
British-Jewish students are "fed up with taking a soft approach” towards the controversial head of the country’s largest student union and are now taking steps to sever ties...
British Jewish Student Leader Voices Regret for Accepting ‘Remorse’ of ‘Antisemitic’ President of National Union
The head of the UK’s Union of Jewish Students expressed regret on Monday for having had faith in the sincerity of the woman running the...
