Posts Tagged: SJP
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...
Ryerson Pro-Israel Student Organization Pulls Sponsorship From Controversial Conservative Event After Harassment by Jewish Community, Group Executive Says
A pro-Israel student organization at Canada's Ryerson University pulled co-sponsorship from a controversial event this week, after being harassed by the Jewish community for participating, a group executive told...
Canadian University Investigating ‘Jews Are Rodents’ Facebook Post Rejects Student Group’s Charge of ‘Witch-Hunt, Racial Profiling’
A Canadian university investigating a Facebook post comparing Jews to rodents rejected the charge that it was conducting a "witch hunt" involving "racial profiling," a spokesperson told The...
Talking ‘Intersectionality’ at NYU
Israel-bashing in the name of “intersectional solidarity” is now a feature of Black History Month, according to New York University’s Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near...
Antisemitic ‘End Jewish Privilege’ Fliers Distributed at Chicago University Rattle Students; School Issues Condemnation
Jewish students at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) were rattled this week by fliers that were distributed on campus reading, "Ending White Privilege...
Jewish Student Umbrella Lauds New Anti-BDS Report Recommending How to Combat ‘One of the Greatest Threats to Academic Freedom’ on Campus
The world's largest Jewish campus organization welcomed a US higher education-reform group's new recommendations for countering boycott and divestment efforts at universities, The Algemeiner has learned. Hillel International president and...
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,...
Start-Up Tech Fair at NYU Featuring Israeli Entrepreneurs Attracts Diverse Student Population Interested in Innovation, Organizers Say
A technology fair held on Monday night that featured Israeli entrepreneurs "attracted students from a wide range of cultural, religious and political backgrounds," an event...
Jewish Campus Leaders: ‘No Coincidence’ Cartoon Mocking Judaism Published on Day One of ‘Palestine Awareness Week’ at California University
Jewish leaders at a California university told The Algemeiner "it's no coincidence" that a cartoon mocking Judaism was published in the student newspaper on the first day...
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...
Fordham University Facing Backlash for Rejecting SJP on Campus
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) recently condemned Fordham University for banning the radical group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) from campus. The NLG claims that Fordham's decision...
Jewish Students at UC Riverside Fear Spike in Antisemitism Will Follow Vote to Boycott Sabra Hummus
Jewish students at University of California, Riverside are bracing for an increase in antisemitism on campus following a landslide vote by the student government to boycott the...
Christian Students Write, Perform Pro-Israel Rap Song to Encourage Advocacy for Jewish State
A student at Alabama's historically black christian Miles College told The Algemeiner on Friday about how she came to participate in a pro-Israel rap video that...
The Good News You Don’t Hear From Campus
The first semester of 2016-17 has been another phenomenal one for Jewish students across the country. While fear-mongers have been scaring parents with exaggerated claims about how...
