Posts Tagged: SSI
United in Values: Jewish and Non-Jewish Students Standing Up Against Hatred
As President of York University’s Students Supporting Israel (SSI) chapter and a Common Ground Ambassador with Allied Voices for Israel (AVI), I have worked to...
University of Minnesota Students Vote to Adopt Leading Definition of Antisemitism After Contentious Debate
University of Minnesota students voted in favor of adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism on Monday, after a heated debate...
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...
‘Palestine Solidarity Week’ at Wake Forest University Draws Concern From Zionist, Jewish Students
Students at Wake Forest University in North Carolina are hosting a week-long campaign to support the Palestinian cause, sharing materials and organizing events that have...
Pro-Israel Groups Pursue Criminal Charges Against Disruptions
Disruptions of pro-Israel events by anti-Israel groups continue to escalate into physical aggression and violence across campuses and even into the community. As a result,...
‘Anti-Normalization’ Said to Be Emerging as Top Challenge for Pro-Israel Students on US College Campuses
"Anti-normalization," the newest buzzword surrounding university politics, may usurp the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement as the leading challenge facing pro-Israel students, Jewish campus leaders told The Algemeiner this...
City College of New York President Apologizes to Top Israeli Diplomat, Launches Investigation Into Shout-Down at Lecture
The interim president of the City College of New York (CCNY) has apologized to a top Israeli diplomat and announced the establishment of a committee to investigate a...
Resolution Condemning Antisemitism Vetoed by Chapman University’s Jewish Student Government President, Who Cites Procedural Grounds
The president of Chapman University's student government has vetoed a resolution condemning antisemitism that was passed earlier this month. Mitchell Rosenberg announced on Monday that his decision...
Jewish Student Leader Demands City College of New York Administration Take Action Against SJP After Disruption of Event With Top Israeli Diplomat
A Jewish student leader at the City College of New York (CCNY) has called on school administrators to take disciplinary action against anti-Israel protesters after an...
After Effort by New Pro-Israel Group on Campus, Chapman University Student Government Passes Resolution Condemning Antisemitism
A pro-Israel student group in its infancy has succeeded in getting a resolution condemning antisemitism passed at its university. The Students Supporting Israel (SSI) chapter at Orange...
BDS Suffers Another Defeat at University of California-Santa Barbara; Divestment Resolution Gets Zero Votes in Favor
Zero votes were cast in favor of a boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) resolution at the University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB) early Thursday morning following a...
‘Mock Checkpoint’ Stunt on Israel’s Memorial Day Condemned by Columbia University Zionist Student Groups
Columbia University's Zionist student groups have condemned a "mock checkpoint" stunt organized by a campus anti-Israel group on Monday, the Jewish state's Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron). Rudy...
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...
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...
