Posts Tagged: Students Supporting Israel
‘Am Yisrael Chai!’: Jews, Christians Come Together for Zionist Solidarity Event
Sterling, Virginia — Christians and Jews across the United States participated last weekend in an ambitious effort launched by the Moral Hearts Alliance (MHA) nonprofit...
Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism Noa Tishby Speaks at Duke University
JNS.org - Noa Tishby, Israel’s inaugural special envoy for combating antisemitism and the delegitimization of Israel, is not known for holding punches. Her talk on...
‘They Are Using Us:’ Palestinian Human Rights Activist Blasts BDS Supporters At Duke University Event
The boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) movement hinders peace in the Middle East and keeps Palestinians down, human rights activist Bassem Eid told students at Duke...
Funding for ‘Blatantly Antisemitic’ Speaker Draws Concern From Jewish Students at ASU, Duke
High-dollar honorariums that several university student governments paid to bring a controversial Palestinian activist to campus are being denounced by Jewish student groups, pointing to...
‘Finally’: Duke Student Gov’t Recognizes Pro-Israel Club After Months of Controversy
Duke University's student government voted on Wednesday to recognize Students Supporting Israel (SSI) as a registered campus club, months after it was controversially denied that...
Jewish Groups, Students Denounce University of Toronto Student Union’s Israel Boycott Vote
Jewish groups and students on Thursday denounced the University of Toronto Students' Union (UTSU) for endorsing a motion linked to the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and...
Duke University Student Government Adopts Leading Definition of Antisemitism
The Duke Student Government (DSG) has adopted the leading definition of antisemitism, a campus newspaper reported Thursday, months after the body drew national outrage when...
Duke Student Government Upholds Denial of New Pro-Israel Group
The controversial veto of a pro-Israel student group at Duke University was upheld by a wide margin in a Wednesday night session of the student...
National Pro-Israel Student Group ‘Disturbed’ After New Duke University Chapter Blocked Over Social Media Post
Students Supporting Israel (SSI) said on Tuesday that it was "appalled" after a rare veto was issued by the student government to prevent recognition of...
Jewish Students at University of Illinois Decry Passage of Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution During High Holidays
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s student government on Wednesday night voted in favor of a pro-BDS resolution calling for divestment from a number of...
Ahead of BDS Vote on Campus, Columbia Student Paper Apologizes for Running ‘Deeply Inappropriate’ Pro-Israel Ad
The editors of the Columbia Daily Spectator -- the student newspaper at the New York Ivy League school -- apologized on Sunday for running what...
BDS Leader Widely Mocked for Saying It’d Be Ok to Take Israeli-Developed Coronavirus Vaccine
Top BDS activist Omar Barghouti has been widely mocked on social media after he said that it would be permissible for boycotters of Israel to...
Columbia Jewish Groups Express Appreciation for President’s Condemnation of Antisemitism, but Note ‘Still a Long Way to Go’ in Fight Against Hate on Campus
Jewish student groups at Columbia University expressed appreciation for a statement against antisemitism issued by the school’s president, while warning that more must be done...
In Echo of 2018 Incident, Swastikas Found Painted on Columbia University Property
Echoing a similar event two years ago, swastikas were found painted on Columbia University property on Friday. According to The Columbia Spectator, the swastikas were discovered...
