Posts Tagged: university of sydney
University of Melbourne Student Union Reverses Course on BDS After Backlash
Australian Jewish leaders on Thursday welcomed a decision by the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) to scrap a motion endorsing the boycott, divestment, sanctions...
University of Sydney Says No Current Threat After Convicted Terrorist Said He Planned to Kill Jewish Students With Machete
The University of Sydney in Australia expressed support for its Jewish community this week following reports that a former student planned to attack his Jewish...
Convicted Australian Terrorist Planned to Kill Jewish University Students in ‘Revenge for Palestine’
An Australian man who stabbed his neighbor in 2016 said he originally planned to attack Jewish students at the University of Sydney. Ihsas Khan was found guilty...
University of Sydney Fires Controversial Academic Over Image of Swastika on Israeli Flag
The University of Sydney has fired a controversial faculty member who shared an image of an Israeli flag superimposed with a Nazi swastika during a...
University of Sydney Student Newspaper Features Suicide Bomber With AK-47 Who Killed Israeli, Lebanese Troops
A University of Sydney student newspaper drew controversy after it featured a female suicide bomber who killed Israeli and Christian Lebanese forces on the cover...
40 University of Sydney Academics Pledge to Boycott Israel
Over 40 staff members at the University of Sydney in Australia have vowed to avoid collaborating with Israeli academic institutions and their leaders, in support...
Thousands of Fliers Promoting Holocaust Denial Secretly Distributed Across Australian Campuses
Thousands of fliers promoting Holocaust denial have been distributed secretly across Australian college campuses over the past year, an Australia-based correspondent for BuzzFeed News reported on Sunday. According...
Report: Non-Jewish U of Sydney Student Linking Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism Interrupted During Presentation, Given Low Grade
A University of Sydney student was prevented from completing a Holocaust-studies presentation highlighting links between modern antisemitism and anti-Zionism, the Australian Jewish News (AJN) reported on Thursday. According to...
University of Sydney Staff Thinks Antisemitism Has a Place on Campus
University of Sydney staff argued that supporters of the Islamic State be given a platform to "express" antisemitism, News.com.au reported on Friday. "I would say yes,...
