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Antisemitism

Anti-Israel protesters on the Foggy Bottom campus of George Washington University in downtown Washington, D.C. on April 26, 2024. Photo by Andrew Bernard.

Iranian university invites students expelled after antisemitic attacks on campus to pursue their studies in Iran

Miri Weissman, Israel Hayom via JNSPublished May 5, 2024

An Iranian university is offering scholarships to American students expelled for participating in anti-Israel demonstrations on campuses across the United States. In a statement reported by Iranian state-owned media outlet Press TV, Mohammad Moazzeni,...

800 Washington University students came together on Thursday, October 12th outside the Danforth University Center on campus for a gathering in support of Israel through song, prayer, and testimonials.

Jewish college students facing campus strife have new options in Israel

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished May 2, 2024

In response to escalating tensions and incidents of antisemitism on American campuses, particularly exemplified by recent protests at colleges like Columbia and Washington University, a multifaceted initiative has emerged to offer support and options...

UVM student protests at a pro-Palestine rally on April 29, 2024.

Poll: 47% of US voters believe campuses should ban pro-Palestinian protests 

By Beth Harpaz, The ForwardPublished May 2, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. A new survey found 47% of U.S. voters believe colleges should ban pro-Palestinian protests, compared to 30% who say the...

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 02, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Biden on campus pro-Palestinian protests: ‘Dissent must never lead to disorder,’ but don’t call federal troops

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished May 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (JTA) — In his first address about the pro-Palestinian protests rocking campuses nationwide, President Joe Biden said “order must prevail” but rejected proposals to bring in federal troops. “Dissent must never lead to disorder, or...

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a group photo with freshmen members of the House Republican Conference in Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Marjorie Taylor Greene opposed antisemitism bill because it rejects ‘Gospel’ that ‘the Jews’ handed Jesus to executioners

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished May 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who has been criticized in the past for her dalliances with antisemitic tropes and influencers, explained her vote against a bill defining antisemitism by saying that the bill it...

Antisemitism breeds solidarity on WashU campus

Antisemitism breeds solidarity on WashU campus

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 29, 2024

As anti-Israel and incidents of antisemitism escalate on the campus of Washington University, concerns remain about the safety of Jewish students. On Saturday, April 27 a group of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside...

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Source: Flickr.

ADL to Rep. Ilhan Omar: Apologize for ‘blood libel’

JNSPublished April 29, 2024

The head of the Anti-Defamation League on Saturday called on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to apologize after she accused some Jewish students of being “pro-genocide” in a statement on antisemitism. “It is patently false and a blood libel to suggest...

Columbia University student protesters camped on campus to call for divestment from Israel, April 28, 2024.

Columbia says it ‘will not divest from Israel,’ moves to close encampment following failed negotiations

JTA Staff, JTAPublished April 29, 2024

(JTA) — Columbia University has rejected a demand to divest from Israel and has failed to reach an agreement with pro-Palestinian student protesters who are occupying a portion of the school’s New York City campus, according to a letter sent Monday...

Jews on campus must stand their ground

Jews on campus must stand their ground

Howard Teich, JNSPublished April 28, 2024

On May 4, 1970, four students were shot and killed on the Kent State University campus. They were shot by National Guardsmen who were called in by President Richard Nixon at the request of the academic institution, which wanted to control protests on...

Who is Shai Davidai, the Columbia proferssor combating Hamas-inspired Jew-hate

Who is Shai Davidai, the Columbia proferssor combating Hamas-inspired Jew-hate

Ruthie Blum, JNSPublished April 26, 2024

Due to his battle for the past six months against campus antisemitism—unleashed in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel—Columbia University business school assistant professor Shai Davidai has become an Internet sensation. His...

Anti-Israel activists protest outside Columbia University in New York City on April 20, 2024. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP) (Photo by LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Rabbi at Columbia U urges Jewish students to leave campus

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished April 21, 2024

(JTA) — An Orthodox rabbi at Columbia University has encouraged students to leave the campus until further notice, saying that he does not believe the university and city police can be counted on to keep Jewish students safe. “What we are witnessing...

Minouche Shafik, president of Columbia University, testifies about Jew-hatred on campus before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 17, 2024.

Columbia University leaders grilled about campus Jew-hatred

Andrew Bernard, JNSPublished April 17, 2024

Columbia University’s president, its two board co-chairs and a co-chair of its antisemitism taskforce testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Wednesday about Jew-hatred on campus since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Student...

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