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Antisemitism

A Columbia student wraps tefillin, while in the background, a pro-Palestinian encampment enters its third day. (Jackie Hajdenberg)

‘We would like to speak in our name,’ Jewish Columbia students say in viral open letter

Jackie HajdenbergPublished May 8, 2024

(New York Jewish Week) — More than 400 Jewish students at Columbia University have signed an open letter defending their support for Israel and decrying harassment they’ve faced surrounding the school’s pro-Palestinian encampment. The letter...

Macklemore performs onstage in Seattle in December. (Mat Hayward/Getty Images)

‘Hinds Hall,’ Macklemore’s new rap track, defends pro-Palestinian college protests and condemns Israel

Ben Sales, JTAPublished May 7, 2024

(JTA) — One week after pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied a building at Columbia University were ejected and arrested, the rapper Macklemore has offered them an anthem. The nearly three-minute track, released Monday, is called “Hinds Hall,”...

A sign reading "From the river to the sea" can be seen in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 21, 2024 (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Meta board weighs banning ‘From the River to the Sea’ slogan on its platforms

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished May 7, 2024

(JTA) — The social media company Meta is adjudicating whether a key phrase used by pro-Palestinian activists constitutes acceptable speech. The company’s Oversight Board, an independent body tasked with reviewing Meta’s content moderation...

ADL teams up with Jewish TikTok stars to fight Holocaust denial

ADL teams up with Jewish TikTok stars to fight Holocaust denial

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished May 6, 2024

In an effort to combat the rising tide of Holocaust denial and misinformation, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) launched a new campaign targeting Gen Zers on social media platforms, particularly TikTok. Launching on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the new...

Police outside Columbia University, April 18, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Columbia cancels commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished May 6, 2024

(New York Jewish Week) – Columbia University announced Monday that it would be canceling its commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protest, campus turmoil and hundreds of student arrests.  Beginning nearly three weeks ago, the...

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, center, and Lauren Boebert, left, are seen 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...

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