Posts Tagged: anti-Israel
Trump Admin Settles Antisemitism Civil Rights Complaint With Lincoln Memorial University
The US departments of Justice and Health and Human Services on Tuesday announced a settlement with Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) to resolve an antisemitism civil...
Anti-Israel Activist Mahmoud Khalil Sues Columbia University, Alleges ‘Deliberate Indifference’ to Palestinians
A legal team representing Algerian citizen and anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil on Monday filed a lawsuit against Columbia University, his alma mater, alleging that the...
9/11 Conspiracy Theorists Fuse Beliefs With Antisemitism, New Analysis Finds
Conspiracy theorists who make allegations about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks often proliferate antisemitism as well by fusing their theories with antisemitic ideas, according...
Jewish Civil Rights Heavyweight Files Amicus Brief in Orthodox Religious Freedom Case
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on Monday implored the US Supreme Court to halt an Ohio city government's enforcement of...
Repair the World, Hillel International Honor 9/11 Victims by Engaging Jewish Students in Service
Hundreds of Jewish students returning to college campuses across the US this fall will serve the poor and underserved to commemorate the 25th anniversary of...
Jewish Groups Issue ‘Jewish Student Bill of Rights’ Ahead of New Academic Year
A torrent of antisemitic abuse in K-12 education across the US and Canada has inspired a new initiative to sway schools into adopting a novel...
Jewish Groups Praise US House for Passing Bill to Cut Aid From Colleges Promoting BDS, Antisemitism
Jewish advocacy groups have praised the US House of Representatives for passing the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act to restrict federal aid to colleges...
HHS Issues New Guidance on Antisemitism in Health Care
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday issued new guidance on civil rights and antisemitism in a "Dear Colleague" letter which...
California Legislature Passes Bill to Become First US State to Recognize Jewish Identity as an Ethnicity
California's legislature on Monday put the state on the verge of becoming the first in US history to recognize Jewish identity as not just a...
Academics Who Supported BDS Before Oct. 7 Attack More Likely to Accuse Israel of Genocide Now, New Study Finds
The proliferation of academic speech and expressive activity which accused Israel of genocide following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack was built on a...
Clemson University to Launch First Ever Hillel International Office for Jewish Students
Academia in the regional south is boosting its reputation as a safe haven for Jewish students with Hillel International announcing last week the launch of...
Anti-Israel, Antisemitic Candidates Largely Flop in Florida Primaries
Florida voters mostly delivered a series of setbacks Tuesday to antisemitic and anti-Israel candidates, while handing decisive primary victories to several prominent pro-Israel candidates in...
Higher Ed Unions Marginalize Jewish Faculty, Grad Students, Need Stronger University Response, Report Finds
New research published on Wednesday by the Academic Engagement Network and the Anti-Defamation League found that Jewish graduate students and faculty continue to face severe...
Columbia University Announces New Tel Aviv Global Center in Israel, Further Setting Back BDS Efforts Across Higher Ed
It has been a rough 48 hours for proponents of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Columbia University confirmed Friday that it will...
