Posts Tagged: Divestment
Anti-Israel Students at Cornell University ‘Convict’ School President of ‘Genocide,’ ‘Apartheid’ in Mock Trial
Anti-Israel students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York occupied a campus building and held a "mock trial" in which they convicted school president Martha...
Columbia University Jewish Community Remains Resolute With Israel Support as Student Groups Expand New BDS Coalition
The Jewish community at Columbia University in New York has remained resolute in supporting Israel amid strong hostility from much of the faculty and student...
Harvard University President Condemns Anti-Israel ‘From the River to the Sea’ Chant
Harvard University President Claudine Gay on Thursday condemned the widely used anti-Israel phrase "from the river to the sea" while elaborating on plans to combat...
‘Domino Effect’: Latin American Academics Accuse Israel of Racism, Apartheid
An association of anthropologists in Latin America has passed a resolution accusing Israel of ethnic cleansing and apartheid while voicing support for the so-called Boycott,...
ADL and Jewish Fraternity Announce New Antisemitism Resource Center
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is partnering with Greek-life college fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) to launch the new AEPi Antisemitism Response Center. Coming amid a 41...
Yale University Students Launch Campus’ First Ever BDS Campaign
A Yale University student group has launched the school's first ever boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign, according to a report by the Yale Daily...
American Branch of Legal Association to Host BDS Advocates at Annual Conference
The American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA), an international scholarly legal organization, will host a panel entitled “Racism and the Crime of Apartheid...
Dutch MPs Seek Answers From Government on Rising Antisemitism at Universities in the Netherlands
Dutch lawmakers issued parliamentary questions to two cabinet ministers on Tuesday concerning their government's response to antisemitism, amid reports of rising anti-Jewish hostility on university...
Graduate Student Senate at Virginia Tech Endorses ‘Academic and Cultural’ Boycott of Israel
The Virginia Tech Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) passed a resolution Friday demanding that the administration begin an academic boycott of Israel, including cooperation...
New Jersey Poised to Divest Pension Investments in Ben & Jerry’s Parent Unilever Over West Bank Boycott
New Jersey has threatened to divest pension funds invested in Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever, as the state reached a preliminary conclusion...
NY State Senator Declares Support for Dozens of Jewish Faculty Resigning From CUNY Union
On Monday, New York State Senator Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) issued a statement of support for the group of at least 50 Jewish professors who...
University of Cape Town, UC Berkeley Hailed for ‘Ignoring’ BDS Campaign to Cancel Israeli Academics at Conference
A student group working with the Boycott, Sanctions, Divestment–South African Coalition (SABDS) failed to cancel presentations by two Israeli professors at an academic conference co-hosted...
2 Million Member US Education Union to Vote on Backing ‘Palestinian Struggle for Justice’
The largest labor union in the United States will weigh whether to approve two motions condemning Israel and recognizing the "State of Palestine" during its...
Columbia University to Hold Israel Divestment Referendum; Supporters Chant ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free’
Student leaders at Columbia University in New York voted on Sunday to hold a referendum on divestment from Israel, following a multi-year push by anti-Zionist...
