Posts Tagged: Roger Waters
University of Pennsylvania Faculty Anti-Zionist Group Files Lawsuit to Stop Antisemitism Investigation
The fate of the US House Committee on Education and the Workforce's investigation into antisemitism at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) could be decided in...
US Lawmakers Grill Elite University Presidents on Raging Campus Antisemitism
US lawmakers on Tuesday held a highly anticipated hearing on surging antisemitism at American universities, with members of both political parties directing sharp questions at...
Pro-Palestinian Academics Target University of Pennsylvania as School Launches Initiative to Combat Antisemitism
Over 500 academics and writers have signed a petition lambasting the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) for suggesting that anti-Israel activism on campus amid the ongoing...
Billionaire Ronald Lauder Threatens to Cut Financial Support if Penn Doesn’t Do More to Combat Antisemitism
Billionaire Ronald Lauder, a major financial backer of the University of Pennsylvania, has threatened to pull his funding from the school unless it does more...
Amid Israel-Hamas War, UPenn President Apologizes for Not Condemning Anti-Zionist Festival
One week after the Palestinian terror group Hamas invaded Israel and massacred over 1,400 Israelis, University of Pennsylvania President M. Elizabeth Magill expressed regret for...
Anti-Israel Efforts Spread to Campus and Elsewhere in Worrying Sign
The 2023-2024 academic year began with the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement further co-opting academic spaces and legitimacy, in part by holding so-called...
‘Is the Pope Catholic?’ Sharon Osbourne Doesn’t Hold Back When Asked if Roger Waters Is Antisemitic
British television personality Sharon Osbourne has called former Pink Floyd vocalist Roger Waters an antisemite following the release of a new documentary in which close...
‘You Have to Ignore the Allegations’: Roger Waters Defiant After Documentary Exposes History of Antisemitic Comments
Former Pink Floyd vocalist Roger Waters on Friday issued another full-throated denial of the accusation that he is antisemitic, one day after the release of...
Roger Waters Wasn’t Banned From Anti-Zionist Festival, University of Pennsylvania Says
Roger Waters, who was scheduled to speak at a controversial anti-Zionist festival held at the University of Pennsylvania over the weekend, was not banned from...
Why Did Taxpayers Fund Antisemitic Hate Fest at Penn?
JNS.org - Despite a sea of protests, the “Palestine Writes” festival at the University of Pennsylvania, which features a parade of convicted Palestinian terrorists, as...
Antisemitic Vandalism Hits University of Pennsylvania as It Prepares to Host Anti-Zionist Festival
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn), one of America's most prestigious institutions of higher education, was struck by an antisemitic incident of vandalism and harassment on...
UPenn Hillel to Hold ‘Massive’ Shabbat Event as School Begins Hosting Anti-Zionist ‘Palestine Festival’
The University of Pennsylvania's Hillel chapter announced that it will hold a "massive" Shabbat event this Friday in response to a controversial festival taking place...
‘Dismayed’: US Lawmaker Calls on Ivy League Schools to Clamp Down on Campus Antisemitism
US House Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is calling on the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University — two of America's most prestigious institutions of higher...
‘Are Most Jews Evil?’: Top US University Hosting ‘Palestine Literature Festival’ Featuring Avid Anti-Zionists
The University of Pennsylvania is preparing to host an event that will feature a gamut of anti-Zionist activists who have promoted antisemitic tropes and called...