Posts Tagged: University of Michigan Israel
December Was Filled with Outrage on Campus and Elsewhere; Here’s What Happened
Throughout December, campus BDS and antisemitism remained shaped by the ongoing war in Gaza. The main event of the month was the appearance of the presidents...
University of Michigan Newspaper Whitewashes ‘Intifada’ March Where Students Called for ‘One Solution’
“Intifada, intifada! Long live the intifada,” was the cry that rang out over a megaphone as crowds of students -- some wearing keffiyehs to cover...
University of Michigan and Pitzer College Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
JNS.org - Opponents of an academic boycott of Israel owe John Cheney-Lippold and Daniel Segal a debt of gratitude. Cheney-Lippold is the University of Michigan professor...
Hospitals and Schools Must Ensure That No Medical Professional Ever Uses Their Position to Harm Jews
On July 4, 1975, a deadly refrigerator bomb exploded in Jerusalem, killing 14 people and injuring 62 more. Standing approximately 15 meters away from the...
BDS Threatens the Diaspora, Not Israel
JNS.org - This past week, we learned of yet another educator at the University of Michigan who has refused to give a Jewish student a...
Fall 2018: BDS Returns to Campus and Politics
As the academic year begins, controversy over the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism -- which includes demonization of Israel -- has now spread to...
Why Was My Voice Silenced at the University of Michigan?
On November 14, the Central Student Government (CSG) at the University of Michigan (UM) passed a BDS resolution against Israel, as reported by The Algemeiner. Early...
A Troubling Silence About Antisemitism at the University of Michigan
For many Jewish students at the University of Michigan, celebration of the Jewish New Year was unjustly marred by feelings of pain and ostracism. On...
Ethics Committee Clears Jewish Student Who Confronted Anti-Israel Demonstrators on Michigan Campus
The student government's ethics committee at the University of Michigan unanimously voted on Sunday not to take disciplinary action against a Jewish student who was under investigation for...
Jewish Student Under Ethics Probe for Confronting Anti-Israel Demonstrators: ‘I Acted for Those Who Felt Marginalized, Unsafe’ (INTERVIEW)
The Jewish University of Michigan student at the center of an ethics probe for arguing with anti-Israel demonstrators on campus told his side of the story...
Jewish Student Under Ethics Probe for Confronting Anti-Israel Demonstrators Defended by Peers
University of Michigan students and former student government representatives defended a Jewish student on Tuesday who is facing an ethics investigation after he confronted anti-Israel demonstrators on...
Anti-Israel Hate Speech and Slander at the University of Michigan “Ž”Ž”Ž
On December 10, thousands of University of Michigan students in various dorms across campus woke up to a mock eviction notice from the University of...
