Dion J. Pierre
ARTICLES BY: Dion J. Pierre
Social Work Schools Group Rejects Effort to Boycott Israel, Adopts Call for Peace in ‘Huge Loss’ for BDS
A leading group of social work schools adopted a resolution calling for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Monday, rejecting efforts from some members to...
Israeli Container Ship Docks at Canadian Port After Temporarily Blocked by BDS Picketers
An Israeli container ship successfully unloaded its cargo at a Canadian port on Wednesday, two days after the vessel was prevented from docking by a...
Massachusetts School, Police Investigating After Swastikas Drawn in 20 Eighth-Grade Yearbooks
Local police are investigating after at least 20 eighth-grade yearbooks were found marked with swastikas at Hurley Middle School in Seekonk, Massachusetts, according to a...
Two Mental Health Staffers Charge Stanford University With Fostering ‘Hostile Environment for Jews’ in Complaint
A complaint filed by two Jewish mental health clinicians at Stanford University alleges that the school's diversity trainings fostered a "hostile and unwelcoming environment for...
CUNY Faculty Union Resolution Accusing Israel of ‘Massacre’ of Palestinians Passes by Wide Margin
A resolution passed by the City University of New York faculty union labelled Israel an "apartheid ... settler colonial state" that has perpetrated the "massacre"...
Student Protesters Turn CUNY Zoom Lecture Into ‘Anti-Israel Hate Fest’
A group of activists turned an online lecture at New York's Hunter College into a pro-Palestinian protest, Fox News reported Thursday, reading a prepared statement...
Over 850 Harvard Affiliates Denounce Antisemitism, ‘Demonization’ of Israel
Over 850 students, faculty and other affiliates of Harvard University have signed a statement in support of Israel's "right to self-defense" and the "right of...
University of Oregon Student Government Accuses Israel of Genocide, Then Issues ‘Apology’ Standing Against Antisemitism and ‘All Forms of Apartheid’
The University of Oregon student government published a controversial statement that charged Israel with "actively committing genocide and engaging with modern day colonialism," followed by...
British Teacher’s Union Defends Hiring Activist Who Daubed ‘Free Gaza’ on Warsaw Ghetto Wall for Antisemitism Workshops
After receiving a scathing open letter by a leading British Jewish group on Wednesday, the National Education Union (NEU) issued a statement defending the role...
CUNY Faculty Union Weighs Resolution Accusing Israel of ‘Massacres’ of Palestinians, Demanding Boycott
The City University of New York (CUNY) faculty union will vote on Thursday on a resolution to endorse the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement...
‘Block the Boat’ Protests Continue Against Israeli Container Ship at Port of Vancouver
Protestors supporting the movement to boycott Israel continued a days-long campaign to prevent an Israeli-owned container ship from docking, in a so-called "Block the Boat"...
University of Chicago Vote Fails to Retract Student Government Call for ‘Free Palestine From the River to the Sea’
A resolution by the College Council of the University of Chicago to retract a previous statement by the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) calling for a...
Canadian Jewish Group: Activists Behind Pro-Palestinian Letter Falsely Claimed Endorsements From Medical Student Groups
Canadian medical students were encouraged to sign a statement of solidarity with Palestinians using the "falsified endorsements" of leading medical student organizations, a leading Jewish...
‘Block the Boat’ Protests of Israeli Container Ships Spread to Port of New York
A group backed by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel protested the unloading of a container ship owned by Israel's ZIM shipping...
Fashion Retailer Zara Condemns Comments Made by Jewish Head Designer About Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Pro-Iranian Militia: Brigade Ready to ‘Liberate the Golan’
German Army Chiefs Tried to Cover Up Scandal of Hitler Songs, Antisemitic Chants at Soldiers’ Party in Lithuanian Hotel, Newspaper Claims
Jewish Athlete From UAE Becomes First Gulf Athlete Chosen to Compete in Maccabiah Games
Turkish Govt Sponsors ‘Conference on Palestine’ Hosted by Activist Convicted by US Court of Aiding Terror Group