Peter Reitzes
ARTICLES BY: Peter Reitzes
After Years of Warnings and Bias, UNC Continues to Push an Anti-Israel Agenda
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) has formed a new unit focused on the Middle East, to be led by a professor...
Four Plead Guilty in 2024 Assault of Pro-Israel Attendees at North Carolina Library Event
In 2024, two Jewish residents and an 80-year-old senior citizen were beaten and dragged out of a public event in North Carolina which celebrated Hamas...
UNC Student Newspaper Publishes Tropes About Jews and Money
The Daily Tar Heel, the student-led newspaper of the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, recently featured commentary that some view as antisemitic. On Feb....
Important North Carolina Democrats Said Zionists Are Nazis — Many People Are Okay With It
The North Carolina Democratic Party is at war with itself over Israel and antisemitism. Earlier this month, I reported that leaders from the North Carolina Democratic...
North Carolina Democratic Party Muslim Chair Says Zionists Are Nazis, and a ‘Threat to Humanity’
Elyas Mohammed, president of the North Carolina Democratic Party’s (NCDP) Muslim Caucus, recently posted on social media, “Zionists = Modern day #Nazis.” Mohammed, also a member of the NCDP’s State Executive Committee...
More Troubling Anti-Israel Activity Occurs at North Carolina Colleges, Possibly Violating State Law
Twenty professors currently working at public universities in North Carolina have pledged to promote the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel “in the...
Should College Professors Who Signed BDS Pledges Be Teaching Classes About Israel?
Community members have reached out to express concerns regarding the North Carolina State University course, "History of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict," which is scheduled to be...
After Speaker Calls Oct. 7 a ‘Beautiful Day’ and Other Offenses, UNC Center One of Many Set to Close
Several media outlets are reporting that the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill ’s Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies is scheduled to...
Will Sarah Lawrence Address Congressional Committee in Face of Its Hostile Environment for Jews?
Sarah Lawrence College, my alma mater, might be delaying or resisting a Congressional request to provide documents concerning antisemitism and the safety of Jewish individuals...
Duke Parents and Faculty Respond to Hate-Filled Indoctrination at School; Will Federal Government Act?
More than 100 Duke University alumni and parents have signed a letter to the university, expressing serious concerns about what they describe as “extremism” by Frances Hasso,...
When Will North Carolina or Congress Investigate Duke University for Allowing Calls for Israel’s Destruction and Other False Claims?
Duke University has apparently permitted an entire academic department to publicly align itself against Israel. In 2021, Duke’s Department of Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies endorsed a...
Why Is Duke Letting an Anti-Israel Hate Monger Teach — and Why Are Leaders Not Investigating?
Let’s examine one department at Duke University to better understand the antisemitic fervor being experienced throughout academia, the campuses, and in academic publications. Frances Hasso is Professor...
Duke University Press Is an Anti-Israel Defamation Machine
Duke University Press has recently published two journal articles that could be construed as calling for the destruction of Israel. In 2024, the Critical Times journal, a Duke...
Should Jewish Students Stop Attending Sarah Lawrence College?
Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) -- my alma mater -- has an antisemitism problem that is driving Jewish students from campus and persuading others from attending. On...
