Posts Tagged: NUS
BBC Report on UK Student Antisemitism Smears Israel, Then Doubles Down with ‘Apartheid’ Reference
On January 12, the BBC News website published an article by education correspondent Hazel Shearing regarding the publication of the findings of an independent inquiry...
UK Disabled Students’ Group Calls Itself ‘Proudly Anti-Zionist’ and Endorses BDS, Drawing Protest From Jewish Peers
The Union of Jewish Students in the United Kingdom expressed disappointment on Wednesday after a representative body for disabled students defined itself as "anti-Zionist" and endorsed...
New UK Student Leader Speaks at ‘Women in Jewish Leadership’ Event, In First Public Appearance Since Election to Head NUS
The incoming president of the UK's largest student group spoke at an event this week promoting gender equality in the Jewish community, in her first public appearance...
Controversial UK Student Leader Ends Term as NUS President With Shout of ‘Free, Free Palestine’
Malia Bouattia completed her controversy-dogged term as UK National Union of Students (NUS) president with a tear-filled farewell speech that ended in a shout of "Free, Free Palestine." Bouattia -- who lost...
UK Jewish Groups Celebrate Unexpected Defeat of ‘Antisemitic’ Incumbent NUS President Malia Bouattia
Major UK Jewish groups are celebrating the Wednesday defeat of Malia Bouattia -- the National Union of Students (NUS) president who has faced allegations of...
Candidate for NUS President ‘Very Hopeful’ Organization Will ‘Reject Voices of Hate,’ After Further ‘Horrific Revelations’ of Student Representatives Writing ‘Heil Hitler’ Online
A candidate running for president of Britain’s National Union of Students (NUS) told The Algemeiner on Tuesday he was “very hopeful…we will stand with Jewish...
Claiming Calls for Israel’s Destruction Are ‘Not Inherently Antisemitic,’ UK Jewish Student Defends Push for NUS to Excise Anti-Zionism From Antisemitism Definition
A British Jewish university student is defending her choice to lead a charge to excise anti-Zionism from the National Union of Students' (NUS) definition of antisemitism, claiming in an interview with The...
UK Jewish Rep Calls for ‘Massive Reform’ Following Latest National Students’ Union Antisemitism Scandal
As a new antisemitism scandal rocked the UK’s national umbrella student group last week, a Jewish representative -- in a interview with The Algemeiner -- called for...
UK Students Reject Methods, Findings of New Survey on Jewish Campus Life
Jewish students in the UK told The Algemeiner on Wednesday why they rejected the methods and findings of a highly touted new survey on Jewish campus life conducted...
Birmingham Theology Major Hailed by International Jewish Peers as ‘Political Activist of 2016’ Running for Senior Role in UK’s Largest Student Union
A University of Birmingham theology major recently hailed by international Jewish peers as 2016's "Political Activist of the Year" has announced her campaign for a senior role in the...
Jewish Campus Leaders: Head of UK Student Umbrella Group’s Participation in Conference Backed by Hamas Apologist ‘Not Surprising,’ Given Her Anti-Israel Record
Jewish student leaders in Britain told The Algemeiner on Wednesday they were not surprised that the head of the UK's umbrella student group spoke at a recent conference backed...