Posts Tagged: Union of Jewish Students
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...
Student Leaders at University of Leeds Fail to Pass Antisemitism Resolution, Triggering Campus-Wide Referendum, Outcry From Jewish Community
The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) has criticized student leaders at the University of Leeds, England, for failing on Monday night to pass a resolution on...
UK Jews Applaud Office for Students for Adopting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The regulatory body for higher education in England has adopted an internationally-recognized definition of antisemitism -- a move welcomed by the UK Jewish community. The Office...
UK Union of Jewish Students Elects New President, Affirms ‘Proud Zionist Voice’ While Backing Groups Critical of Israeli Policy
The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) in the United Kingdom elected a new president on Sunday, and affirmed its position as "a proud Zionist voice" while extending support...
Israeli Ambassador Forced to Cancel Speech at London University After It Refuses to Provide ‘Basic Security’
Israel's Ambassador to the United Kingdom Mark Regev was forced to cancel a planned talk on Wednesday at City, University of London after the institution...
Leading UK Students’ Union Endorses BDS, Fails to Consider Resolution on Hezbollah Ban
A union representing seven million students in the United Kingdom reaffirmed its commitment to the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel on Thursday,...
British Jews ‘Appalled’ by King’s College London Protest Against Former Israeli Minister
The representative body of British Jewry said it's “appalled” by a protest staged at King’s College London (KCL) on Monday against a lecture by a...
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...
Jewish Student Activists in UK Say Umbrella Organization Must Stop ‘Wrongly Dismissing,’ Apologizing for Antisemitism on Campus
Jewish students in the UK are calling on the country's leading Jewish student group to stop “wrongly dismissing” antisemitism on college campuses and fulfill its “commitment...
UK Parliamentarian Says Top British Universities Becoming ‘No-Go Zones’ for Jewish Students
Top British universities are becoming “no-go zones” for Jewish students, due to a combination of rising antisemitism on campus and a desire on the part of administrations...
Jewish Student Leader in UK: Findings of Campus Racism Report Downplaying Antisemitism ‘Especially Disappointing’
A Jewish student leader in Britain expressed dismay over the findings of a racism inquiry that "trivializes antisemitism." Referring to the “Institutional Racism Review” (IRR) -- commissioned by the...
British Government Endorses Parliamentary Report Slamming Student Umbrella Group for Failing Jews, Downplaying Antisemitism on Campus
The British government on Monday officially endorsed a recent report on antisemitism in the UK, slamming the country’s largest student union for "failing to take [the phenomenon across university...
Pro-BDS Candidate for Leadership of UK’s Jewish Student Umbrella Group Suffers Stinging Defeat in Presidential Election
An Israeli-born backer of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, who stood as a candidate in the election for president of the UK's...
British-Jewish Campus Activist Co-Sponsors Motion to Sever Ties With UK’s Leading Student Union Over President’s Failure to Address, Acknowledge Antisemitism
British-Jewish students are "fed up with taking a soft approach” towards the controversial head of the country’s largest student union and are now taking steps to sever ties...
