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A series of pro-Palestinian rallies called “Glory to Our Martyrs” is taking place in Canadian cities following Israel's conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip from Aug. 5-7, 2022. Source: Screenshot.

FSWC calls for defunding Montreal student groups in ‘Glory to Our Martyrs’ rally

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Officials from the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center in Canada have written to the leaders of two Montreal schools, McGill University and Concordia University, asking them to defund student groups that are participating in...
Students walk on the Quad at the University of Illinois-Urbana campus in 2016. Credit: Leigh Trail/Shutterstock.

StandWithUs kickstarts second letter campaign to fight campus anti-Semitism

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The pro-Israel nonprofit StandWithUs kickstarted its second national letter campaign last week, writing to roughly 3,000 universities across the United States about major issues Jewish students face on campus. “If your administration and offices...
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd for his “Us + Them Tour” at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Oct. 28, 2017. Credti: James Jeffrey Taylor/Shutterstock.

Roger Waters talks of ‘apartheid’ Israel, bashes Golda Meir in online student forum

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Former Pink Floyd member and vocal Israel critic Roger Waters bashed Israel, the “settler-colonialists, Zionist movement” and even Golda Meir during an online program to support pro-Palestinian students at McGill University in Canada. “At the...
A group of pro-Israel and Jewish supporters gathered outside a New York City Council hearing on growing anti-Semitism and CUNY schools, particularly at the law school, on June 30, 2022. Credit: #EndJewHatred.

Hearing gets intense over accusations of growing anti-Semitism at CUNY schools

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The New York City Council postponed an early June hearing on anti-Semitism on college campuses to accommodate the schedule of the chancellor of the City University of New York. At the rescheduled hearing on Thursday, Chancellor Felix...
University of Central Lancashire's Harris building, March 2, 2007. Credit: Felter via Wikimedia Commons.

British student under investigation for drawing of swastika

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The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in Preston, England is investigating an incident in which a student had a swastika and a racial slur drawn on his chest during a drinking game. “At UCLan we...
“The CUNY Law Review” is published by the editors and staff at the CUNY School of Law, which is located in Long Island City, Queens, N.Y. Credit: Evulaj90 via Wikimedia Commons.

New York City Council launches investigation into anti-Semitism on college campuses

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The New York City Council said it has had enough of CUNY. Days after a council member pulled her discretionary funding for the City University of New York’s law school in response to its faculty...
“The Harvard Crimson” Building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Credit: Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons.

When will Harvard acknowledge its entanglement with anti-Semitism?

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Harvard made headlines when it set up a $100 million endowment fund to research and redress its “extensive entanglements with slavery.” While Harvard’s role in slavery ended in 1781, anti-Semitism remains embedded at Harvard...
A smartphone showing the logo of Harvard University. Credit: g0d4ather/Shutterstock.

Pro-Israel editor of ‘Harvard Crimson’ blasts editorial supporting BDS

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A Jewish editor at Harvard University’s student-led newspaper The Harvard Crimson criticized a recent column in which the editorial board declared its support for the BDS movement against Israel and a free Palestine, and rejected the views of...
The main entrance to Parkville Campus of the University of Melbourne from Grattan Street, Sept. 23, 2019. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

University of Melbourne opposes student-led motion against Israel

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Officials from the University of Melbourne in Australia have condemned an “anti-Semitic motion” recently passed by the school’s student union that calls for a boycott of Israeli universities and academics. The resolution, passed 10-6 by the...
“The Harvard Crimson” Building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Credit: Beyond My Ken via Wikimedia Commons.

‘Harvard Crimson’ editorial board declares support for BDS and ‘Free Palestine’

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In an editorial last week, The Harvard Crimson announced its support for the BDS movement and a “free Palestine,” ending a 20-year legacy of opposition to boycotting Israel. “In the past, our board was skeptical of the movement (if...