Tag: Campus Antisemitism
BDS, anti-Semitism and class
Class has emerged as one of the most important features of global politics. Predictably, anti-Semitism and the boycott-Israel movement are enmeshed in class-based patterns of belief and behavior, though some of these patterns are...
Tufts student discovers swastika attached to door
An unidentified Jewish student at Tufts University discovered a swastika on their dorm room door on Sunday, announced the school’s president on Tuesday in an email.
“I condemn this cowardly act of hatred and ignorance,”...
Despite previous pushback, Tufts University again to offer ‘Colonizing Palestine’ course
A course on the docket again this fall at Tufts University is causing controversy even before classes begin.
“Colonizing Palestine,” offered by the Race, Colonialism and Diaspora Studies Department (RCD), “will explore the histories and...
At US Department of Education, Kenneth Marcus tackles anti-Semitism in all its varied forms
Kenneth L. Marcus was confirmed last summer by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education following a contentious nomination battle by Democrats and left-wing and anti-Israel groups. In...
How anti-Zionists legitimize anti-Semitism
(The following are adapted remarks by JNS editor in chief Jonathan S. Tobin, which were delivered at the U.S. Department of Justice Summit on Combating Anti-Semitism on July 15, 2019.)
It’s an honor to be...
Eighty groups urge Cal State to reprimand anti-Israel professor for ‘hateful’ Facebook posts
Eighty civil-rights, religious and education organizations on Thursday wrote to California State University (CSU) chancellor Timothy White to alert him about San Francisco State University professor Rabab Abdulhadi’s “hateful” posting and to demand that...
Is anti-Semitism becoming mainstream? Experts see alarming trend in media, campus and public life
Moderating a panel in Jerusalem this week titled “The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism: The Media, BDS and Celebrated Bigotry,” David Hazony, executive director of the Israel Innovation Fund, analyzed the issue right off the bat:...
Campus activists call-in ‘reserves’ to counter new anti-Israel tactics
Every spring, pro-Israel and Jewish students across American college campuses brace themselves for a slew of anti-Israel activity. Dubbed “Apartheid Season,” the months of March to May are rife with anti-Israel protests, lectures and the...