Tag: Students for Justice in Palestine
Illinois collegian confronts Holocaust survivor, compares Shoah to Palestinian life
A Palestinian student at the Catholic Benedictine University, about 30 miles west of Chicago, called on a Holocaust survivor to compare the murder of 6 million Jews to Israel’s alleged treatment of the Palestinians,...
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...
SJP promotes Palestinian terror group’s imagery at two colleges
The local affiliates of Students for Justice in Palestine at Cornell and Binghamton universities in New York state have been promoting images created by a Palestinian terrorist organization on their respective social-media pages.
Ahead of...
NYU student government passes BDS resolution
The student government at New York University passed a BDS resolution on Thursday evening calling on the university to separate its interests from firms such as Lockheed Martin, General Electric and Caterpillar Inc., which...
FSU SJP member arrested for throwing chocolate milk at college Republicans
A member of Students for Justice in Palestine at Florida State University in Tallahassee was arrested and charged with battery for throwing chocolate milk last week at a group of student Republicans tabling on...
University of Michigan students who support divestment: ‘We are not BDS’
Recently, an associate professor in the American Culture department at the University of Michigan drew headlines over his decision to deny a student a letter of recommendation for a semester-long study-abroad program at Tel Aviv University.
But...
UCLA students speak out against upcoming National Students for Justice in Palestine conference
Tens of thousands of students returned to the Westwood campus of University of California, Los Angeles, on Sept. 27 for the first day of classes. However, third-year student Justin Feldman, 20, a political science...
Report highlights anti-Semitic tactics used by SJP members amid BDS debate at GW
Pro-Israel students at George Washington University have faced a number of challenges from both the BDS movement and anti-Israel groups in recent years. In 2017, the school successfully defeated a BDS resolution; however, last...