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San Francisco State University issued a letter sharing “a deep sense of concern” after a student made “antisemitic statements” during an event planning meeting earlier this month, the university said. In the latest flare-up surrounding Jewish inclusion and anti-Israel animosity…
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Over 30 law faculty and two university leaders on Tuesday issued a letter criticizing the American Bar Association (ABA) for not adopting what is widely considered the world’s leading definition of antisemitism after activists argued that it is ‘anti-Palestinian.’ The ABA’s House…
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Watch the latest video at foxnews.com A group of Republican senators is accusing the Biden administration of allowing “taxpayer-funded antisemitism” on college campuses, arguing that the prevalence of these events and programs violate federal law and are making Jewish students…
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The financial ratings giant Morningstar has failed to follow through on promises to eradicate anti-Israel bias from its corporate ratings system and is still blacklisting companies that work with Israel. Morningstar subsidiary Sustainalytics—which rates companies based on Environmental, Social, and…
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Some years ago, I was the target of a series of antisemitic, homophobic, and anti-Zionist hate crimes on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University, where I teach. Aside from the death threats and property defacement, what troubled me most…
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In the 15 months since Israel classified six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist groups, the international community has done little to follow in the Jewish state’s footsteps. After a months-long investigation by Israeli security officials, former Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that Addameer, Al-Haq, Defense for Children…
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Published earlier this week, an independent report into anti-Semitism at the National Union of Students (NUS) makes for dispiriting reading. Written by barrister Rebecca Tuck, the report depicts an NUS that views anti-Semitism as a second-order problem, the scale of which is…
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In the last few years, several grave anti-Semitic incidents connected with BDS activities in Germany in the academia, but above all in the mainstream-media and the cultural sector, have taken place and aroused fervent public debates. Several years ago, the…
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The old saying goes, sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Turns out that when those words are propelled by online outrage algorithms, they can be every bit as dangerous as the proverbial sticks…
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There is often an inverse relationship between how frequently a person is profiled in the media and how important they really are. For over two decades Lee Bollinger’s home and office have been a measly three miles uptown from the…
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