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At the January meeting of the Modern Language Association (MLA) in Chicago this year, a resolution was proposed that would censure Israel for applying visa restrictions to academics whom it regarded as a security threat, promoted by some radical MLA members…
read moreDear Chancellor Block, President Napolitano and UC Board of Regents: We are deeply concerned about the behavior of a registered student group at UCLA, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). In an attempt to target, harass and intimidate pro-Israel Jewish students…
read morePHILADELPHIA – At the January meeting of the Modern Language Association (MLA) in Chicago this year, a resolution was proposed that would censure Israel for applying visa restrictions to four academics whom it regarded as a security threat, promoted by some…
read morePHILADELPHIA, PA—Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) congratulates the Eastern American Studies Association (EASA) chapter for rejecting the national American Studies Association boycott against Israeli academics passed by the organization’s membership in December. EASA is one of the…
read morePHILADELPHIA, PA—Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME), a grass roots organization of over 30,000 academic members, expresses its great concern with recent events at Vassar College, growing out of a student and faculty response to the “International…
read moreAfter hours of discussion and debate, the Central Student Government (CSG) at the University of Michigan reversed the indefinite postponement of the BDS resolution and subsequently voted to not pass it during a 6-hour March 25th meeting in a 25-9 vote. During…
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As the speaker was at the podium, the pro-Palestinian student stood, gesticulated combinations of: “Get the f*** off our campus now!” and “Get off the f***ing campus!” Dear Dr. Browne: Perhaps you’ve already been made aware of the recent behavior…
read moreIn a series of three videos, the APT documented its investigation into Islamic extremism, anti-Semitism, and anti-Zionism at Northeastern University. Professors and members of the Spiritual Life Office are shown abusing their classes and Northeastern Holocaust Remembrance Week to promote…
read moreDear President Wong and CSU Board of Trustees, We write to you as representatives of organizations concerned about the safety and well-being of Jewish students on California State University campuses. This Thursday (3/6), the SFSU College of Ethnic Studies is hosting…
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Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) expresses its deepest condolences to the family of our friend and former board member, Prof. Barry Rubin, on his passing yesterday at age sixty-four of cancer. He leaves his wife Judy and…
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