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When Israel declared its statehood 65 years ago, there was little ripple effect at American universities. At the time, “campus anti-Semitism” referred to the Jewish quotas applied to student and faculty applicants to certain institutions of higher learning. But those…
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They’ve become the bullies of the quad at college campuses around the nation, shouting down speakers, terrorizing Jewish students and intimidating those who disagree with them on the vexing issue of peace in the Middle East, according to watchdog groups.…
read moreThe latest anti-Israel trend to gain momentum on college campuses has been the distribution of mock eviction notices in dormitories by members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Whether or not the notices have specifically targeted Jewish students, experts…
read moreIt was an exceptionally busy academic year for pro-Palestinian student activism on campus. The American Studies Association’s December resolution to endorse the academic boycott of Israel got an extraordinary amount of ink, but arguably it was the students, not their professors, who…
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As the controversy on the campus of San Francisco State University rages on, Aron Hier, Director of Campus Outreach for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, told TruthRevolt that the university’s response has been off-base in the past. “The university has been claiming that this…
read moreThey’ve become the bullies of the quad at college campuses around the nation, shouting down speakers, terrorizing Jewish students and intimidating those who disagree with them on the vexing issue of peace in the Middle East, according to watchdog groups.…
read moreWhat’s up with New York University? For the third time this spring, NYU has been in the national spotlight for anti-Semitism. In March, NYU Professor Lisa Duggan organized a conference at NYU whose sole purpose was to promote a boycott…
read moreLOS ANGELES (JTA) – UCLA has some proud moments in the history of civil liberties. After World War II, UCLA and the University of California, Berkeley, were the hotbeds of opposition to an anti-communist loyalty oath that California tried to…
read moreAs soon as an African American student at San Jose State University who was racially harassed and bullied by his dormitory roommates came forward, university, county, and state officials began an investigation. Within days, prosecutors labeled it a hate crime,…
read moreApril saw the focus of BDS activities pivot back to academia. It is no coincidence that Passover and Easter were celebrated in April; indeed, the timing of BDS resolutions in student government settings has long centered around holidays when attention,…
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