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Washington State Synagogue Statue Defaced with Swastika

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"A swastika is not mere vandalism — it is a symbol of hatred," said the synagogue rabbi. In Brooklyn, a man punched a college student in the face because he is white and Jewish.

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

UCLA Condemns Anti-Semitic Facebook Post in Environment Rife with More of the Same

By Jewish Press News Desk

A female Jewish student at UC San Diego was followed and harassed by a male Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) student who yelled 'racist Zionist cow' at her.

Haredim & Hassidim / Government / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / On Campus / Education

Dozens of Former Hareidim Sue Israel for not Teaching Basic Skills

By Jewish Press Staff

Leader of a group behind the lawsuit says the political pressure forces the government to ignore basic subjects such as math, English and computers.

Politics / News Briefs / Islamists / On Campus / Education / Religion

Innocent Homework or Insidious Conversion Attempt?

By JNi.Media

School officials in Virginia decided to keep all 10,000 Augusta County students home this past week, following an Islamic school assignment that enraged parents.

Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

AJC Praises UAW Rejection of Anti-Israel Resolution, But Union's Website Stays Same

By JNi.Media

The UAW website still features a disturbing "Open Letter from Jewish Officers and Members in Support of Divestment," which repeats the common BDS verbiage against the Jewish State.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / China

Technion Launches University in China

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology will offer three units: the College of Engineering; the College of Science; and the College of Life Science.

US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Israeli Arabs

Texas A&M Kills $200 Million Arab University in Nazareth, Opens $6 Million Center in Haifa Instead

By JNi.Media

“To some degree it’s a chicken and an egg problem,” Texas A&M’s vice provost Michael Benedik said. “Why would we be getting a major gift to open a campus when we don’t have legal permission to even do it?”

Israel / US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Hundreds of Educators Interact on State of the Art 'Israel Education' at iCamp

By JNi.Media

“iCamp focuses on the educators as they interact directly with experts and learn how to help learners build meaningful relationships with Israel.”

Terrorism / Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / On Campus / Education

Court Sentences Jew for Arson Attack on Jewish-Arab School

By Jewish Press Staff

Yitzchak Gabai, 23, was sent to prison for the arson attack on a Jewish-Arab school that promotes coexistence.

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Education Ministry Official: We Have Plans to Integrate the Ultra-Orthodox

By JNi.Media

Shimoni insisted that the Education Ministry’s plan is to move at a moderate pace, “not by force but with smarts, with a great deal of caring and sensitivity, but also with determination, never give up the goal.”

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / On Campus / Education / Israeli Arabs

Education Dept. Letter to Arab Parents: How to Tell When your Child Became a ‘Shahid’

By JNi.Media

20 thousand copies in Arabic were distributed to the parents of schoolchildren in eastern Jerusalem.

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Harvard Law School Gift Establishes Jewish and Israeli Law Program

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Harvard Law School received a substantial financial gift to fund a Jewish and Israeli Law program.

Jewish / News Briefs / The Temple Mount / Religious & Secular in Israel / On Campus / Education / Religion

Left Bewails Israeli Public School Students Learning About the Temple

By JNi.Media

Religious public schools have introduced a Temple education program. The Left are terrified...

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Survey: More than 70% Of UC Jews Touched by Anti-Semitism

By Jewish Press News Desk

I heard my friend get called a 'Zionist Kike' by SJP. Today, I was called a 'Kike' on campus by SJP.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Islamists / On Campus / Education / Israeli Arabs

Tel Aviv, Other Israeli Cities Ban Arab Employees from Local Schools

By JNi.Media

Following multiple, unexpected, terror attacks committed by mainstream Israeli-Arabs, some cities are distancing Israeli-Arabs from Jewish schoolchildren.

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Amcha Initiative: UC Davis Must Address Escalating Wave of On-Campus Anti-Semitism

By JNi.Media

According to AMCHA, UC has experienced many incidents of anti-Jewish discrimination this past academic year.

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Swastikas, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found at UC Davis Apartment Complex

By JNi.Media

Police are searching for individuals who carved anti-religious hate messages and large swastika on cars in a parking lot outside an apartment complex on the University of California Davis campus.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Jerusalem / On Campus / Education

School School Trips to Jerusalem Canceled Due to Terror Wave

By Jewish Press News Desk

Most school trips in Israel planned for Jerusalem have been canceled due to the current wave of terror.

US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

13 Dead, 20 Wounded in Oregon Community College Shooting

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

More than a dozen students shot to death on small community college in Oregon.

Israel / News Briefs / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Ben Gurion U. Students' Cancer Therapy Wins Boston Competition

By Jewish Press News Desk

The student team from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has won the Best Health and Medicine Project category in the prestigious 12th annual iGEM 2015 Giant Jamboree competition with their cutting-edge biological cancer therapy called “Boomerang.” IGEM is considered one of the most important ventures in the global sphere of science. Nearly 4,600 students competed […]

US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion

Crowd Assaults Anti-Islamist for Tearing Pages out of Koran

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A "professional" protester yelled at a Ohio university that the Koran is evil and ripped out some pages. A crowd assaulted him.

News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Holocaust

‘Names, Not Numbers’ Holocaust Survivors’ Interviews Enters 11th Year at YUHSB

By JNi.Media

Tova Fish-Rosenberg created the program back in 2004, transforming traditional history lessons into a lively, interactive, nontraditional experience that involves individuals who lived through the history being taught.

US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

UC Initiative on Fighting Anti-Semitism May Degenerate into Assault on Free Speech

By JNi.Media

Jewish organizations claim it doesn’t accomplish what they had been asking for, namely protection against on-campus anti-Semitism.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religious & Secular in Israel / On Campus / Education / Local

Likud Youth Organization Members Ignore PM, Ascend Temple Mount

By Rachel Levy

Members of the Likud Youth Organization ignored a directive from PM Netanyahu, ascending the Temple Mount anyway.

Israel / US / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Health and Medicine / On Campus / Education

Israeli Researchers Develop Method to Profile Potential 'School Shooters'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Ben Gurion U. researchers selected writings by six shooters involved in a number of high-profile scenarios worldwide, including the Virginia Tech Massacre in 2007

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Jewish School Year Starts with Revolutionary Curriculum

By Jewish Press Staff

Halacha Education Center introduces new program for over 1,300 students.

US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

White House and Columbia U. Splash Cold Water on 'Prof. Obama' Rumor

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The university claims there was a mix-up between "Obama" and the "Obama Foundation" retaining a presence on campus.

News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion / Judaism

Princeton U. to Get 'Plastic' Eruv

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The boundary, enabling Jewish students to carry on Shabbat, will be made of plastic "lechies" on utility poles.

NY / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

NY Ultra-Orthodox Schools to Go Under Magnifying Glass over Secular Subjects — Or Norman Siegel Will Sue

By JNi.Media

Former New York Civil Liberties Union executive director Norman Siegel has joined the ranks of advocates for better secular studies for Haredi children, and he now represents YAFFED, threatening to sue the city if its current investigation does not yield reliable results.

Jewish / US / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / On Campus / Education

Hillel CEO Speaks at J Street U Student Leadership Institute

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Hillel CEO Eric Fingerhut spoke at J Street U Student Leadership Institute, seeking to establish common ground.

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Hillel CEO Mocked at J Street U's Student Leadership Event

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Hillel CEO tries to speak about common position against BDS, J Street U students want him to say "occupation" is the reason for BDS.

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Brandeis Study: Antisemitism on College Campuses Is in the Eye of the Beholder

By JNi.Media

“Those who were highly connected to Israel were more likely to perceive their campus environment as hostile toward Jews and Israel and to report being blamed for Israel’s action."

Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Judaism

Archaeologists Discover that Ancient Dead Sea Scroll Is Chapter of Leviticus

By Jewish Press Staff

Modern technology has led experts to decipher a burnt scroll as the first chapter of Leviticus.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion

California Resolution Urges Action on Campus Anti-Semitism

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The California State Assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging action on the increasingly rampant anti-Semitism on University of California (UC) campuses. The resolution urges each UC campus to “adopt a resolution condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and racism.” The bipartisan measure was introduced by State Senator Jeff Stone (R-Riverside County) follow-ing a series of […]

NY / The Courts / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion / Holocaust

NY School District to Pay $4.5 M for Ignoring Years of Anti-Semitism

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Vile antisemitism in a school district 90 miles from NYC led to a multi-million dollar settlement.

US / Police and Crime / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

FBI Raids Michigan Jewish Institute Affiliated with Local Chabad

By JNi.Media

Established in 2004, with 300 students, MJI today boasts more than 2,000 students, the vast majority of whom participate in the school’s distance learning program, many of them overseas.

Israel / US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Hillel Rabbi Proud Drexel Honored Anti-Israel, Anti-America Noam Chomsky

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Drexel honors virulent Israel and US critic Noam Chomsky; Drexel Hillel rabbi is enthusiastically supportive.

Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion / Judaism

AntiSemitic Experiences of American Jewish College Students Chronicled Online

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Jewish American college students report being afraid to wear anything that identifies them as Jewish and told to "check their Jewish privilege."

Israel / NY / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Bloomberg Donates $100 Million to Cornell Campus of Technion University

By Jewish Press News Desk

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated the foundation carrying his name is donating $100 million towards a $2 billion the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island, which is being developed with Israel's Technion University. The new campus is scheduled to open in 2017 and move from the small and temporary location since the Cornell-Technion project […]

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Qualcomm Co-Founder Donates $50 Million to Technion

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Prof. Andrew Viterbi now has the honor of being the largest private donor to Technion.

Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

How an Israeli School Unites Arab, Jewish and Christian Students with Cerebral Palsy

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

"We have Arab students, alongside Haredi and religious Jewish students, as well as children of foreign workers, and sabra Israelis, rich and poor"

Israel / UK / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Queen Elizabeth Honors President of Ben Gurion University

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Professor Carmi, who is a stem cell scientist, was presented with the medal and scroll personally signed by Queen Elizabeth II at the British Ambassador's Residence.

Uncategorized / IDF & Security / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Aliyah / Geulah

27 Yr-Old Oleh Fulfills Father’s Dying Wish, Reports to IDF

By Jewish Press Staff

Young man makes Aliyah and enlists in IDF, something his deceased father desperately wanted.

US / News Briefs / Islamists / On Campus / Education / Religion

Exposé: Former MIT Muslim Professor Raised Money for Al Qaeda

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Suheil Laher, former Muslim chaplain at MIT, raised money and recruited for Jihad and still influences Muslims at the university.

Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Ben-Gurion University to Develop Robots for the Elderly

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ben Gurion University has received a grant from the Israeli government to develop robotics for the elderly. The new project, dubbed "Follow Me: Proxemics and Responsiveness for Following Tasks in Adaptive Assistive Robotics,” will use “robotic adaptive person-following” algorithms for robots that can be programmed according to the pace and abilities of their users. “While […]

News Briefs / France / Islamists / On Campus / Education / Religion

Only in France: Girl's Modest Skirt Deemed Illegal

By Jewish Press News Desk

French school ruled a Muslim student's long skirt an ostentatious sign of religiosity, ordered her parents to dress her in more appropriate short skirts.

Syria / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Boycott / BDS / On Campus / Education

Inside Look at Princeton's Israel Divestment Failure

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The divestment measures are driven by hatred of Israel, not humanitarian concerns about Arabs.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Religious & Secular in Israel / On Campus / Education

Meretz Warns against 'Danger' of Bennett as Education Minister

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The left-wing party's problem is that the ministry spent more money to promote Judaism than democracy.

Terrorism / Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Brandeis Commencement Speaker Leads Iran Cheerleader Squad

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Forget about Israel, doesn't Brandeis care about Iran's abysmal human rights record?

News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / On Campus / Education / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Australian Professor Faces 'Disciplinary Action' over Pro-Arab Melee

By Jewish Press News Desk

A pro-BDS professor at Sydney University may face disciplinary action over his conduct at lecture where anti-Israelis disrupted a speech by retired British Col. Richard Kemp, who has often praised  the IDF for its morality while fighting terror. The university issued a "show cause" letter to Prof. Jake Lynch, according to The Australian. Jewish students […]

Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Swastika Drawn on Wall at Northwestern University

By Jewish Press News Desk

Anti-Semitic vandals scrawled a swastika on a wall at Northwestern University and also included Afro-Americans in their hate messages by posting derogatory slogans. University police removed the offensive drawing and graffiti and are investigating. "This news is especially hurtful coming only days before Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on which we remember the millions of […]

Israel / Iran / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Holocaust

2nd Generation Holocaust Survivors Fear Nuclear Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

Bar-Ilan University released the research report the evening before Holocaust Remembrance Day.

US / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / On Campus / Education / Settlements

It's Official: Justice Brandeis Wants his Name Back

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Justice Brandeis was an ardent Zionist. Thomas Pickering, Brandeis's 2015 Commencement Speaker, insults the Justice's memory.

News Briefs / On Campus / Education

It’s War: YU Board Rejects Faculty 80-3 Vote Of ‘No Confidence’ In President Joel

By JBN / Jewish Business News

Dr. Henry Kressel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Yeshiva University, sent out an email statement in reaction to a faculty “no confidence” vote Friday against President Richard Joel.

Jewish / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Anti-Israelis Read the Riot Act at Australian University

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

They disrupted a lecture by retired British Col. Richard Kemp, who says Israel tried to prevent civilian deaths in Gaza.

US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

See the Flag Ban Written, Approved by Calif. University Student 'Leaders'

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The Flag Ban Resolution passed by the UCI student government rejects 'American exceptionalism and superiority."

US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Ban on American Flag Vetoed by UC Irvine Student Govt Leadership

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Sanity prevails: leadership of UC Irvine student government vetoes ban on American and other flags

NY / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion

2 Islamic Holidays to Close NYC Public Schools Next Year

By Jewish Press News Desk

Two Islamic holidays have officially been added to the New York City public school calendar, closing schools on those days starting next year.

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

New Study: Jewish, Pro-Israel Students on US Campuses Not 'Legitimate' Victims

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Anti-Semitism on U.S. campuses is widespread, perhaps because Jews are not seen as legitimate victims.

Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Earthquake Preparation Day

By Jewish Press News Desk

If it's not missiles, then it's earthquakes, or at least being prepared for missiles and earthquakes.

On Campus / Education / Product Promotion

Educating the Leaders of Tomorrow

By Guest Author

The interdisciplinary center has created an educational system that combines academic tuition with a strong commitment to social issues.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Florida Philanthropists Donate $2.8 Million to Tel Aviv University

By Jewish Press News Desk

Florida philanthropists Dr. Morton and Cynthia Levitt have donated $2.8 million for a scholarship fund for medical education at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. Dr.  Levitt is a professor of Clinical Biomedical Science and former Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. […]

US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion

Duke Reconsiders: No Minaret on Cathedral, No Call to Prayer Broadcast

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

In an aboutface, Duke University will not place a minaret on its cathedral or broadcast the Muslim call to prayer.

Terrorism / Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / France / Media / On Campus / Education / United Nations (UN) / Religion

The New Anti-Semitism: Chesler Forces Our Eyes to See, Our Ears to Hear

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

When Phyllis Chesler first published The New Anti-Semitism more than a decade ago, it was a glowing lamp in the darkening night. Since that time, The Jewish Press readers know that much has gotten worse. Anti-Semitism is louder, more widely and brazenly espoused, with less shame, than it had been in decades. More people can now see what […]

US / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / On Campus / Education

Anti-Israel Resolutions Fail at American Historical Association

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Historical academic association rejects effort to castigate Israel for allegedly denying Arabs "academic freedom" and "right to education."

Jewish / US / Politics / Police and Crime / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Brandeis President Responds to Campus Imbroglio over Murdered Cops

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Brandeis president condemns those who expressed no sympathy for slain NYPD officers, ignores campus bullies who attacked student journalist.

Jewish / US / Politics / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

A War of Words (Some More Accurate Than Others) at Brandeis

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Free speech for haters but not for those who quote the haters, according to Brandeis students.

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / On Campus / Education / Israel Elections 5775

Update: Bayit Yehudi Finally Has the Education Ministry - and Turns it Down

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bayit Yehudi, or its predecessor, the Mafdal party, hasn't held the Education Minister's portfolio since 1999.

News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Assimilation

Ban on Interfaith Teen Dating Lifted by United Synagogue Youth

By Jewish Press Staff

United Synagogue Youth teen board members are told ban is lifted on dating non-Jews, but "important" to date within the faith.

News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / On Campus / Education

Hebrew University to Close for Christmas

By JTA

Hebrew University will give its students the day off on Christmas for the first time ever. There will be no classes on Thursday, Dec. 25, a new vacation day on the university calendar. The students also had off on Sunday for Hanukkah. The university also has declared a vacation day for and placed on its […]

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Hebrew Univ. Study Links Fear of Terror with Risk of Death

By Jewish Press Staff

A faster-beating heart as a result of fear of terror increase the risk of heart disease, researchers report.

Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Judaism

Technion Robot Lights Hanukkah Candles – but What about the Blessings?

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

It’s cute, inventive and raises an interesting question n Jewish law on appointing a representative to perform a mitzvah.

US / Politics / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / On Campus / Education / Settlements

Harvard Will Investigate, But Will it Reverse SodaStream Boycott?

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Harvard announced it will "look into" its boycott of SodaStream. But will it remove the boycott?

US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Tufts University Vandalized with Swastikas for Third Time in Two Years

By JTA

Swastikas were found spray-painted on a Tufts University building for the third time in nearly two years. The latest swastikas were found Saturday morning on the back wall of the Lewis Hall dormitory on the Somerville, Mass., campus, Boston.com reported. In June, swastikas were found on the university’s Granoff Family Hillel Center. In April 2013, […]

US / Politics / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / On Campus / Education

Empty Calif. BDS Vote Triggers Neutrality Reminder: Israel Wins

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

UCalifornia union passes empty BDS resolution, but triggers "no politics in classroom" policy - win for Israel!

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Two-Headed Salamander Tadpole Discovered in Haifa Ecology Lab

By Jewish Press Staff

Suggested causes: pollution of water sources, radiation changes and the effects of a dwindling population.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion

Arab-Jewish School Torched; Anti-Arab Graffiti at Site

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Anti-coexistence and Anti-Arab sentiment appears to be behind fire set at bilingual coexistence school in Jerusalem.

Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Minnesota Univ. Student Official Compares Group Backing Israel with KKK

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Maybe he thought those white hoods are prayer shawls although they are closer to being burkas.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Mayor Suspends Arab Construction Workers In Kindergartens As PM Fails To Provide Security

By Tibbi Singer

Mayor Shimoni was looking to provide security, albeit in an unpopular way, because his prime minister has not been able to. Calling him names does not change the fact that Israeli civilians are not safe from being murdered in the street by blood-crazy Arab individuals.

Israel / On Campus / Education

Parents Angry At Israeli Tablet Teaching Program

By Tibbi Singer

Published at Jewish Business News. It began last year with an announcement by Israel’s Ministry of Education, of a pilot study using digitally converted books and other teaching materials, which students would access with their tablets. Legally, teaching with tablets in Israeli schools is contingent on parental consent, especially since it’s the parents who were […]

News Briefs / On Campus / Education / UK

UK Jewish Schools Could Face Closure for Not Promoting Homosexuality

By Tibbi Singer

UK schools that are found to be ‘indoctrinating pupils about gay people’ will face closing under new rules designed to promote ‘British values,’ the British Government confirmed Monday.

US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion

OU Advocacy Center Asks New Yorkers to Vote 'Yes'

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Get out the Vote in NY: Vote YES for the Smart Schools Bonds Act on Nov. 4"

Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Huge Increase Reported in Anti-Israel Activity on US Campuses

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

ADL reports big jump in anti-Israel campus activity, other experts say it's far greater than the report states.

Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

ADL Report: US Campus Anti-Israel Events Have More Than Doubled This Fall

By JTA

Student groups hosted at least 374 anti-Israel events during the 2013-2014 academic year, with about 40 percent of them focused on how to initiate Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns on campus.

Israel / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Belgium University Demands Students Cancel Anti-Semitic Event

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Freedom of speech does not protect "falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater.” – U.S. Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1919.

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