Anti-Semitism (Campus)

Anti-Defamation League:

Significant rise in campus support for terror & targeting of Jews

Researchers record major spikes in vandalism, harassment and assault throughout the 2023-24 academic year.

DoE:

Brown University took 'little or no action' against antisemitism

Dept. of Education chides Brown University for taking ‘no or little action’ in response to complaints of antisemitism.

UCLA rabbi assaulted live on camera

Students assault Chabad rabbi at UCLA, call him a 'Zionist pedophile.'

Europe:

As antisemitism rises, universities agree to divest from Israel

European students are calling on their colleges to divest from Israel. In many cases, they’re winning.

CUNY:

Endorsement of 'Palestinian right of return' to Israel rejected

Despite string of pro-Palestinian statements, CUNY faculty union rejects Israel boycott - but not for ideological reasons.

Anti-Israel encampments take aim closer to home

Some pro-Palestinian encampments want their schools to cut ties with Hillel, Chabad.

Poll reveals:

New Yorkers believe campus protests included antisemitism

Most New Yorkers support pro-Palestinian protests but say encampments ‘crossed the line’ into antisemitism, new poll shows.

Letter from students:

Rutgers administration not doing enough to prevent antisemitism

Rutgers Jewish students, faculty decry ‘intimidating’ environment ahead of congressional hearing.

California:

University president who agreed to boycott Israel is suspended

California university president placed on leave after agreeing to boycott Israeli institutions.

Anti-Israel Cornell University protesters disband peacefully

In a rarity, Cornell pro-Palestinian encampment disbands with neither arrests nor deal.

Due to anti-Israel protests:

Survey: Over 60% of Jewish students feel less safe on campus

Many Jewish students say pro-Palestinian encampments make them feel less safe, Hillel survey finds.

132 arrested

Police clear anti-Israel protesters out of UCLA encampment

Police move into the anti-Israel protest encampment on the campus of UCLA and over 100 of arrests.

U. of Florida threatens to ban anti-Israel protesters for 3 years

UF threatens to bar protesters for campus, suspend students, and fire professors and employees if tactics used at schools like Columbia are employed.

Harvard anti-Israel tent city disrupted by sprinklers

Sleeping activists at anti-Israel demonstration woken up in middle of the night by campus sprinklers in near-freeing temperatures.

Over antisemitic protests:

House Speaker calls on Columbia U pres. to resign

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson calls Columbia University President Minouche Shafik a 'weak, inept leader' as anti-Israel protests continue to rock campus.

For their own safety:

Columbia U. rabbi warns Jewish students to stay off campus

Rabbi Elie Buechler warns students to 'return home' amidst genocidal demonstrations on Columbia University campus. 'It is not our job as Jews to ensure our own safety on campus.'

Alumni warn:

'Violence against Jews at Columbia U. imminent'

Anti-Israel protestors attempt to break campus gate, chase Chabad rabbi and Jewish students off-campus, and call for '10,000 October 7s.'

Columbia U. pres. won't say 'from river to sea' is antisemitic

Columbia University accused of "gross negligence at best" in response to campus antisemitism during House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing.

U. of Michigan:

Naftali Bennett address moved online over security concerns

Former Israeli PM addresses students online after campus event canceled due to threats by anti-Israel and pro-Hamas activists. Tickets bought under names such as 'kill Jews.'

ADL: Colleges and universities failing to fight antisemitism

Anti-Defamation League releases 'report card' on efforts to fight antisemitism on campus, says most schools still not doing the basics to protect Jewish students

Cornell student pleads guilty to threats to shoot Jewish students

Lawyer for student who posted threats to shoot, stab students in campus kosher dining hall says posts were misguided attempts to draw attention to Hamas atrocities.

DoE opens Title VI investigation against Princeton University

Princeton joins list of Ivy Leagues under Title VI antisemitism investigation, against the wishes of its Jewish leaders.

Columbia University:

Four students suspended over anti-Israel event

Columbia suspends students for ‘Resistance 101’ event where speakers praised Hamas.

Following antisemitic incident:

Title VI investigation opened into UC Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara, where Jewish student president was accused of supporting ‘genocide,’ is subject of new Title VI investigation.

UC Berkeley to monitor anti-Israel protest

Ending his sit-in, UC Berkeley professor says campus response to antisemitism has improved.

UC Berkeley:

Professor holds sit-in, demanding student safety

Jewish Berkeley students are confronting pro-Palestinian protesters. Their professor is staging a sit-in.

At Columbia U:

Task force presents findings on antisemitism

Columbia U antisemitism task force says Jews experiencing ‘isolation and pain’ on campus.

'We say no to genocide, Jews on campus pick a side'

Hunter College investigates and Hillel decries ‘hateful slogans’ after protesters demand Jews on campus ‘pick a side.’

UC Berkeley:

Jewish students forced to evacuate by violent mob

Hundreds of violent anti-Israel protestors disrupt event run by Jewist student groups, break door and windows, forcing evacuation of attendees through underground tunnel.

Over campus antisemitism:

Jewish students sue Columbia, Barnard

5 Jewish students file civil rights lawsuit accusing Columbia University of tolerating rampant antisemitism, failing to grant Jews the same protections as non-Jews.

Harvard faculty group posts antisemitic cartoon

Harvard Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine under investigation for sharing cartoon depicting Jews as puppetmasters hanging Arabs and African Americans from nooses.

Antisemitic skunk flyers posted at Columbia U

Antisemitism watchdogs say flyers comparing Israelis to skunks reminiscent of Nazi dehumanization of Jews

After cockroach poster, machete threat:

Anti-Israel prof. fired from Cooper Union

Shellyne Rodriguez, who previously threatened a reporter with a machete, fired from Cooper Union college after posting image of poster for pro-Israel event overlaid with cockroaches.

Antisemitism investigation against Northwest U

Northwestern U is facing a new federal antisemitism investigation — and criticism of its new antisemitism task force.

Campus antisemitism:

Additional universities under scrutiny by DoE

U of Minnesota, Temple, Brown among latest federal campus antisemitism investigations.

US government to probe UNC for response to anti-Israel speech

Feds to probe University of North Carolina’s response to harsh anti-Israel speech.

Pro-Israel student leaders visit Israel on solidarity mission

Pro-Israel student leaders from top US universities embark on 'Take Action for Israel' solidarity mission during holiday season.

US: Six new institutions facing DoE investigations

MIT joins Harvard and Penn on list of schools facing federal civil rights investigations.

Revealed: 700% rise in antisemitic incidents on college campuses

Knesset Subcommittee for Foreign Policy and Public Diplomacy discusses rise in antisemitic incidents on US college campuses.

Following President's remarks:

Rabbi resigns from Harvard antisemitism committee

Rabbi David Wolpe resigns from Harvard antisemitism committee over president’s ‘painfully inadequate testimony’ on campus antisemitism.

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Dr Phil demands resignation of university presidents

Dr. Phil condemns heads of Harvard, MIT, and UPENN for their statements to Congress, lights menorah for Kfir and Ariel Bibas

House Republicans launch probe into colleges' antisemitism

Investigation follows hearing in which University Presidents refuse to say if calls for genocide against Jews violate university policy.

At Columbia U, students hold anti-Israel event staff shut down

'We urged the students to disperse, the matter is now under review,' Columbia U's School of Social Work says.

University leaders admit: Jewish students feel unsafe on campus

Facing Congress, Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend efforts to fight antisemitism on their campuses.

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Congressional hearing on campus antisemitism

House Committee on Education holds hearing with heads of university on how they confront rising antisemitism on campus in last 2 months.

Queens College:

Jewish students told to 'go back to Poland, Germany'

During pro-Israel rally on campus, counter-protestors harass Jewish students, steal, stomp on Israeli flags.

ADL:

Almost 3/4 of Jewish college students experienced antisemitism

More Jewish students report experiencing antisemitic incidents since October 7 than in their entire college careers before the massacre.

Herzog to US Uni. presidents:

'How can Hamas supporters have a place at your schools?'

Israeli President writes open letter to heads of American universities and colleges on the outbreak of antisemitism on college campuses.

Israeli satire of US campus antisemitism goes viral

“Eretz Nehederet” video of Columbia U. students simping for Hamas and tearing down poster of kidnapped Israel draws millions of views.

University of Massachusetts Jewish student punched on Shabbat

Student assaults Jewish student at event with 240 empty seats at Shabbat tables representing the Hamas hostages, spits on Israeli flag.

Columbia U. students demand:

Take action to protect Jews on campus

After string of antisemitic and anti-Israel incidents, Columbia U students want the school to condemn Hamas.

Biden Admin. presents plan to combat antisemitism on campus

Homeland Security, Justice, and Education Departments join forces to combat the wave of antisemitism which has gripped US universities.

New Jersey Jewish school:

'Only colleges with plans to keep Jewish students safe welcome'

Torah Academy of Bergen County takes action amid wave of antisemitism on college campuses to protect its students.

Over support for Hamas:

Florida Governor bans Students for Justice in Palestine

Governor Ron DeSantis orders 2 SJP branches in Florida 'dismantled' after organization supports Hamas massacre, destruction of Israel.

Roger Waters claims he is banned from Penn campus

Former Pink Floyd frontman addresses 'Palestine Writes' conference via ZOOM as multiple antisemitic speakers attend.

Intruder vandalizes Penn Hillel, shouts antisemitic profanities

Penn Hillel vandalized by person ‘experiencing a crisis,’ say police.

ADL teams with Jewish frat to tackle antisemitism on campus

Civil rights group announces partnership with Alpha Epsilon Pi to combat antisemitism at universities.

New York: College where Zionist was booted to be investigated

Feds to investigate NY college where an assault survivor group booted a Zionist student.

50% surge in campus antisemitism in US

230 antisemitic incidents recorded on US college campuses in first months of school year, compared to 160 the previous year.

U of Arizona accused of ignoring antisemitism, leading to murder

Community security consultant says student's explicit antisemitic threats were ignored before he murdered a professor he thought was Jewish.