Antisemitism on campus

Dear students, this is how to resist the academic intifada

In letters adapted from a new book, US academic Gil Troy explains why celebrating Zionism is the best way to counter the anti-Israel movement on campuses

By Gil Troy

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October 30, 2024 15:08

Tension between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrators at Columbia University campus on the anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack (Credit: FreedomNews.TV)

Anti-Israel demonstrators stage counter-protest to October 7 memorial on Columbia campus

Jewish activists had organised art installation as tribute to Americans kidnapped and murdered by Hamas

By Imogen Garfinkel

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October 9, 2024 12:00

Government to spend £7 million to tackle antisemitism in education

Education Secretary said it was ‘unacceptable’ that Jewish students feel unable to participate in university life

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

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October 7, 2024 16:59

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, 2024 (Photo: Getty Images)

Seven in ten Jewish students “uncomfortable” revealing their religion

First report by new academic group shows sharp increase in campus antisemitism

By JC Reporter

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September 29, 2024 08:48

Palestinian flags and protest banners at an entrance to UCL in London (Getty Images)

By Ronnie Fraser

The government was right to scrap the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act. Here’s why.

The last government’s legislation placed freedom of speech above the protection of students

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September 6, 2024 11:08

Demo at University College London (UCL) main entrance, on May 3, 2024 (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Dogs off campus’: anti-Israel demonstrators target NYC university Jewish centre

Student protesters from a variety of Pro-Palestine organisations chanted “Baruch Hillel, go to hell” outside Baruch College Hillel on Tuesday

By Eliana Jordan

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September 4, 2024 16:20

Pro-Palestine protesters hold a rally against the Baruch College Hillel campus organisation at Baruch College on 5 June, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

By Anonymous

Oxford is having a cruel laugh at the expense of Jewish students

Imagine enduring an entire academic year in which Jewish students are openly targeted at other prestigious institutions – including your own – without a single word from your university

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August 27, 2024 08:55

A Pro-Palestinian supporter walks past a banner reading "Oxford Action for Palestine" at Oxford University, in Oxford, eastern England on May 7, 2024, as a pro-Palestinian camp has been set up on the campus. Students at Universities across the country have begun on-campus protests against Israel's actions in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian protests have rocked US campuses for weeks, spreading to countries including the UK, France and Australia. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

By Rabbi Benjy Morgan

Jewish students are reaffirming their identity

It is our responsibility as a community to support them fully

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August 23, 2024 09:10

Pro-Palestinian camp on the campus of School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Columbia’s president has gone but antisemitism remains

Columbia has already tried ignoring the problem. Now, it’s time to try tackling it.

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

3 min read

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August 22, 2024 18:40

The "Gaza Solidarity Encampment" in the West Lawn of Columbia University in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Harvard adopts IHRA definition after settling antisemitism lawsuits

Record levels of antisemitism on UK campuses, CST report reveals

We must take a stand for free speech on campus

Philanthropist son of Holocaust survivors defunds Cambridge over ‘infestation’ of anti-Israel bias

American campuses are now even more toxic for Jews

This wasn’t a debate but a shakedown at the Oxford Union

House report finds that universities made ‘shocking concessions’ to hate

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Harvard adopts IHRA definition after settling antisemitism lawsuits

Record levels of antisemitism on UK campuses, CST report reveals

We must take a stand for free speech on campus

Philanthropist son of Holocaust survivors defunds Cambridge over ‘infestation’ of anti-Israel bias

American campuses are now even more toxic for Jews

This wasn’t a debate but a shakedown at the Oxford Union

House report finds that universities made ‘shocking concessions’ to hate

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Dear students, this is how to resist the academic intifada

Anti-Israel demonstrators stage counter-protest to October 7 memorial on Columbia campus

Government to spend £7 million to tackle antisemitism in education

Seven in ten Jewish students “uncomfortable” revealing their religion

The government was right to scrap the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act. Here’s why.

‘Dogs off campus’: anti-Israel demonstrators target NYC university Jewish centre

Oxford is having a cruel laugh at the expense of Jewish students

Jewish students are reaffirming their identity

Columbia’s president has gone but antisemitism remains