Antisemitism
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Jeremy Harris, 27, received a disorderly conduct charge for antagonism towards a police officer, a misdemeanor.
“Targeting a symbol of Jewish culture shows that these people hate Jews,” said the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi tweeted his hope that the “Zionist plague” would be wiped off “the holy lands of Palestine.”
President Nicolás Maduro alleged that Jews were manipulating social networks, media outlets, and even satellite technology in an attempt to “steal the presidential election.”
Attorney Haroon Raza has teamed up with Hezbollah activist Dyab Abou Jahjah to badger Israeli civilians and soldiers with dual nationality.
Examples at the university in Philadelphia included swastika graffiti, removed mezuzahs, social-media threats and vandalism by masked individuals at its Center for Jewish Life.
“She was discriminated against because she was an antiwar advocate,” the TV personality Sunny Hostin said.
Senior counsel Robin Pick said the university “has the opportunity to be a leader and a model for other universities in the fight against antisemitism.”
Gov. Maura Healey told JNS she was grateful for the legislators and advocates who will help make sure that the state is “safer for our Jewish community.”
U.S. House members wrote that the school “has an obligation to comply with federal law and to prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment.”
The Anti-Defamation League said it got involved after being contacted by six Jewish moderators on Reddit who reported antisemitism.
A student’s complaint to the equal opportunity office led to administrators stopping the student association from voting on a measure to divest from Israel.
