Campus Antisemitism
The World Jewish Congress president wrote to the U.S. president: “Only you can stop this rising tide of hatred against the Jewish people.”
The school agreed to pay the sociology graduate an undisclosed sum after graders failed her essay for being insufficiently anti-Israel.
Antisemitism expert accuses a campus group of “targeting” Jewish staff and students.
“I don’t want to say we became smug in America, but now we find ourselves seeking their help,” said senior American Jewish Committee official Andrew Baker.
“We, as Jews and Zionists, need to be loud and proud and stand up for ourselves,” she told JNS.
U.S. House Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), whose district includes Boone, tweeted: “Antisemitism has no place in our society.”
Opponents of the measure claimed that if passed, it would stifle anti-Israel speech and actions at the school.
The professors at Kingsborough Community College tell JNS that the university is punishing them for complaining about campus antisemitism.
Its equity and inclusion dean resigned in protest of the event.
Jewish ritual objects were desecrated, and pork was affixed to a student’s door.
Half of Jewish fraternity and sorority members feel the need to hide their Jewish identity while on campus, in person or online, according to the AJC.
The public university’s new online reporting tool for antisemitism also adopts an ‘all lives matter’ approach, critics say.
