Campus Antisemitism
Former Jewish students say school did nothing to protect them from anti-Semitic attacks • Principal of Melbourne school claims he never saw swastika on grounds.
“We believe that the double standard to which Israel is held in the academy has not only stifled scholarship, but has created a climate of fear among faculty and students,” Jarrod Tanny, associate professor of Jewish history, said.
“These kinds of behaviors are completely unacceptable and will always be challenged.”
Says Jewish students are ‘targets’ and ‘dismissed’ when they see ‘the writing on the wall.’
“It was part of a drinking game where I had to allow my girlfriend to write whatever she wanted on my chest,” said the student.
The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center in Canada tweeted being “sickened” by the graffiti found at York University: “Such vile hatred breeds violence and must never be tolerated.”
Sayed A. Quraishi, 23, faces a sentence that ranges from probation to five years in prison.
Islamic studies professor Mohammad Mahallati allegedly covered up the mass murder of political prisoners in Iran, and has called for global jihad against Israel.
The incidents allegedly took place between 2013 and 2020 at Brighton Secondary College, which serves students in grades seven to 12.
After a faculty vote to boycott Israel and a commencement speech filled with anti-Israel rhetoric, New York politicians are set to hold hearings on the matter.
New York University’s anti-discrimination policy fails to address behaviors that cause a climate of Jew-hatred, according to the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law.
University officials had condemned the measure, saying it was not a reflection of the views of the school administration.
