Campus Antisemitism
“I’ve worked with dozens of dozens of Jewish parents, students and teachers, and very few are willing to take the step of going to court for redress,” said Lori Lowenthal Marcus.
The English musician recently denied that Hamas terrorists raped Israeli women on Oct. 7.
“Our paramount concern is the safety and well-being of all our students and employees,” said Leanne Bennett, academic dean at Dawson College, in an announcement to students.
Survivor of Oct. 7 attack shares harrowing testimony challenging encampment leader’s anti-Israel stance.
“Higher education institutions have utterly failed to protect its Jewish students, allowing violent antisemitism to thrive,” says Liora Rez, the executive director of StopAntisemitism.
They featured the faces of professors and staff using the look of FBI-style “Most Wanted” fliers, including text such as “Misuse of Power and Racism.”
Faculty at the state school’s San Francisco medical school told the “Washington Free Beacon” that advocacy workshops for students “betrayed a breathtaking lack of professionalism.”
“I tried for months to get the school officials to respond like professionals,” said the lead plaintiff, Sam Kasle. “Instead, they allowed my daughter to be harmed.”
Students are trying “to take back their campuses for academic integrity,” Miriam Elman, of Academic Engagement Network, told JNS.
“The guerrillas of Gaza on gliders ... created an immortal picture of joy that no Palestinian can forget,” the text reads.
“They face challenges from multiple constituencies and don’t know how to respond,” Stephen Joel Trachtenberg told JNS. “This is a novel experience for them.”
“What’s deeply disturbing is that people you would expect to offer a more nuanced perspective are resorting to overly simplistic analyses,” Yifat Bitton told JNS.
