Education
“Singling out one country for removal, especially one so central to Jewish identity, sends a harmful message of exclusion to Jewish students and families,” Marc Levine, of the ADL, told JNS.
Over 1,600 sign letter backing U.K. economist Michael Ben-Gad as Dutch colleague faces similar harassment in Rotterdam.
“Jewish faculty members deserve to carry out their work free from discrimination,” Sen. Bill Cassidy wrote.
The arrival of the master’s students, from 14 countries, underscore “Israel’s growing role as a global hub for brain and data science research.”
Georgia Alexakis, a U.S. district court judge, stated that “the plaintiffs have failed to establish the likelihood of success on the merits of the claims that they advance.”
The activists, identifying as from City Action for Palestine, accused Michael Ben-Gad of being part of the “genocide in Gaza.”
“To balance both our academic and fiscal responsibilities, cohort sizes will be significantly reduced as we evaluate the future model for Ph.D. education,” the dean of Harvard’s arts and sciences faculty said.
Paul Eckles of the Brandeis Center told JNS that the suit turns “anti-discrimination law on its head.”
The conference and resulting policy paper aim to “ensure safer, more inclusive and equitable learning environments for Jewish students across Europe, while upholding principles of academic freedom and inclusivity.”
A Jewish student told JNS that anyone who voted for the resolution is “blinded by hatred for Israel.”
“The NEA owes educators, parents and the public a full explanation and a sincere apology,” Steve Rosenberg, of the North American Values Institute, told JNS.
“Publicly funded universities are barred from discriminating based on race, national origin or religion,” a U.S. Justice Department official stated.
