Education
“When antisemitism is allowed to continue unchecked, it is not merely the Jewish people but society as a whole that suffers,” Roz Rothstein, the activist group’s co-founder and CEO, told JNS.
A week beforehand, the gathering received calls for a boycott while a political cartoon invoking an ancient blood libel.
“School leadership must make serious changes to support Jewish communities,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.
“The girls spent time sharing traditions, finding that they have much more in common than they realized,” English teacher Samara Wasserman told JNS.
The course included “an all-out assault on Israel, including propaganda from Al Jazeera” and “inflated numbers from the Hamas Health Ministry,” Lori Lowenthal Marcus said.
“In the elevated threat environment that we have seen since Oct. 7, we stand ready to hold perpetrators of hate crimes accountable” said Kristen Clarke, a U.S. assistant attorney general.
Primary and secondary schools “are always the first line of defense for any and every issue,” said Josh Kraft, head of the New England Patriots Foundation.
The Lawfare Project has led the effort to hold the college accountable for its alleged failure to take action.
The initiative provides “a simple message: You are not alone, and the facts are on your side,” said Douglas Sandoval of CAMERA on Campus.
A University of Michigan student wrote on Instagram, “Until my last breath, I will utter death to every single individual who supports the Zionist state. Death and more. Death and worse.”
“Hamas terrorists wanted to show Shani Louk’s dead body as a prize, and the University of Missouri gave them a prize,” said organizer Daniel Swindell.
An investigation could be opened on suspicion of supporting terrorism.
