This past Thursday, violence in the name of the Palestinian cause reached the gates of Columbia University – and it came paired with its usual mate: the Western media tendency to whitewash anti-Israel belligerence and cast the perpetrators as victims. The story which played out last week in Morningside Heights...
Antisemitism at Michigan Colleges Has Reached Frightening Levels
In the past six months, violent antisemitic attacks have grown more common in higher education. Jewish students at Columbia were attacked by individuals “wielding sticks” outside of their library; students at UC Berkeley were berated for attending an on-campus speaker event; and at Tulane, a student’s nose was broken while...
Failure to Address Antisemitism at George Washington University is a Betrayal to Students
Calls to destroy Israel throbbed outside the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs last Thursday. Members of GW Student Coalition for Palestine (GWSCP) protested an event with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, shouting militant chants such as “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and...
UNC has an antisemitism problem
2024 is a scary time to be a Jewish college student. Hillel International published that antisemitic incidents on university campuses have increased 700 percent following Oct. 7, while the Anti-Defamation League reported in November 2023 that 73 percent of the Jewish students surveyed had experienced or witnessed some form of antisemitism since the...
Binghamton students must categorically reject BDS
The campaign calling for the State University of New York system to adopt Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) must be categorically rejected. “SUNY BDS”, an insidious unauthorized campaign run by students, faculty, and staff members on State University of New York (SUNY) campuses seeks to defame the world’ s only Jewish...
Exeter University Faces Backlash Over Alarming Campus Antisemitism: Calls for Legal Action and Safeguarding Free Speech
(Exeter, United Kingdom) – In a shocking display of intolerance and suppression of free speech, an antisemitic incident unfolded at Exeter University that has raised serious concerns about the safety and well-being of students on campus. Six Jewish students conducting a tabling session for CAMERA UK were surrounded by a...
Durham Student Union passes anti-Israel solidarity motion
On the 23rd of November 2023, history repeated itself when the Durham Students Union held their termly assembly meeting and passed a motion that was riddled with misinformation and antisemitism. Two years prior, the organisation passed a motion that supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement despite its history of...
The Problem of the ‘As a Jew’
When I speak to my fellow Jews (™), I begin every conversation with the traditional phrase: “As a Jew, how are you doing today?” “As a Jew, I’m doing well,” the reply might go. A follow-up: “As a Jew, what are your thoughts on pizza?” “As a Jew, I need...