(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 hostile crowd of almost 100 people, forcing an early end to the event due to the imminent threat of physical harm.

Watch the videos below as University of Exeter CAMERA Fellow Rojin-Sena Cantay recounts the harrowing incident on campus.

On March 19th, CAMERA on Campus partnered with Allied Voices for Israel in Canada to host pro-Israel activist and interior designer, Shai Deluca at McGill University and Concordia University.

There is nothing Jewish about supporting the slaughter of innocents or glorifying and celebrating those who carry it out. There is nothing Jewish about reveling in the deaths of Jews and non-Jews at the hands of terrorists. There is nothing Jewish about going to Congress to attack Israel and the Jewish people. There is nothing Jewish about supporting terrorism.

No legitimacy should be given to those people who proclaim their Judaism when it suits their interests, wear prayer shawls performatively to emphasize their Judaism and seem incapable of having any sympathy for innocent Jewish lives that were lost to terrorism. As a Jew — one whose religion exists beyond the bounds of politics and whose opinions encompass more than just the desire to see other Jews killed — I repudiate their vile actions. You do not get to use your Judaism as cover to support the murder of Jews. No one does. Never Again.

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 antisemitism, entirely ignoring the concerns of Jewish student groups.

This time, the re-ratification and expansion of the motion to ‘stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine’ has been met by deafening silence; Durham’s student newspaper didn’t even feel the need to cover the event or acknowledge Jewish concerns as they did in 2021.

The motion, proposed by the president of Durham University People of Colour Association (DUPOCA) Nadia Hanter, claimed to be in ‘solidarity with Palestine’. However, rather than acknowledge the nuance of this situation or suggest constructive ways to support those suffering in Gaza and Israel, it focused on diminishing the trauma of Israeli victims and Hamas’ culpability of their people’s suffering.

Jonathan Turner, the chief executive lawyer for UK Lawyers for Israel, works to tackle injustices relating to Israel. Since October 7th, anti-Israel and antisemitic incidents targeting students have continued to escalate with little intervention from university administrators. Jonathan was interviewed by CAMERA on Campus UK to help Jewish and Zionist students understand their rights and legal protections.

Since its deadly attack on October 7, Hamas and its supporters have been waging a global propaganda campaign. That campaign has found particular success on college campuses, where “progressive” students have embraced “Free Palestine” protests and even celebrated the brutal October 7 attack publicly. A Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll found that a disturbing 48 percent of 18-24-year-olds side more with Hamas than Israel. At Tulane, where I have gained some notoriety as a pro-Israel advocate, a group called “Tulane Students for a Democratic Society” organized a march with “Tulane 4 Palestine,” in which protestors called for the annihilation of the state of Israel.

(Leeds, United Kingdom) –”We are distressed to hear of a second attack within a week (Read CAMERA on Campus’ statement on the 7th March incident at University of Exeter here) towards Jewish students at Leeds University who were trying to hold a stall raising awareness about antisemitism and the plight of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

That those advocating for Jewish lives are persistently subject to acts of vandalism, harassment, and hatred should be of deep concern to all who value an open, democratic society. Similarly, the inaction by the authorities in response to these incidents demonstrates a continuing failure to protect the rights of all British citizens. The relevant authorities must act to ensure British Jews and their allies are able to freely participate in society, and to hold to account those who would deny them their rights.”—Christina Jones, UK communications associate for CAMERA.