Tag: Harassment

Keshet UK and West London Synagogues' decision to boycott Pride is criticized as an act of cowardice by the author, who views Pride parades as an important demonstration of LGBTQIA+ visibility and courage.
The article discusses how antisemitism is being masked under the guise of anti-Zionism, with Jewish individuals facing threats and harassment.
During a pro-Palestinian protest at UCLA, Rabbi Dovid Gurevich of Chabad was harassed and threatened by masked demonstrators who demanded he leave, calling him derogatory names and making violent threats.
A current Princeton student shares their experience of being assaulted by an anti-Israel protester on campus and the subsequent lack of institutional support and dismissal of their complaint by university officials.
A man who identified himself as a Jew hater targeted a Detroit-area synagogue, shouting antisemitic slurs and throwing an object at a woman outside the building.
A viral Google Doc titled "Is your fav author a zionist?" has sparked concerns about antisemitism in the literary world, categorizing authors as Pro-Israel/Zionist, Pro-Palestinian/Anti-Zionist, or "its complicated."
In response to a rise in antisemitism targeting British Jews on campuses following a terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is actively engaging with educational institutions and the Jewish community to address the issue.
Jewish leaders gathered at Columbia University to defend free speech while urging action to control pro-Palestinian protests causing unrest on campus.
Antisemitism escalated to a boiling point at Columbia University, with incidents of harassment, threats, and physical assault against Jewish students, prompting a statement from the White House condemning the intimidation.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported a significant increase in antisemitic incidents in the past year, more than doubling from the previous year with a total of 8,873 incidents in 2023 compared to 3,697 in 2022.
A new bill in California seeks to ban calling for genocide on public college and university campuses as part of efforts to combat antisemitism.
The U.S. Department of Education has resolved its investigation into a public school district in Park City, Utah, regarding reports of antisemitic harassment and other forms of discrimination.
The University of California Santa Barbara's multicultural center was recently targeted with signs condemning Zionism and specifically naming the Jewish student body president, Tessa Veksler.
Harvard University is facing a federal investigation to determine if it has done enough to prevent harassment of Palestinian students and their allies.
The federal Department of Education is launching an investigation into Harvard University's response to harassment of Palestinian students and their allies on campus.
In response to a previous commentary suggesting that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is exaggerating the rate of antisemitic incidents, Adam Neufeld, the senior vice president and chief impact officer of the ADL, defends the organization's data collection methods.
Jewish students at American University in Washington, D.C. have filed a Title VI complaint with the U.S. Department of Education alleging antisemitic vandalism, taunts, and harassment on campus.
This opinion piece discusses the issue of campus antisemitism and the question of whether certain speech should be protected under free speech or subject to disciplinary measures.
An Israeli student has filed a lawsuit against the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, alleging that a professor targeted her with anti-Israel assignments.
In recent congressional testimony, presidents from Harvard, MIT, and UPenn refused to denounce terrorism or clarify whether calls for the genocide of Jews constitute harassment.
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has announced investigations into several prominent universities, including Harvard, Cornell, and Columbia, following scores of complaints and lawsuits alleging failure to protect Jewish students from severe and pervasive antisemitism.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized University of Pennsylvania's president, Liz Magill, for not outrightly denouncing calls for the genocide of Jews as violating the university's code of conduct.
A Hillel chapter in Westchester, New York is accusing Sarah Lawrence College of violating Jewish students' civil rights by not addressing persistent antisemitism on campus.
A group of prominent figures, including Debra Messing, Amy Schumer, and Isaac Mizrahi, have addressed a letter to TikTok expressing concerns about the safety of Jewish users on the platform.