Pro Palestinian Protesters

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Joe Biden’s critics are attacking him for saying pro-Palestinian protesters ‘have a point.’ His Jewish backers aren’t concerned.

JTA · 20 Aug

In the midst of criticism for acknowledging the views of pro-Palestinian protesters during the Israel-Hamas conflict, President Joe Biden's Jewish backers remain unworried about his commitment to Israel.

0 Education Politics

UCLA can’t let protesters block Jewish students’ access to campus, judge rules

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 14 Aug

A judge ruled that UCLA must do more to protect Jewish students from obstacles created by pro-Palestinian protesters on campus.

0 Politics Antisemitism

French police investigating death threats targeting Israeli Olympians

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 29 Jul

French police are investigating death threats received by three Israeli Olympic athletes in Paris, amidst heightened security concerns for Israel's large Olympic delegation.

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Israel-Bashing on the Agenda for National Teachers Union

Francesca Block in The Free Press · 17 Jul

Members of the American Federation of Teachers are embroiled in a controversy over a series of anti-Israel resolutions proposed by some members, including calls to halt U.S. military aid to Israel and accusations of apartheid and genocide.

0 Communities Politics

The messy truth behind a viral video showing violence around anti-Israel protest at an LA synagogue

Louis Keene in Forward · 28 Jun

Clashes between pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel supporters outside an LA synagogue sparked a viral video showing violence with misleading captions.

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Should masks at demonstrations be banned? The issue is bigger than you think

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 17 Jun

The article discusses the debate surrounding the banning of masks at demonstrations, particularly in the context of recent protests, like those related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

0 Education Antisemitism

Why a Harvard rabbi walked off the stage at commencement

Lauren Markoe in Forward · 24 May

Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi of Chabad at Harvard walked off the stage during the university's commencement after feeling that the ceremony had slandered Israel and Jews, particularly when Nobel Prize-winning speaker Maria Ressa made remarks that sounded antisemitic to him.

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Under fire from Congress, Northwestern’s Jewish president forcefully defends encampment deal

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 23 May

During a recent congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, Northwestern University President Michael Schill defended his decision to make an agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters to end encampments on campus, which sparked controversy leading to the resignation of Jewish committee members and calls for Schill's resignation.

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‘This is why you earned an F’: Stefanik grills Northwestern’s Jewish president over campus antisemitism

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 23 May

Rep. Elise Stefanik grilled Northwestern University's Jewish president, Michael Schill, over the handling of campus antisemitism, which included a deal with pro-Palestinian protesters.

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Jewish president of Northwestern, under fire for making deal with protesters, is next to take hot seat in Congress

Duncan Agnew in Forward · 20 May

Northwestern University President Michael Schill, a Jewish leader, faced backlash from both pro-Palestinian protesters and Jewish nonprofits, including the Anti-Defamation League, for making a deal with protesters to remove their encampment in exchange for information about university investments.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Losing Political Clout, Jewish Community In A Bind

Gary Rosenblatt in Between The Lines · 16 May

David Bernstein, author of "Woke Anti-Semitism," highlights the challenges facing the Jewish community due to amplified bigotry and the intersection of progressive ideology.

0 Politics Education

California university president placed on leave after agreeing to boycott Israeli institutions

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 16 May

The president of Sonoma State University in California, after agreeing to an academic boycott of Israel and other concessions to pro-Palestinian protesters on campus, was placed on leave following backlash and suspension for insubordination.

0 Education Politics

Columbia cancels main graduation after weeks of campus tumult

Lauren Markoe in Forward · 6 May

Columbia University has decided to cancel its main graduation ceremony due to recent tumult on campus, including student arrests, the clearing of a Gaza solidarity encampment, and a building occupation by pro-Palestinian protesters.

0 Education Antisemitism

I'm a Zionist at Columbia. The protesters at Hamilton Hall were a threat to Jewish students like me

Nick Baum in Forward · 3 May

The article discusses a recent protest by pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University's Hamilton Hall and highlights the concerns and fears of Jewish, Zionist students like the author.

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7 at Northwestern resign over deal to dismantle encampment

Lauren Markoe in Forward · 2 May

Seven members of Northwestern University's committee to combat antisemitism resigned following the university's agreement with pro-Palestinian protesters leading to the dismantling of their encampment without consulting the committee first.

0 Education Politics

I’m not letting pro-Palestinian protesters decide my choice of college

Anya Geist in JTA · 1 May

The author reflects on encountering pro-Palestinian protests while visiting college campuses like Amherst, Columbia, and Yale.

0 Israel Antisemitism

Why pro-Palestinian protesters are vandalizing images of Lord Balfour

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 15 Mar

Pro-Palestinian protesters recently vandalized a portrait of Lord Balfour at Trinity College in Cambridge, England, due to his authorship of the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which supported establishing a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.

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Jewish Berkeley students are confronting pro-Palestinian protesters. Their professor is staging a sit-in instead.

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 11 Mar

Ron Hassner, the chair of Israel Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, is staging a one-man sit-in in his office to urge the university to address tensions among students amid protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict.

0 Politics History

Pro-Palestinian protesters target Israeli president during opening of Dutch Holocaust museum

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 11 Mar

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside the opening of the Netherlands' first Holocaust museum due to the presence of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who referenced a surge in global antisemitism following Hamas' actions.

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‘I’m screaming for help’: Jewish students face violence at UC Berkeley Israel talk

Emma Goss in Forward · 28 Feb

Jewish students at UC Berkeley faced violence as pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a lecture by an Israeli attorney and IDF reservist, resulting in injuries to attendees.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia claim to be hit by ‘chemical weapon’ as they call for intifada

Luke Tress in Forward · 23 Jan

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University disrupted a day of dialogue aimed at easing tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.

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NYPD investigating claims that pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia were hit by ‘chemical weapon’

Luke Tress in JTA · 23 Jan

The NYPD is investigating an incident at Columbia University in which pro-Palestinian protesters claimed that pro-Israel activists sprayed them with a chemical agent during a demonstration.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Pro-Palestinian protesters target Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer center, accusing it of ‘genocide’

Luke Tress in JTA · 16 Jan

Pro-Palestinian protesters targeted Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, accusing it of abetting genocide.

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Suspended at Columbia, pro-Palestinian protesters fill streets outside campus gates

LMarkoe in Forward · 15 Nov 2023

Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Columbia University in New York to protest the university's suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace.

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Jewish students at Cooper Union told to hide as pro-Palestinian protesters banged on doors of locked library

LKeene in Forward · 26 Oct 2023

Jewish students at Cooper Union College in Manhattan felt unsafe when pro-Palestinian protesters banged on the locked door of the library where they were studying and chanted "Globalize the Intifada."

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