Tag: Students For Justice In Palestine

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has initiated a new partnership with Chabad on Campus to combat antisemitism.
Columbia University is contemplating reinstating its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, which were suspended in November 2023 for violating campus rules with unauthorized events involving threatening rhetoric.
Jewish students at the University of Chicago faced heightened antisemitism post-October 7, with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) supporting Palestinian liberation in ways that were perceived as threatening by Jewish students.
Shai Davidai, an Israeli assistant professor at Columbia University, who has been critical of the university's response to campus antisemitism, has revealed that he is now under investigation by the university's Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action.
Zachary Marschall, a Jewish conservative and editor-in-chief of Campus Reform, has emerged as a leading figure in filing Title VI campus antisemitism complaints since October 7, triggering numerous investigations across U.S. colleges.
UC Berkeley's police department has launched a criminal investigation into a violent protest by anti-Israel demonstrators that led to the cancellation of an event featuring an Israeli speaker, during which a glass door was shattered and Jewish students were assaulted.
Barnard College has implemented a ban on messaging on dorm doors following a lawsuit over antisemitism.
Jewish students are facing a resurgence of anti-Semitism on university campuses, with incidents causing fear and concern for physical safety.
Hillel International CEO Adam Lehman emphasized the importance of Jewish organizations standing firm in their support for Israel amidst rising antisemitism and demonization on college campuses.
The New York Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue Columbia University over the suspension of two student groups, Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, for organizing a protest supporting Palestinian rights.
Brandeis University President Liebowitz discussed the challenges of leading a historically Jewish institution in the modern academic landscape, navigating questions of Jewish identity and values while promoting free speech and combating antisemitism on campus.
A new generation of Jewish activists, led by students like Amari Pavati, are forming The New Yiddish Bund at Binghamton University, inspired by the historical Bund's non-Zionist stance and commitment to social justice.
The article discusses the support for the Palestinian cause among young Jewish students, particularly focusing on the case of Ariela Rosenzweig, a student who has joined a hunger strike at Brown University calling for divestment from Israel.
Thousands of activists gathered outside Columbia University to protest the suspension of campus pro-Palestinian groups and an alleged incident where students were sprayed with a foul substance.
The Westchester Peoples Action Coalition Foundation (Wespac), a small nonprofit based in Westchester, New York, is revealed to be the financial linchpin for hardline pro-Palestinian groups such as Within Our Lifetime and National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
A federal court has declined to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) against the University of Florida, which threatened to shut down the organization.
American universities, including prestigious Ivy League schools, have increasingly enrolled a significant number of foreign students, many of whom come from wealthy families or are sponsored by their governments.
New York University has suspended adjunct faculty member Amin Husain after a video surfaced of him denying Hamas atrocities, including rape and beheading, during the October 7 attack on Israel.
Pro-Palestinian protests have resumed at Columbia University as winter break ends.
Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University disrupted a day of dialogue aimed at easing tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.
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.
Columbia University's chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) remain suspended as the spring semester begins.
An anonymous Jewish student at Occidental College in Los Angeles has decided not to return for the spring semester due to the anti-Israel and antisemitic views expressed by much of the student body and faculty following a Hamas terror attack on Israel.
San Diego State University (SDSU) is now under investigation for Islamophobia after an email sent by the university's president expressing support for students following Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7.
The article discusses the activities and beliefs of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a group that aims to achieve Palestinian liberation and connects it with other social justice causes.