Swarthmore College will be moving its May 26th commencement off-campus for the first time in the school’s 150-year history because of an anti-Israel encampment on Parrish Lawn. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAt some universities, anti-Israel encampments were cleared by police. At another, the university president was condemned by the faculty for doing so. [Press Release]
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The last seven months on campus have been filled with harassment and discrimination for Jews at UC San Diego, and we have unfortunately learned the extent to which our classmates and professors are brazen in their Jew-hatred. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAs part of the agreement, UW commits to: funding at least 20 scholarships for Palestinian students displaced from Gaza, reviewing study abroad programs and soliciting names of those to review from the groups leading the protest, expanding hiring and scholarship on Palestine, and meeting with student representatives to explore “divestment decisions.” [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWhile University of Pennsylvania alumni crowded the West Philly campus for reunions this weekend, 19 anti-Israel protesters tried to occupy Fisher-Bennett Hall on Friday evening. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAVarious investigations of the anti-Israel demonstrations on campuses across the nation are yielding results. [Press Release]
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Fifty of California’s 120 legislators joined the conference on Tuesday, May 14, to express their solidarity with the state’s Jewish community, and almost the entirety of the 19-member Legislative Jewish Caucus spoke about their close working relationship with JPAC. In addition to Governor Newsom’s remarks, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Toni Atkins (by video), Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond addressed participants. [Press Release]
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The following organizations are working to support Jewish students and combat the rising anti-semitism and intolerance on college campuses. [Press Release]
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They urged the Administration to continue to issue and enforce sanctions against those complicit in extremist settler violence. [Press Release]
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AMCHA Initiative Director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin issued the following statement Wednesday blasting Sonoma State University’s capitulation to the encampment demands of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), including committing the state school to a full academic boycott of Israel … (Press Release0
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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Hillel Milwaukee, and ADL Midwest blasted the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee yesterday for capitulating to anti-Israel protesters. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, California, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAOver 200 anti-Israel protesters staged a march and then a sit-in on Saturday afternoon on Harvard’s campus, organized by Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine. This comes one day after Harvard placed 20 students on involuntary leave for participating in the unauthorized encampment on campus. … [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThis weekend, graduations took place from coast to coast, and today, Monday, May 13, is Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day. Over the past year, 1,600 Israeli soldiers and civilians have been killed. May their memory be a blessing. [Press Release]
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Antisemitism, Israel, Middle East, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAEditor’s Note: ADL (Anti-Defamation League) rounds up developments in the anti-Israel demonstrations on college campuses across North America. Here is the report for Friday, May 10. [Press Release]
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