Antisemitism Tag

Arab Studies Prof at Columbia U. Claims School Put ‘Most Extreme’ People on Jew Hatred Task Force

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 17, 2024 9 Comments

“Antisemitism is a sacred topic, and if you cover your partisanship for Israel under the cloak of antisemitism, you can get away with a lot”...

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Sen. Tom Cotton to people stuck behind “pro-Hamas” road blockades: “take matters into your own hands to get them out of the way”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 16, 2024 99 Comments

The real answer, of course, is for law enforcement and judges to do their jobs. Arrest them, charge them, and don't release them except on substantial bail with conduct conditions. That's not going to happen in any blue state, just like it never happened with...

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UC San Diego Students Hold ‘Vigil for Palestine’ to ‘Honor Our Martyrs’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 16, 2024 4 Comments

"NO BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING A GENOCIDE WE CALL ON YOU!"...

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NYC Jewish Public Defenders Sue Over Union’s Pro-Hamas Activism

Posted by Jane Coleman on April 15, 2024 24 Comments

After the Hamas massacre on October 7th, Jewish lawyers at New York City's Legal Aid Society faced an environment so hostile they considered quitting, the Free Press reported last month. Members of their own union, the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA)/UAW Local 2325, were attacking them from within for supporting Israel, and the reporters had been handed the receipts. Nasty group texts and leaked emails called defenders of the Jewish state “fascist,” “deranged,” and “mentally disturbed,” while hundreds of other messages accused Israel of "genocide," "ethnic cleansing" and "apartheid."

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Anti-Israel Activists Blocking Roads, Airports in Major Cities

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 15, 2024 87 Comments

They blocked roads to O'Hare Airport....

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“we stand for civilization against true barbarians” – My speech at Cornell Unity Rally

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 14, 2024 35 Comments

"This is a unity rally, but it's not just a unity rally for Jews, and it's not just a unity rally for Israel. There's a reason we have Israeli and American flags on this stage, it's because we stand for civilization against true barbarians who...

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There is an Antisemitism Problem Among the Faculty at UC-Santa Cruz

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 14, 2024 2 Comments

“to make it clear that the racist settler-colonial ideology of zionism is not welcome on this campus!”...

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Investigation Launched After Pro-Israel Display at U. Delaware is Repeatedly Vandalized

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 13, 2024 1 Comment

"leading school officials to investigate possible hate crime charges"...

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‘We’ll murder you’ – California Anti-Israel Activist Charged After Threatening City Council and Mayor

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 13, 2024 88 Comments

During public meeting over Gaza ceasefire: "We’ll see you at your house. We’ll murder you."...

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Donations to U. Pennsylvania Drop by More Than 20 Percent Following Antisemitism Controversy

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 13, 2024 4 Comments

"a sign that tensions on campus may be tangibly impacting the University's financial support"...

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Cornell Jewish Unity Rally: “the best thing that students can do to combat the hatred that we’re seeing is to stand strong”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2024 14 Comments

Student Amanda Silberstein (headline quote) and I appear on Fox News: "This is a show of solidarity with the students. This event is really about the students who for six months now have undergone almost nonstop harassment, nonstop intimidation, from anti-Israel groups and anti-Israel professors."...

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Rep. Elise Stefanik Slams Harvard for Allowing Suspect in Antisemitic Attack to Graduate

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 12, 2024 2 Comments

"the assailant will gain the lifelong distinction of being an alumnus of Harvard despite having committed a well-documented antisemitic hate crime against a fellow student"...

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Israel Should Ignore Input From People Who Hate Them

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 12, 2024 4 Comments

"The problem is not that Netanyahu has been too harsh, as our idiot president claims."...

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Anti-Israel Activists Planning Multi-City ‘Blockade’ on April 15th With Aim of ‘Causing the Most Economic Impact’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 12, 2024 61 Comments

"There is a sense in the streets in this recent and unprecedented movement for Palestine that escalation has become necessary: there is a need to shift from symbolic actions to those that cause pain to the economy."...

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Massive ‘Jewish Unity Rally’ To Be Held At Cornell

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 11, 2024 25 Comments

“I will be attending and speaking at the rally to show my support for Jewish students on campus, many of whom feel abandoned by the administration and faculty. Now more than ever, it is important to show students they are not alone, and that there...

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‘Killing America’ Documentary Exposes the Explosion in Antisemitism Post-October 7th

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 11, 2024 18 Comments

"Watch the film and you’ll see why extremist ideologues are doing everything in their power to censor the film and why I decided not to play their game and go straight to you, The People."...

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Anti-Israel Berkeley Law Students Protest At Dean’s Home and Disrupt Dinner Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 11, 2024 57 Comments

"I am enormously sad that we have students who are so rude as to come into my home, in my backyard, and use this social occasion for their political agenda."...

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Former Cornell Student Patrick Dai Pleads Guilty To Online Threats Against Jewish Students Including “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2024 23 Comments

The plea deal was inevitable given the evidence against Dai. The bigger issue is what radicalized him, and how did the toxic Cornell anti-Israel culture steer his mental illness to be directed against Jews. Dai needs prison time, and Cornell needs a frank self-examination of...

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