On a recent afternoon in Queens, Secretary of State John Kerry sat with Israeli and Palestinian representatives, chatting amiably. “It’s great to see you two side by side,” Kerry said to the delegates. “Now, have we agreed about these land swaps?” The Israeli and Palestinian smiled and nodded — a historic agreement had been reached;…
The Doctoral Students’ Council at the City University of New York passed on Friday. The resolution passed with 42 students in favor, 19 opposed and 9 abstentions, and endorsed the call to “boycott Israeli academic institutions for as long as the Israeli state continues to violate Palestinian rights under international law.” The academic boycott of…
The City University of New York’s efforts to deal with charges and countercharges about anti-Semitism and free speech on campus regarding Israel will soon face a daunting new challenge: On April 15, the school system’s graduate student council will vote on a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Hamad Sindhi, co-chair for communications at CUNY’s…
New York assemblyman Dov Hikind reaffirmed his condemnation of a pro-Palestinian campus group at City University of New York, calling for it to be shut down immediately — while the group’s lawyers pushed back. Students for Justice in Palestine, which is already being investigated following allegations of anti-Semitic behavior, is a prominent voice in the…
The poster on the door of the Hillel at John Jay College of Criminal Justice reads “Safe Zone.” Above it hangs an Israeli flag, an American flag and another sign: “Israel wants peace.” Take two steps down the narrow hallway on the ground floor of this Manhattan campus, and there is another, very different message….
Two Jewish New York state assemblymen are calling for the “immediate suspension” of a pro-Palestinian student group from the City University of New York’s campuses — charging that members “stoke the flame of hatred and encourage violence against Jews.” In a Tuesday letter to CUNY, Democrats Dov Hikind and David Weprin, demanded that Students for…
The New York State Senate has voted to slash $485 million in funding to senior colleges in the City University of New York system to “send a message” that not done enough to fight campus anti-Semitism. On March 14, a state budget resolution championed by Republicans passed after a sprawling 2-hour debate on the Senate…
A complaint from the hawkish Zionist Organization of America about alleged anti-Semitism among pro-Palestinian activists has drawn a quick response from administrators at New York City’s public university system, and a pile-on from elected officials and Jewish groups. In a February 24 letter, ZOA accused local chapters of the group Students for Justice in Palestine…
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