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…
After last month’s anti-Zionist incident at Brooklyn College, the City University of New York tasked its chancellor with studying complaints of anti-Semitism at several of its campuses. In addition to putting CUNY Chancellor James Milliken in charge of the probe, the university is establishing a task force to foster a more understanding and respectful environment,…
Members of the New York City Council’s Jewish caucus are drafting legislation aimed at combating anti-Semitism at the City University of New York. Councilman Mark Levine, who chairs the 14-member caucus, said he expects legislation to be submitted within a month, the New York Post reported Wednesday. The law would require CUNY officials to report…
Pro-Palestinian groups participating in a student protest against tuition increases at the City University of New York are blaming the high cost of education on “Zionists.” In a Facebook post announcing its participation in Thursday’s Million Student March, the Students for Justice in Palestine wrote: “The Zionist administration invests in Israeli companies, companies that support…
A student group at the City University of New York failed to advance a resolution to boycott Israeli academics and divest from Israeli companies. Thirty-one members of the Doctoral Students’ Council at CUNY voted in favor of the resolution on Friday — eight votes short of the amount required for the required majority. Twenty-five members…
A student group at the City University of New York postponed a vote on a boycott resolution of Israel because it would have taken place on the Jewish Sabbath. About 100 people attended the meeting of the Doctoral Students’ Council on Friday evening and debated the “Resolution for the Endorsement of Boycott of Israeli Academic…
A student group at the City University of New York is set to discuss and vote on a proposed resolution calling for a boycott of Israel. The university’s Doctoral Students’ Council advertised the proposed resolution earlier this month ahead of a meeting scheduled for the evening of Sept. 12. “The DSC hereby endorses the boycott…
Jewish students have voiced solidarity with their Muslim counterparts following new revelations that the New York City Police Department collected intelligence on Muslim groups at several college campuses in the northeast corridor. Student groups at several targeted colleges said they stepped up to defend their classmates in the face of surveillance that tramples on the…
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