This is the Forward’s coverage of Students for Justice in Palestine, an American anti-Zionist campus group which advocates for Palestinians and supports a boycott of Israel over its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Students for Justice In Palestine
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Fast Forward NY Legislator Doubles Down on Condemnations of Pro-Palestinian Student Group
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…
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News CUNY Under the Anti-Semitism Microscope
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….
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Opinion 6 Jewish Students Reveal How Israel Debate Colors Campus Life
When the Forward put out a call for students to tell us about a college experience that had shaped their Jewish identity in some way — good, bad or otherwise — we expected to receive a diversity of responses. And in a way, we did: Students wrote about moments in Mumbai and Johannesburg and Ithaca,…
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Israel News Students for Justice in Palestine Builds Support With In-Your-Face Push
For Jewish student groups, the increasingly contentious campus fight on behalf of Israel is one that takes place at established, centralized institutions like Hillel, with support and tutelage from deep-pocketed national groups. Its preferred mode of operation consists, for the most part, of friendly public information campaigns, earnest seminars and panel discussions, and welcoming luncheons…
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Opinion Why the New York Times Is Wrong on Reporting While Jewish
It’s a question every reporter for a Jewish publication has encountered. At least once a day. How do you ask someone about their religion? For many, faith is a private issue, one they’d rather not discuss, or are reluctant to engage in a detailed discussion about. Still, as a reporter covering Jewish issues for a…
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Fast Forward Jewish Student at Temple University Punched At Pro-Palestinian Group’s Booth
The student is a member of the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi and a fellow with CAMERA, a pro-Israel media watchdog
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Fast Forward Jewish Student Under Investigation at University of California
The University of California Student Association will hold a meeting to discuss allegations against a Jewish student nominated to serve as a regent for the statewide university system. UCSA’s board agreed Saturday to hold an emergency meeting to look into the allegations against Avi Oved, a UCLA student and the student regent designate nominee for…
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Opinion Vassar’s Israel Debate Takes ‘Raw’ Racial Turn
An ugly confrontation took place at Vassar College March 3 between pro-BDS activists and a group of students and professors who were about to embark on a college-sponsored trip to study water issues in Israel and Palestine. A college forum convened to discuss the tensions surrounding the trip – and more specifically, the protests against…
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