Campus Antisemitism

Editor's Notes: Israel, Diaspora Jews need to be on same page

Israelis and American Jews often misunderstand each other, shaped by different media. A call for shared stories and perspectives could bridge the growing gap between the two communities.

OSCAR THE GROUCH was the funny creature who lived in a trash can on ‘Sesame Street.’ In Israel, he was replaced by Moishe Oofnik, a similarly grumpy character but distinctly Israeli and living in a different kind of can.
 Pro-Palestinian students and others gather outside of Cooper Union in Manhattan to protest the school's stance on Israel on May 09, 2024 in New York City.

New York's Cooper Union settles campus antisemitism case, pledges reforms

A Palestinian Hamas terrorist stands next to heavy machinery, after Hamas said that it found the body of an Israeli hostage soldier on Tuesday and prepares to return it to Israel through the Red Cross, in Gaza City, November 4, 2025.

Hamas publishes second 'Our Narrative' document two years after October 7 massacre

The suspect in the antisemitic MSU incidents.

Nazi swastika graffiti, rocks target Michigan State Chabad in two attacks


Pennsylvania principal to be fired over antisemitic voicemail: ‘They control the banks’

Philip Leddy, the principal of the Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, accidentally recorded himself claiming that the parents of a student had “Jew money” and that “they control the banks."

Wissahickon Superintendent of Schools Mwenyewe Dawan, second from left, and School Board President Amy Ginsburg, third from left, speak at a press conference on Dec. 19, 2025.

‘Parasites:’ University of Sydney staffer charged for harassing Jewish attendees at holiday event

The University of Sydney staffer had allegedly yelled antisemitic comments at Jewish students and staff, with a video showing her calling Sukkot celebrants "parasites."

A University of Sydney staff member was suspended after allegedly harassing Jewish students and staff holding a Sukkot holiday event on campus last Thursday, calling students "parasites."

Man arrested for setting fire to SF Hillel while students inside preparing for Shabbat

The dumpster fire spread to the building, and while no one was hurt in the attack, the fire caused "significant damage" to the building.

 A man has been arrested for arson on suspicion of starting a dumpster fire outside San Francisco Hillel on December 5 while the members were inside.

Jewish students at DePaul continue to face threats after violent campus attack - interview

'Wanted' posters began to appear on social media and around campus with pictures of the two, claiming they were wanted for war crimes.

DePaul university student Max Long

Majority of young American adults 'active in Hamas resistance,' Khaled Mashaal claims

Mashaal praised the "resistance" of youth on university campuses, and rejected Hamas disarmament as tantamount to "taking away our souls," in an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday.

A pro-Palestinian protester flies a "Free Palestine" flag an the Auraria Campus in Denver, Colodaro, May 14, 2024; illustrative.

Antisemitism task force: Columbia must add Middle East faculty who are not explicitly anti-Zionist

Columbia’s Task Force on Antisemitism urged the Ivy League university to add expertise on Jewish and Israeli topics that do not come from an anti-Israel stance.

Students walk on campus at Columbia University during the first day of the fall semester in New York City, US, September 2, 2025

California students post 'human swastika' photo with Hitler quote calling for annihilation of Jews

The social media post showed the students lying on the ground in the shape of the Nazi symbol, along with a 1939 antisemitic quote from Adolf Hitler calling for the annihilation of Jews.

A man wearing a Swastika [Illustrative]

US judge orders lifting of Trump-backed limits on pro-Palestinian Tufts student

Rumeysa Ozturk, in a statement, said she was grateful for the ruling and that she hopes "that no one else experiences the injustices I have suffered."

Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, of Turkey, is seen during a press conference at Boston Logan International Airport after she was released on a judge's order after spending over six weeks in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, in Boston, Massachusetts, May 10, 2025.

Deport antisemitic foreign students from UK, Tory MPs urge education secretary

In a letter written to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, politicians raised concerns about rising antisemitism on university campuses.

Tory MPs meet with Jewish organizations in Parliament to discuss combating rising antisemitism.

US judge questions Trump administration's continued targeting of pro-Palestinian Tufts student

A federal judge questioned why ICE blocked Tufts PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk from campus work after her Gaza op-ed, raising concerns about retaliation for protected speech.

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student from Turkey, speaks to reporters after urging a federal judge to order the Trump administration to restore her student visa record, outside the federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, US, December 4, 2025.

Harvard, Columbia quietly promote individuals involved in antisemitic incidents

A Harvard graduate who assaulted a Jewish classmate has been given a graduate teaching fellowship, and a Columbia Associate Professor who blocked Jewish students has been promoted to full Professor

Ibrahim Bharmal and Elom Tettey-Tamaklo surrounded a Jewish student named Yoav Segev and covered him with keffiyehs while shouting “Shame! Shame! Shame!” as he tried to free himself and said "don't touch me." October 2023.