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US Reps announce new caucus focused on combatting antisemitism on campuses

US Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Elise Stefanik have announced the launch of the new bipartisan Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses Caucus.

The United States House of Representatives hold a candleight vigil for Israel outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington Friday, 13th October 2023, 02:45
US Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2026.

Former DOJ lawyer alleges Trump university antisemitism probes lacked evidence

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, amid a ceasefire between the US and Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, April 24, 2026.

Pentagon demands audit of 30 universities, investigating Russian, Chinese, Iranian research ties

 Demonstrators sit in an encampment as they protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers on the Columbia University campus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US. April 19, 2024.

Pervasive antisemitism present in US college classrooms, curricula, faculty, ADL finds


Penn’s Jewish students say problems remain after president resigns

University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill declined to state clearly that calls for the genocide of Jews violated school rules. On Saturday, she stepped down.

 STUDENTS TAKE part in protest organized by Harvard Jews for Palestine, at Harvard University last week

Silver lining in US college presidents’ testimony - analysis

The comments do not go unchallenged and the challenge is fierce.

 Harvard University President Claudine Gay attends a House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2023.

Have American universities become a hotbed of antisemitism?

While the federal government takes threats of antisemitism seriously, Jay Ruderman can’t say the same for leadership at many of America’s most elite schools.

 Students at Northeastern University hold a ‘Die-In for Gaza’ in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 9.

Palestinian-American student shot in Vermont is paralyzed

Awartani, who is Palestinian-Irish-American, according to the fundraiser, hopes to start his next semester of college on time despite his paralysis, the family's note said.

 Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid and Tahseen Ahmed, three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot near the University of Vermont in Burlington on November 25, 2023 are seen in this undated handout photo.

Universities take action against pro-Israel faculty for inflammatory speech about Israel-Hamas war

A series of Jewish professors across the country have faced lawsuits, termination and suspension after making pro-Israel remarks that administrators say crossed the line into threatening speech.

 Cornell University's West Campus.

US Jews should stop donating to US universities, they're bad investments - opinion

American Jews must rethink what their legacy really is, and it should be in Jewish life and Israel, not funding US universities where their family won't be welcome or safe.

 HOW MUCH of your donation is actually routed where you intended?

NYU Alumni Club of Israel suspends cooperation over student safety concerns

The decision comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed by Jewish students accusing the school of creating a hostile environment and not taking antisemitism accusations seriouisly.

 A person holds an antisemitic sign showing a Star of David in the trash at a demonstration against Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as part of a student walkout by students of New York University, in New York City, U.S., October 25, 2023.

Tech students design equipment for IDF, emergency services

All of the items are developed in accordance with official operational requirements from the IDF.

 HIT student helps develop and produce equipment for the IDF and emergency services.

Poster-tearing reminiscent of time when universities shook hands with Nazis - opinion

The fact that German universities had purged their Jewish faculty members and hosted book-burnings did not deter friendly overtures from schools such as Harvard, Columbia, and MIT.

 MIT STUDENTS were among the first to cheer the Hamas pogrom, says the writer.

Students for Justice in Palestine suspended at GW University – adding to a growing trend

The GW chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine has become the third to be suspended in US universities amid a rise in antisemitic incidents.

George Washington University