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| Red/Green Anti-Israel actions at the universities for the week ending 16 November |
| 2024-11-17 |
Not just in academia: ‘Kiss the flag, Nazi’: The anti-Israel event at Microsoft[IsraelTimes] Media reports on the unauthorized ‘No Azure for Apartheid’ vigil left out the part about how unsafe it felt for Jewish employees like me University of Rochester: Wanted Posters of Jewish Faculty Members Glued to Walls University of Michigan Student Government Impeaches Woke President [HotAir] The Ann Arbor-based school’s Central Student Government voted 30 to 7 in favor of ousting President Alifa Chowdhury and Vice President Elias Atkinson — who are part of a pro-Palestine activist group called “Shut It Down” — for neglecting their responsibilities and actively trying to block funding for student groups on campus, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. The pair had reportedly refused to resign after calls from the rest of the CSG, which alleged that they both had also threatened physical harm against its members. IDF veteran recounts brutal assault at Chicago campus, vows to continue his activism [IsraelTimes] Max Long, whose weekly stand invites DePaul University students to talk with him about Israel, says attack left him with concussion, fellow activist with broken arm
At Columbia’s Gates, Anti-Israel Activists from Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) Recruit Classmates To 'Get Involved' With Designated Terror Financier Samidoun [FreeBeacon] 'A reasonable argument could be made that whoever produced these flyers are providing material support to a designated terrorist organization,' expert says. The following are all from Campus Reform: Columbia University anti-Israel activists mock Veterans Day, proclaim a ‘Martyrs Day’ insteadIn an Instagram post on Saturday, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) announced: “Veterans Day (November 11) is an American holiday to honor the patriotism, love of country, and sacrifice of veterans. THIS WON’T STAND!” University of Michigan student government impeaches its president, vice president for 'inciting violence' and 'cybertheft': VIDEO University of Michigan student government President Alifa Chowdhury and Vice President Elias Atkinson are members of the Shut It Down Party, which campaigned to push the university to divest from Israel. In September, Chowdhury vetoed the entire student budget twice, pointing to the university’s inaction on divestment as the justification. University of Michigan regent tells pro-Hamas activists the school will 'never' divest from Israel Democrat Regent Jordan Acker of the University of Michigan has told pro-Hamas student activists that they can 'never' expect the school to divest from Israel. In June, a hate crime investigation was launched after Acker's law firm was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti. Columbia SJP loses court challenge against suspension for policy violations Columbia University’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter lost its lawsuit challenging a suspension imposed during the 2023–2024 school year for repeated violations of campus event policies. In October, a new pro-Palestine student group formed at Columbia, claiming to refocus the movement’s priorities after perceived shifts in the original organization’s direction. Michigan Faculty Senate overwhelmingly votes to censure regents for 'authoritarian' response to anti-Israel protests The University of Michigan Faculty Senate has voted 1,487 to 559 to censure the university board of regents in light of the board’s 'authoritarian' response to anti-Israel protests in the spring. '[T]he Regents have fostered a climate of repression at the university, by authorizing police violence against students,' the motion suggests. SUNY Downstate Students for Justice in Palestine criticized for hosting event that spread 'medical propaganda' and 'blood libel' SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted an event accusing Israel of “genocide” against Palestinians, with speakers critiquing Israeli actions and emphasizing settler-colonialism. SUNY Downstate condemned the event, clarifying it was not school-sponsored and pledging to monitor campus safety closely. Emails show how Harvard administrators avoided condemning anti-Semitic Oct. 7 statement by student groups Harvard administrators considered condemning a controversial student statement that blamed Israel for violence following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack but chose not to include such a condemnation in their official response. Over 70 Harvard Students Stage Anti-Israel 'Study-In' at Widener Library Over 70 anti-Israel student activists at Harvard University conducted a “study-in” at Widener Library, Harvard’s flagship library, for nearly three-and-a-half hours on October 29th. Anti-semitic graffiti artist at Hamilton College pleads ‘not guilty’ after admitting guilt to NY State Police The student’s alleged vandalism included phrases such as ‘kill the Jews wherever you find them.’ According to his Facebook page, Adyn Brenden is a ‘Furry Catholic & Cartoonist.’ University of Pennsylvania business school fraternity banned for putting up joke posters mocking Israeli hostages Members of the fraternity were accused of putting up posters that seemingly mocked Israeli hostages captured by Hamas. Those responsible apologized and said the prank was only ‘a joke to promote veganism.’ Iowa senators call upon FBI, DOJ to consider designating SJP groups as foreign agents Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley of Iowa have called upon the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate campus organizations with links to Hamas. On Oct. 8, the senators wrote to Attorney General Merck Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray about 'foreign-aligned influence' on college campuses from groups like the National Students for Justice in Palestine. |
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