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Things I came across in the course of wandering the internet — giving an idea of the thing without being close to a complete record. Survey: 1 in 4 Jewish students say they’ve been excluded from campus activities[CollegeFix] One third of Jewish students also say they self-censor their beliefs about Israel. This is despite nearly 70 percent saying Israel is important to their Jewish identity. I never noticed any concerns until the past few years. Granted I’ve lived a sheltered life, but even so. One in 4 Jewish college students say they either felt or were excluded from a campus activity because of their Jewish identity, a new survey by the American Jewish Committee and Hillel International found.“While we welcome the fact that the vast majority of campuses have not been disrupted by uncontrolled protests in the past year, the data make clear that Jewish students are still experiencing antisemitism on their campuses,” AJC Vice President Laura Frank stated in a news release. Meanwhile, one in three said they “avoided displaying their Jewish identity due to fear of antisemitism.” This includes wearing, carrying, or displaying things that associate them with Judaism or Israel. “When looking at campus antisemitism from an institutional standpoint, 32% of Jewish college students say that they have felt that student life and/or student activities have promoted antisemitism or fueled a learning environment that is hostile to Jews,” according to the survey.
Trump administration sues University of California system over alleged antisemitism at UCLA [IsraelTimes] US President Donald Trump’s administration says it has sued the University of California system over alleged unlawful discrimination against Jewish and Israeli employees at UCLA involving an “antisemitic hostile work environment.” The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, marks the latest instance of the administration taking legal action against a prominent US university and represents its latest dispute with Democratic-governed California, the most populous US state. The Justice Department’s lawsuit alleges that UCLA violated federal civil rights law by “failing to prevent and correct discriminatory and harassing conduct” after the assault on Israel led by the Palestinian terror group Hamas on October 7, 2023. Numerous Jewish and Israeli employees have been forced to take leave, work from home and leave their jobs to avoid the hostile work environment, the department says in a statement. PJ Media has more on the circumstances that drove the lawsuit here. Facebook Reel: The Brandeis Center and StandWithUs sued the State of California, CA State Board of Ed, CA Dept. of Ed, and the state superintendent on behalf of Jewish students subjected to pervasive antisemitism in the CA K-12 public schools UC faculty urge regents to enforce rules amid antisemitism investigations [SantaCruzSentinal] Hundreds of University of California faculty members are urging the system’s governing board to crack down on what they describe as the “misuse of UC authority” for organized political activism, warning that failing to enforce existing policies could fuel allegations of antisemitism and jeopardize federal research funding. The letter, sent Thursday to the University of California Board of Regents, comes as the university system faces multiple federal investigations into alleged antisemitism on its campuses, including Title VI civil rights complaints tied to the Israel-Hamas war and campus protests. Faculty who signed the letter called on university leaders to draw a clear boundary between individual faculty members’ free speech rights and the use of university branding, resources and official platforms to promote political advocacy. They argue that when faculty members appear to speak with institutional backing, it risks exposing the university to legal and financial consequences. “The issue is not that the university doesn’t have the rules,” said Ilan Benjamin, a chemistry professor at UC Santa Cruz who helped organize the letter. “We are only asking the university to enforce its own rules and discipline people who violate (them).” The faculty organized the letter in response to a 158-page report released this month by the AMCHA Initiative, an advocacy organization that monitors antisemitism on college campuses. The report concluded that the University of California has failed to enforce policies restricting faculty from using university resources and platforms to advance political advocacy. It specifically cited incidents at UCLA, UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley, arguing that those actions created conditions that fostered hostility and discrimination against Jewish students. All growed up: Columbia Anti-Israel Organizer, Now a New York City Social Worker, Calls For Zionists To ‘Burn In Hell’[WashingtonFreeBeacon] ‘If u ever make an excuse or express sympathy for isr[ael], I rlly don’t care what happens to u,’ Zainab Khan, who helped CUAD with security, wrote. Khan deleted her Instagram account after the Washington Free Beacon contacted her. She did not respond to a request for comment. Khan started receiving a taxpayer-funded salary in August when she began working for NYC Health + Hospitals, according to her LinkedIn profile, which she also deleted. Her role providing "assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems" likely involves assisting Zionists, considering the New York metropolitan area has the largest population of Jews in the country. Event at NYC public college features speaker who promotes antisemitic conspiracies [IsraelTimes] Featured guest at John Jay College recently shared posts pushing an array of anti-Jewish libels, previously said Zionist ‘devils’ have ‘evil in their hearts’ Jewish teacher sues elite NYC school over alleged ‘sustained and targeted’ antisemitism [NYPost] A veteran Jewish teacher filed a discrimination suit against the elite United Nations International School in Manhattan for allegedly ignoring her complaints of antisemitism and retaliating against her for calling out Jew hatred. Jewish professor sues university for religious discrimination [NYPost] A New Jersey research university that collected some $70 million in public funding last year repeatedly discriminated against a distinguished Israeli-born Jewish professor due to his Orthodox beliefs, derailing his academic career, according to Cornell and Technion scientists adapt ancient clay air conditioning tech for sustainable cooling [IsraelTimes] In innovative study that precedes Cornell students’ push to sever ties with Israeli institution, researchers use traditional ceramic know-how for off-grid chill through evaporation
Legal Insurrection: Of 9 Ivies, Harvard saw the worst plunge in Jewish enrollment, only Brown U improved. I think Jewish kids and parents are taking themselves where they feel accepted rather than hated. Let the Ivies enjoy the consequences of their self-righteous support of viciousness. Cornell president rejects students’ anti-Israel resolutions, citing ‘political bias’ US feds sue Harvard for failing to uphold civil rights of Jewish and Israeli students In settlement, UC Berkeley agrees that bans on Zionists ‘can violate university rules’ [IsraelTimes] University will rescind student group bylaws barring invitation of ‘Zionist’ speakers to campus, pay $1 million to the Brandeis Center in response to antisemitism lawsuit ‘Dezionize Jewish Consciousness’: Columbia-Affiliated Seminary Picks Up Anti-Israel Academics Who Abruptly Resigned From Harvard. US judge says Trump administration can demand list of Jews at Penn for antisemitism probe [IsraelTimes] The ruling of Judge Gerald J. Pappert of Philadelphia’s Federal District Court finds that the federal government’s request for the information, which the university and Jewish groups at the school denounced, is normal for discrimination investigations. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission began investigating the university in December 2023 for allegedly allowing discrimination against Jewish employees. The federal commission sued Penn’s trustees last year, claiming that the university had refused to comply with the subpoena, leading to a legal battle. US academic’s tirade calling Jewish professor ‘colonizer’ found to be antisemitic harassment [IsraelTimes] City College of San Francisco (CCSF) investigation finds Maria Salazar-Colon’s outburst at Abigail Bornstein was discrimination based on her religion; victim stopped coming to school’s campus, fearing for safety The finding sets a precedent that attacking Jews as “colonizers” may be regarded as illegal harassment, according to a statement Tuesday by StandWithUs and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights, which represented the targeted academic, Computer Networking and Information Technology Professor Abigail Bornstein. During a public CCSF Board of Trustees meeting on May 29, 2025, after Bornstein opposed a proposed budget item, the local Service Employees International Union (SEIU) president, Maria Salazar-Colon, aggressively chastised her, speaking by video link. “I really wish that that colonizer, Abigail Dumb-stein, would shut her damn mouth and not speak on SEIU items,” she charged, adding that Bornstein was “dumber than a bag of rocks” and should “shut the fuck up.” She added: “I’m sick of her shit. Shut the fuck up,” before abruptly ending her 90-second rant. Connecticut school punishes students for antisemitic posts against hockey rivals [IsraelTimes] Fans of Jesuit Catholic school Fairfield College Preparatory School’s team wrote, ‘Win or lose we booze, and at least we’re not Jews,’ and called the New Canaan team, ‘Jew Canaan,’ on social media. The school informed families about the posts and told the New York Times that the posts did not reflect Fairfield Prep’s values. “We are very aware of the offensive antisemitic comments and posts,” a spokeswoman said. “Antisemitism is repugnant and antithetical to our values as a school and antithetical to the Jesuit tradition. There have been disciplinary actions that have been taken related to the social media posts.”
Conspiracy Lawsuit Against National Students for Justice in Palestine Parent Organization AMP [American Muslims for Palestine] Can Go Forward [VolokhConspiracy] On April 25, 2024, over 200 members of NSJP's chapters and affiliates at CUNY gathered to set up an encampment in a public square at CUNY's campus at the City College of New York ("CCNY"). In the late afternoon on April 26, 2024, Plaintiff Horowitz entered CCNY's campus to film a video. He approached the encampment with an American flag. A mob of protestors from the encampment surrounded him. After swarming from the encampment to surround Horowitz, the mob immediately ripped the American flag from Horowitz hands, smashed it on the ground, and began beating him. The attack occurred during the middle of the day, in broad daylight, in full view of the surrounding campus, the encampment, and hundreds of onlookers. The mob's members kicked, punched, and headbutted Horowitz, aiming strikes at his throat, spleen, and kidney. After this third round of mobbing occurred, officers from CUNY's campus police and the NYPD arrived and detained Horowitz, but they did not detain anyone from the mob. The police bodily removed Horowitz him from the scene in a tight armlock. Horowitz sued, and the court held that plaintiff had adequately alleged facts that would hold defendants liable for civil conspiracy.
Facebook Reel: MEMRI: The useful idiots were always part of the plan Pro-Palestinian Tufts University graduate targeted by Trump admin returns to Turkey [IsraelTimes] PhD student held for weeks after visa revoked over anti-Israel op-ed leaves US after case dropped, in high-profile US crackdown on prestigious universities “After 13 years of dedicated study, I am very proud to have completed my PhD and to return home on my own timeline,” Rumeysa Ozturk said in a statement released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Ozturk, a student at Tufts University near Boston, who completed her PhD in child study and human development in February, was detained by federal agents in March 2025 and held in Louisiana for six weeks. Related: Rumeysa Ozturk 04/14/2026 Trump admin fires judges who blocked deportations of pro-Palestinian activists Rumeysa Ozturk 12/09/2025 US judge orders Trump administration to remove limits on anti-Israel Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk 05/11/2025 Tufts Turkish student who penned anti-Israel op-ed returns to Massachusetts after over 6 weeks detained |
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