students for justice in palestine

Israeli envoy: ‘Pro-terror’ protests should worry all New Yorkers

Ofir Akunis, 51, a veteran lawmaker and former minister in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, became Israel’s consul general in New York in May.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
28/08/2024
 Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in NY

Columbia University anti-Israel group banned from Instagram

Columbia SJP said on X on Monday that its account of 124 thousand followers was removed at the same time as its backup account, and when they attempted to make a new account it was soon deleted.

Hamas hostage posters ripped from outside Illinois congressman's Capitol office

Schneider said on social media that the hostage posters, which included the names and faces of eight American citizens, were shredded and thrown across the hall.

A Jewish student's dilemma: Being Jewish or being safe on campus

Students deserve to attend school and go to classes without worrying about their safety due to a lack of security, threats made by other students and harassment.

By MADISON ROSENBERG
01/07/2024

Charges dropped against anti-Israel Columbia activists

Charges were dropped against 30 students, and 13 more were offered an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal.

What is Within Our Lifetime, the anti-Israel group behind the protests at the Nova exhibit?

On the way to the protest, masked activists had swarmed subway cars, demanding any “Zionists” identify themselves and reigniting a debate over anti-masking laws in New York.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
20/06/2024
 Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli seen during the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York

War on Hamas may take two more years, Chikli tells 'Post' in New York

In an interview with Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein, Chikli acknowledged that progress has weakened Hamas' capabilities but stressed that more work is needed.

US House Committee probes funding of National Students for Justice in Palestine

The committee also expressed concern over pro-Hamas propaganda spouted by students and students engaging in antisemitic harassment and violations of the civil rights of Jewish students. 

Radicalized faculty are the greater danger lurking behind campus protests

Faculty who attack Israel in the classroom, disrupt Israeli lecturers, and boycott Israeli scholars are the greater danger by far.  

By EDWARD H. KAPLAN
27/05/2024

Columbia's graduation stage turned into a platform for protest

One student appeared to have the name of a Hamas leader — Mazen Jamal Al-Natsheh — written on her cap as she accepted her degree.

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