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Florida campus roiled after antisemitic student wins award for paper defending white supremacy

Preston Damsky received the “book award” for a paper he wrote for a class last fall in which he argued for the removal of voting rights protections for non-white citizens.

 Gainesville, Florida
The image of the hazing incident was anonymously sent to the Orlando Sentinel.

Fraternity suspended for antisemitic hazing ritual involving swastika

 A Bald Eagle soars over the Hudson River off Nyack, New York, U.S., May 11, 2024.

New study finds birds of prey use unique air sac to soar to great distances

 Anti-Israel slogans are on display at the University of South Florida.

USF is a safe haven for antisemitism - opinion


‘Kanye is right about the Jews’ projected at Florida sporting event

The message, written in a scrawling font, references recent statements by the rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West.

 A protestor carries a white supremacist and antisemitic sign outside the Kenosha County Courthouse on the second day of jury deliberations in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, US, November 17, 2021.

Florida university president says antisemitism has ‘no home’ on campus

In an open letter to the campus community, John Thrasher said he wanted “to reaffirm that Antisemitism and religious discrimination have no home at Florida State University.”

Battling antisemitism with 21st century technology

Florida Univ. student senate passes resolution to combat antisemitism

University of Miami

Florida Governor DeSantis signs cooperation agreements with TA University

The Governor is currently leading a 90-member delegation on a four day trip to Israel, his first official visit abroad since taking office in January, to boost Florida’s economy.

Governor Ron DeSantis (left) receives an award from Tel-Aviv University President Prof.Ariel Porat

US student still detained by authorities 5 days after landing in Israel

The 22-year-old with alleged BDS ties is being detained in the airport until the court sorts out her status with the Ministry of Strategic Affairs.

Florida student Lara Alqasem was detained at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, allegedly for her ties to the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement.

WATCH: Protesters outnumber white supremacists 2 to 1 in Tennessee

The city preemptively brought in riot police to screen the protesters in an attempt to prevent the the type of violence that took place in Charlottesville.

A white supremacist rally in Shelbyville, Tennessee..

Ohio State University sued for denying venue for white supremacist speech

Ohio State issued the denial more than a week after Richard pencer appeared at the University of Florida, which brought hundreds of protesters.

White nationalist leader Richard Spencer of the National Policy Institute.

Three charged in shooting after white nationalist's Florida speech

At least two of the men are linked to "extremist groups," police said.

Tyler Tenbrink, a self proclaimed white nationalist who drove from Texas, poses for a portrait before the speech by Richard Spencer.