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Paris university event praises terrorists, October 7 massacre

"We are partners in the struggle and partners in the struggle against imperialism, Zionism, and fascism," said Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine official Mariam Abu Daqqa at the event.

Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a former head of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions who served around 40 years of a life sentence for attacks on U.S. and Israeli diplomats in France, gestures outside Beirut International Airport after a French court ruled in favor of releasing him, in Beirut, Leban
Banners hanging from the fence outside Northwestern University during a pro-Palestinian protest, Evanston, Illinois, April 27, 2024.

Chicago judge allows Northwestern University to enforce antisemitism training policy

ISRAELI-AMERICAN Joel Mokyr, a professor at Northwestern University who is one of three Nobel economics laureates this year, speaks at a news conference on campus in Evanston, Illinois.

Israel’s government signals it no longer values academic merit - opinion

Wesleyan University president Michael Roth accepts a free-speech award from PEN America for his comments criticizing the Trump administration's campus crackdown, May 21, 2025.(Screenshot via YouTube)

Opposing Trump's campus policies as a Jewish university president


US SJP activists demand ‘Death to Collaborators’ after ‘Mr. FAFO’ killing

NSJP mourns Gaza influencer killed amid Hamas clashes, and calls for revenge against “collaborators,” condemning them as “Zionist proxies” in a controversial Instagram post.

Screenshot of NJSP Instagram

Montreal’s Concordia University closes campus amid violent campus protests

Concordia University shut down its downtown campus after two non-student anti-Israel activists were arrested with incendiary devices during protests marking two years since the Hamas-Israel war

 PRO-PALESTINIAN groups block entrances to the Bronfman Building on the McGill University campus in Montreal, last month.

A sacred space for all: Campus interfaith dialogue in the wake of October 7

Through two years of war, the question of how to approach dialogue between people of different religions is even more crucial.

An illustrative image of religious books.

Innovative program at CUNY colleges retools Hillels as social service hubs for students

The program aspires to turn Hillels at CUNY schools, whose 16,000 Jewish students are almost all commuters, into hubs for Jewish life.

Muhlenberg College Hillel is pictured at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. March 26, 2025.

Dozens of Northwestern students face penalties for boycotting required antisemitism training video

The students are boycotting the video over what they allege is “biased” content in the video, which the university began requiring this year in response to allegations of antisemitism.

Banners hanging from the fence outside Northwestern University during a pro-Palestinian protest, Evanston, Illinois, April 27, 2024.

Trump-backed targeting of pro-Palestinian activists for deportation is unlawful, US judge rules

A federal judge ruled Trump’s administration violated free speech by revoking visas and deporting students over pro-Palestinian advocacy during the Gaza war.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the main campus of Columbia University during the Columbia commencement ceremony in Manhattan, in New York City, May 21, 2025.

Dartmouth Jewish students' dorm rooms defaced with swastikas in two incidents

A swastika was drawn on a laminated sign outside a Jewish student's room on Friday night, leading to increased Dartmouth Safety and Security patrols in residence halls.

 Dartmouth Hall at Dartmouth College

Jews are living through a 'high tide' of antisemitism, says American historian

Violence from the right and the left, as well as increased social media usage, has exacerbated antisemitism, says Pamela Nadell, a Jewish history professor at American University.

 A person stands watch at an entrance to the encampment on the university grounds as protests continue at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 25, 2024.

A third of US college students think Palestinians better ally than Israel - poll

A Buckley Institute poll found 33% of American undergraduates view Palestinians as a better US ally, while 29% favor Israel and 38% remain unsure.

 A coalition of University of Michigan students camp at an encampment in the Diag to pressure the university to divest its endowment from companies that support Israel or could profit from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas on the University of Michigan college campus in Ann Arbor.

From Ha'am to Mitzpeh: Hubs of Jewish life and student journalism on US campuses

Though small in number, student-run Jewish college publications continue their work over 50 years on, keeping alive hubs of Jewish life.

STUDENTS RALLY in support of Israel at UCLA, where Jewish student publications like ‘Ha’Am’ have taken on increased importance as sources of campus news and Jewish perspective amid rising tensions.

Austria hails 'brain gain' in luring 25 academics away from US after cuts

"We have succeeded in bringing these outstanding individuals from the United States to Austria. They bring with them new ideas, new perspectives, and international networks."

A general view of the cityscape of Vienna with the Maria vom Siege church in front, Austria, April 16, 2025.