Campus Antisemitism

Judge in Trump-Harvard case questions tie between antisemitism allegations and federal funding cuts

Both Harvard and the administration are seeking summary judgment, which would allow the court to decide the case without a trial.

 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. April 12, 2025.
 A STUDENT protester waves a Palestinian flag above Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University in New York City on Tuesday.

One in two Jewish teachers in UK have experienced antisemitism in workplace, survey finds

 Protesters supporting Mahmoud Khalil march in Manhattan the day after a US immigration judge ruled that Columbia student Khalil, who led pro Palestine student protests on campus last spring, can be deported, in New York City, New York, US, April 12, 2025.

From campus radicalism to City Hall, why I fear for my children’s future - opinion

 Protesters supporting Mahmoud Khalil march in Manhattan the day after a US immigration judge ruled that Columbia student Khalil, who led pro Palestine student protests on campus last spring, can be deported, in New York City, New York, US, April 12, 2025.

Columbia adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism, ADL programming amid battle with Trump admin.


US Republicans grill university leaders in latest House antisemitism hearing

Many of the reps. echoed President Donald Trump's recent attacks on universities, and questioned whether the presidents were doing enough to protect Jewish students.

 Demonstrators in support of Gaza raise red hands behind Rabbi Mark Goldfeder, CEO of National Jewish Advocacy Center, a witness at the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on "Antisemitism on College Campuses", on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2024.

One in four Americans believe recent attacks on Jews were ‘understandable,’ ADL survey finds

Some 78% of those polled by the ADL said they believed that recent attacks on Jews were antisemitic.

 Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder.

'They want to make an example out of me': Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump admin. over arrest - CNN

“From the moment that I was detained, I knew that I would eventually prevail,” he said. “What I simply did is protesting a genocide.”

 Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil gestures next to his wife Dr. Noor Abdalla and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at Newark airport, a day after he was released from immigration custody, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., June 21, 2025.

Trump officials used Canary Mission list to target students, deportation filings confirm

The site, which profiles pro-Palestinian activists often accused of antisemitism, became a key resource for the team, according to DHS official Peter Hatch.

 Demonstrators gather outside the Federal Courthouse in New York City to show support for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and to demand his release from ICE detention on March 12, 2025.

'Urgent action': Australian antisemitism report proposes university funding cuts, deportations

The plan, led by Australia's special envoy on antisemitism, Jillian Segal, responds to a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents across Australia since the beginning of Israel's war in Gaza in late 2023.

 Members of the Palestine Action Group gather ahead of a rally, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Sydney, Australia May 3, 2024.

Israeli prof. Shai Davidai quits Columbia, as university drops harassment investigation

A letter Davdai posted shows that Columbia closed the inquest on July 8, "without any findings or conclusions of wrongdoing and without imposing discipline or penalty."

Israeli professor Shai Davidai outside of Columbia University, April 22, 2024.

Trump admin. to subpoena Harvard for info on antisemitism, harassment by foreign students

The administration escalated its feud with the Ivy League university on Wednesday, in a move that could result in the loss of Harvard's accreditation.

 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. April 12, 2025.

Faculty are source of US campus antisemitism, Yad Vashem head says

"The presidents of institutions in the United States are not behaving like leaders, and therefore nothing will change," said Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan.

 Columbia student demonstrators show support as others chain themselves to the gates of St. Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University to denounce the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, US, April 2, 2025.

Barnard settles lawsuit by Jewish and Israeli students, agrees to measures to address antisemitism

Barnard agreed to combat antisemitism on its campus by establishing a Title VI coordinator to review and respond to allegations and also produce an annual report.

 Trump administration texts Barnard professors, asking if they are Jewish.

Rare trial to begin in challenge to Trump-backed deportations of pro-Palestinian campus activists

Judges have ordered the release of students detained by immigration authorities after they argued the administration retaliated against them for their pro-Palestinian advocacy

 Students rally at the Columbia University campus in New York City, US, April 17, 2025

University of California announces BDS ban across all campuses

This announcement comes after Trump’s administration warned that any institution that was involved with BDS would no longer be eligible for federal research grants. 

 PRO-PALESTINIAN students hold a walkout from classes to protest ‘one year of genocide’ on the people of Gaza, at the University of California, Irvine earlier this month.