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Exclusive: Death threats to rabbi trigger crackdown on universities

Minister Robert Halfon reveals plan to create ‘seal of quality’ for universities on dealing with Jew-hate

By David Rose

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Leeds chaplain Rabbi Deutsch with his wife and two children, who have gone into hiding

Graffiti on Leeds University Hillel House on Thursday evening

Jewish students

Police investigate graffiti on Leeds Hillel House

By Jane Prinsley

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A protest against Zionists at Birmingham Univerity on Wednesday (Photo: Twitter/X)

Jewish students

Birmingham uni activists call for ‘Zionists off our campus’

By Jane Prinsley

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David Miller

‘Parliament must act over ludicrous Miller judgment’

By Jane Prinsley

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David Miller tribunal finds anti-Zionism is a protected characteristic

By Jane Prinsley

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New York Daily News Senior Justice Writer Shaun King speaks during an International Women's Day rally in Seattle, Washington on March 8, 2017. Throngs of demonstrators, mostly women and many wearing red, rallied in New York and Washington to protest against President Donald Trump's policies toward women on International Women's Day. / AFP PHOTO / Jason Redmond (Photo credit should read JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

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Anti-Israel activist Shaun King tells Oxford students he hopes Joe Biden will ‘die soon’

By David Rose

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Supporters of Palestine gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14, 2023. Thousands of Palestinians sought refuge on October 14 after Israel warned them to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip before an expected ground offensive against Hamas, one week on from the deadliest attack in Israeli history. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

By Ben Clerkin

Meet the student suing Harvard over antisemitism

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Harvard governing body ‘unanimously stands by’ embattled President Gay

The Harvard Corporation re-iterated its support for Claudine Gay after her Penn counterpart was fired for her congressional testimony

By Josh Kaplan

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December 12, 2023 10:22

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Committee held a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Harvard professors defend president who said calls for Jewish genocide might not be bullying

Claudine Gay has faced calls for her resignation following testimony to a congressional inquiry

By Ben Clerkin

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December 11, 2023 15:58

Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before a congressional a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Leeds university chaplain accused of 'war crimes' for volunteering for IDF

Rabbi Zecharia Deutsch, an Israeli, left Yorkshire to serve with his reserve unit in Israel

By Richard Percival

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November 13, 2023 15:45

2JHJ8D2 The Parkinson Building grade II listed in Greek Revival style by Thomas Lodge at Woodhouse, Leeds University

Israeli university which lost 54 staff and students finds a wartime role

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev president Professor Daniel Chamovitz tells of how his students have rallied to offer support to those affected by October 7 attacks

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

3 min read

November 9, 2023 11:58

Israeli university which lost 54 staff and students finds a wartime role

University president promises protection for Hamas-supporting students

Columbia University administration pledges to pay for 'privacy experts' to safeguard the identities of activists

By Ben Clerkin

1 min read

November 3, 2023 09:48

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Columbia students participate in a rally in support of Palestine at the university on October 12, 2023 in New York City. A counter rally in support of Israel was also held by students across the lawn. Across the country and around the world, people are holding rallies and vigils for both Palestinians and Israeli's following last weekends attack by Hamas. The attack, which killed over 1000 Israeli's, has resulted in a bombardment of Gaza by the Israeli military. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Jewish students face death threats as academics back intifada

Undergraduate attacked in Aberdeen four days after October 7 as universities become hotbeds for antisemitism

By Felix Pope

3 min read

November 2, 2023 15:47

Pro-Palestine demonstrators hold placards as they gather to march in central London on May 22, 2021. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

By Dominic Green

Ivy League sinks further into the moral mire over Israel

Antisemitism is rife on prestigious university campuses - but the academic authorities are more concerned about pronouns

2 min read

November 2, 2023 14:44

Ivy League sinks further into the moral mire over Israel

Jewish university chaplains’ houses targeted in ‘frightening’ campaign

In one case a trespasser warned a Jewish chaplain: 'They’re watching you and the house’

By Rosa Doherty

1 min read

November 1, 2023 09:42

University students study in a classroom with male lecturer

Police lock down kosher dining hall at University after threats to kill Jewish students

Users posting on an anonymous forum said: 'If you see a jewish ‘person’ on campus follow them home and slit their throats'

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

October 30, 2023 13:43

Jewish students at Cornell University have had death threats levelled against them (Photo: Getty)

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Universities

Exclusive: Death threats to rabbi trigger crackdown on universities

Police investigate graffiti on Leeds Hillel House

Birmingham uni activists call for ‘Zionists off our campus’

‘Parliament must act over ludicrous Miller judgment’

David Miller tribunal finds anti-Zionism is a protected characteristic

Anti-Israel activist Shaun King tells Oxford students he hopes Joe Biden will ‘die soon’

Meet the student suing Harvard over antisemitism

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