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Ben Clerkin

Meet the student suing Harvard over antisemitism

Jewish undergraduate files lawsuit saying the university turns a blind eye to blatant antisemitism

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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)

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 governing body ‘unanimously stands by’ embattled President Gay

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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)

Israel Hamas War 2023

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

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

Israel Hamas war 2023

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

By Richard Percival

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

Israel Hamas war 2023

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

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

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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)

University president promises protection for Hamas-supporting students

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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)

Israel Hamas war 2023

Jewish students face death threats as academics back intifada

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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

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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

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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

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October 30, 2023 13:43

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

Cambridge SU is 'failing its Jewish students' says UJS

A motion calling for 'mass uprisings' in Israel was debated on Monday

By Hannah Gillott

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October 25, 2023 17:52

Hundreds of students gather outside the Students Union of Cambridge University while the Ambassador of Israel, Tzipi Hotovely, gives a talk inside. Byline John Nguyen/JNVisuals 08/02/2022

Jewish students are hiding their Magen Davids at university and avoiding speaking Hebrew in public

Examples of antisemitic rhetoric have been reported at numerous pro-Palestine demonstrations held across the country

By Hannah Gillott

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October 20, 2023 12:13

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Academics claim Hamas atrocities are part of ‘legitimate struggle’ against Israel

University professors appear to celebrate or justify the violence perpetrated by terror group on October 7

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October 19, 2023 11:35

Academics claim Hamas atrocities are part of ‘legitimate struggle’ against Israel

Stanford professor suspended for calling Jewish students 'colonisers'

The lecturer at the prestigious American university was accused of 'identity-based targeting'

By Eliana Jordan

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October 13, 2023 12:11

STANFORD, CA - MARCH 12: Cyclists ride by Hoover Tower on the Stanford University campus on March 12, 2019 in Stanford, California. More than 40 people, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, have been charged in a widespread elite college admission bribery scheme. Parents, ACT and SAT administrators and coaches at universities including Stanford, Georgetown, Yale, and the University of Southern California have been charged. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

US student vigil for Israel interrupted by pro-Hamas celebration

Protestors chanted 'from the River to the Sea' while Jewish students remembered victims of terror

By Shira Silkoff

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October 12, 2023 17:15

US student vigil for Israel interrupted by pro-Hamas celebration

Union of Jewish Students pops into more than 60 university freshers’ fairs

UJS teams deliver stickers, magnets, and bottle openers to new students across the UK

By Florence Bean

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October 5, 2023 12:58

Union of Jewish Students pops into more than 60 university freshers’ fairs

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