Campus Antisemitism

US House passes bill stripping federal funds from universities that boycott Israel

“This legislation has true teeth and completely severs any possible taxpayer support of these concrete campaigns of antisemitism in the form of BDS and academic boycotts of Israel,” Foxx added.  

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Consulate General of Israel to condemn Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Los Angeles, California, US, October 2, 2025.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Consulate General of Israel to condemn Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Los Angeles, California, US, October 2, 2025.

Masked pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Cal Poly talk by wounded IDF veterans

Pro-Palestinian protesters outside  Columbia University’s New York City  campus, Nov. 2023; an on-campus  protest encampment, April 2024.

Judge strikes down Trump visa policy targeting foreign pro-Palestinian university students

An illustrative image of a Boycott, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) movement protest against Israel.

Accusations of Israeli genocide at US universities linked to BDS supporters, AMCHA report finds


How being pro-Palestinian has changed - opinion

They insist it is possible, indeed necessary, to be both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian because the two peoples are bound together. On the surface, this sounds reasonable. 

A Palestinian house after an incident with Israeli settlers in Bruqin village near Salfit, in the West Bank last month.

New AEN-ADL report: Higher education unions failing Jewish faculty, graduate students

The report highlights how complex procedural rules, low participation rates in internal meetings, and strong pressure to conform allow small, highly organized groups to bypass the wider membership.

Pro-Palestinian protesters outside  Columbia University’s New York City  campus, Nov. 2023; an on-campus  protest encampment, April 2024.

CUNY ordered to disclose all investments in companies with alleged ties to Israel

CUNY agreed to a settlement and to provide all its stock and bond holdings for every fiscal year since January 2020. This is to be done within the next 15 days.

 CUNY Law School.

Over half of US Jewish studies faculty records linked to anti-Israel positions

The study was conducted by the Olam, an institutional intelligence platform for Israel and the global Jewish economy, and published in early August.

Students walk through campus at Harvard University on April 17, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; illustrative

Former DOJ lawyer alleges Trump university antisemitism probes lacked evidence

The complaint said Van Erem and others suggested to also open probes into allegations of anti-Muslim bias on university campuses but those proposals "were not pursued by leadership."

US Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2026.

Portuguese gov't demands investigation for antisemitic threats against Israeli doctoral student

Portugal’s attorney general has been asked to investigate alleged antisemitism, threats and incitement targeting doctoral student Bar Harel.

Hundreds of anti-Zionist stickers found at the University of Coimbra campus.

UK Dept Ed. reviewing Muslim schools run by Al-Khair Foundation following reports of Hamas ties

This examination follows the arrest of an individual employed by Al-Khair Foundation, who was extradited to the US and charged with conspiring to provide material support to Hamas.

The Department for Education sign is seen outside their building in Whitehall on October 15, 2024 in London, United Kingdom.

Attacker convicted in 2024 antisemitic hate crime at DePaul sentenced to nearly two years in prison

The attack, which was premeditated, left one of the victims with a brain injury and his friend with a broken wrist that required surgery.

Max Long, one of the allegedly assaulted DePaul students.

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students

In his ruling, US District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston said the Trump administration’s lawsuit, filed in March, had not plausibly shown an ongoing violation of federal civil rights law.

A student stands and whistles while holding his cap with the words 'End The Occupation' during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2024.

Pervasive antisemitism present in US college classrooms, curricula, faculty, ADL finds

"Universities cannot claim to be addressing antisemitism seriously if they ignore what happens behind the classroom door and inside faculty governance," said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

 Demonstrators sit in an encampment as they protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers on the Columbia University campus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US. April 19, 2024.