Tag Archive for Students for Justice in Palestine

New York law student named 2020 “Antisemite of the Year”

Stopantisemitism.org, a nonprofit that tracks antisemitic activity, announced Nerdeen Kiswani, a law student at City University of New York’s (CUNY) Hunter College, as “antisemite of the year.”

By SARAH BEN-NUN

 

 

Nerdeen Kiswani is a law student at City University of New York’s (CUNY) Hunter College. On Tuesday, Stopantisemitism.org, a nonprofit that tracks antisemitic activity, announced her as “antisemite of the year.”

Kiswani previously co-founded and served as president of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter, a pro-Palestinian activist group largely active on college campuses.

“Antisemitism is a serious problem that requires serious consequences for those who promote it,” said Liora Rez, Stopantisemitism.org’s Continue Reading »

#BDSfail: UC Irvine sanctions Palestinian group for disrupting Jewish campus event

Students for Justice in Palestine received a formal written warning for disrupting a Jewish campus group event and intimidating the Jewish students with threatening chants.

By JTA

 

The University of California, Irvine, has sanctioned an anti-Israel group for disrupting a program hosted by a Jewish campus group and intimidating Jewish students.

BDS activists (file) – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The UC Irvine Students for Justice in Palestine chapter will be issued a “written warning, effective immediately,” that will be in effect until March, the Campus Reform website reported last week, citing a campus-wide email from Vice Chancellor Thomas Parham sent Thursday. Continue Reading »