Court: US Student Detained in Israeli Airport Can Stay in Country
(JTA) — Lara Alqasem, the American student detained in Israel’s airport, will be allowed to stay and study in the country, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled.
Alqasem, 22, has been detained...
Disturbed’s Singer Slams Roger Waters Over Israel Boycott
BY GABE FRIEDMAN
(JTA) — David Draiman, the Jewish singer of the chart-topping hard rock band Disturbed, called Roger Waters “ridiculous” for promoting a cultural boycott of Israel.
Disturbed, which has...
Boycott Threats Force Israeli Burger Restaurant to Delay Michigan Opening
(JTA) — A Michigan restaurateur said he will “step away” from opening a Dearborn branch of a burger chain founded in Israel following boycott threats.
Sam Zahr will open two...
NYU Jewish Student Center Temporarily Closes After Threats
A Jewish student center at New York University was temporarily closed on Wednesday after an anti-Zionist student issued threatening messages, before reopening during the afternoon.
The head of the Bronfman...
EU Warns: Ban on Israeli Settlement Products Could Break Trade Rules
Proposed legislation in Ireland to ban imports of goods from Israeli communities in the West Bank could run afoul of European Union trading regulations, the European Commission has said.
An...
Israeli Apartheid Week Filled With Antisemitic Tactics
It’s no secret that college campuses are among the most hostile environments these days for pro-Israel and Jewish students. From BDS resolutions to anti-Israel speakers, young adults are often...
Wiesenthal Center Calls on Citibank to Nix Support for Roger Waters’ Tour
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is calling on Citibank to withdraw its sponsorship of pro-BDS activist and musician Roger Waters’ tour in Mexico this week.
“In 2018, Jews in the Americas...
Michigan Students Denied Recommendations Receive Apology
(JTA) — The University of Michigan has apologized to two students who were refused letters of recommendations for study in Israel by lecturers citing their support for boycotting the...
Professor Denies Recommendation to Student for Study in Israel
A University of Michigan professor is under fire for allegedly denying a student’s request to write a letter of recommendation for a semester-long study-abroad program in Israel, claiming he...
31 Student Groups Urge UCLA to Cancel SJP Conference
Thirty-one student groups have called on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to nix an upcoming national conference by Students for Justice in Palestine — describing it as...