Antisemitism is hostility towards or prejudice against the Jewish people. Since biblical times, Jews experienced periods in which they were persecuted for refusing to adopt the religion and culture of the ruling societies in which they lived. The rise of Christianity and perception of Jews as rejectors of Jesus led to a rise in antisemitism.
The lawmakers named the bill the COLUMBIA (College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability) Act.
Campaign Against Antisemitism accused the Metropolitan Police of enacting a double standard against Jewish protesters.
The Plaintiff alleges the university led to a toxic, antisemitic learning and working environment and wrongfully dismissed her from employment at TMU.
Utrecht rabbi may appeal dropped charges against attacker in alleged antisemitic assault, citing concern over rising tensions.
A lawsuit by Palestine Legal demands Columbia reverse students' suspensions, drop charges against them, expunge their records, and offer to pay for their psychotherapy.
Encampments have spread to dozens of campuses across the US.
The letter is not affiliated with the university's Antisemitism Task Force.
Uncommitted organizers will travel to the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus, they told Reuters, bringing together a political movement that's disrupted Biden events.
“Due to the current climate on many campuses around the world, we are now expanding the opportunity for students to seek the learning environment of our campus by extending the transfer application."
The new encampments join campus occupations at Yale University, MIT, Tufts University, The New School, the University of Michigan, and others.
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