A woman in a Keffiyeh shouted at a pro-Israel activist, "We are Hamas," outside Columbia on Wednesday. "We're all Hamas," she said at the counter-protesters that had rallied outside the university.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is designated as a terrorist organization by numerous countries and international organizations, including the US, EU, Canada, and Israel.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism CEO faced police threats at a pro-Palestinian march in London. Despite apologies, concerns persist over Jewish safety amid ongoing protests.
The Metropolitan Police apologized for the "use of the term 'openly Jewish' by one of our officers. We know it will have caused offense to many. We reiterate our apology."
Protests erupted at Columbia University over Israel divestment calls. Jewish students express discomfort amid arrests and chants, recalling past trauma. Campus tension intensifies.
South African Jewish leaders met with President Ramaphosa to discuss rising antisemitism but were surprised when he accused Israel of genocide, later using the meeting to charge Israel.
During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ceremony, a lone protester briefly displayed a Palestinian flag, amid global pro-Palestinian sentiment and diplomatic tensions.
“The rising tide of hate is abhorrent and unacceptable, and I’m committed to doing everything in my power to keep New Yorkers safe,” Hochul said in January.
"You are quite openly Jewish; this is a pro-Palestinian march, I'm not accusing you of anything, but I'm worried about the reaction to your presence," said a police sergeant.
The bill passed in the state's senate unanimously, having already passed the state's house of representatives unanimously last May. The governor has expressed his support for the bill.
She called various pro-Palestinian chants “incredibly hurtful” and “upsetting,” including “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which many Jews interpret as a call for violence.
Griffin seemed to mix up Jewish holidays and confuse details, claiming that Purim would fall in April when the holiday had already passed and that Haman had been the Persian king.
Chikli argued that the "progressive left" and "radical political Islam" were the chief instigators of antisemitism today, but that their ambitions extended "well beyond to the rejection of Zionism."
According to the resolution, the slogan seeks to deny Jewish people the right to self-determination and calls for the removal of the Jewish people from their ancestral homeland.
US Congress has subpoenaed Nemat Shafik, president of Columbia University, which has been a hotbed of tensions since the war’s start with Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
The European Union of Jewish Students said that its delegation had been publicly humiliated, despite its recent efforts to promote dialogue and counter polarization.