Since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing war, some Jewish students have been vocal about support for Israel or for Palestinians. But many more have views that don’t fit into ‘either/or’ categories.
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Framing antisemitism primarily as an imported problem risks strengthening forces that actively seek to undermine and ignore Germany’s confrontation with its Nazi past.
What is the difference between a hate crime and an act of terrorism?
The Trump administration’s crusade against antisemitism looks to be mainly about crippling elite universities and blurring the lines between pro-Palestinian activism and antisemitism.
Philadelphia was the birthplace of Bread and Freedom, a weekly anarchist paper published by Jewish immigrants who felt their peers in New York were too moderate.
Most institutions of higher education have more freedom to spend from their endowments than they may realize.
Holocaust denial is connected to antisemitism, and exploring life prior to the Holocaust illustrates a trajectory of antisemitc expression.
Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, a scholar explains.
Global tensions have put pressure on universities to adopt politicised definitions of antisemitism and Islamophobia. Dehumanisation is a more inclusive alternative.
Before the Nazis, German universities were among the best in the world. Step by step, the universities gave up their independence until they were instruments of the state.
At the core of the ongoing debate over definitions are genuinely different understandings of what constitutes antisemitism.
The caravan full of explosives terrified many Jewish people in January, so why is it not considered terrorism?
The chief of the intelligence agency is warning of deeper, wider security threats over the next five years, from both friends and foes. Is the law ready to respond?
Alarming incidents of antisemitism have sparked a political debate in Australia. But tackling the problem requires looking at structural forms of antisemitism, too.
Extensive evidence shows the government’s plan to legislate mandatory minimum sentences for hate crimes, including antisemitic acts, won’t be effective. Here’s why.
Responding forcefully to the growing number of antisemitic attacks is important. However, strengthening the laws alone may not be enough to result in real change.
The liberation of Auschwitz is being commemorated in the shadow of rising antisemitism in Australia and globally.
A historian of the Holocaust and curator of the Auschwitz exhibition, now in Toronto, invites all who gather on Jan. 27 to also consider the date’s political origins.
Many well-intentioned people still struggle to understand what exactly constitutes antisemitism and when anti-Israel rhetoric ‘crosses the line.’
The Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel has taken aim at the Albanese government for the second time this week.
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