The B. Altman & Company Building housing the City University of New York Graduate Center in New York City. Photo: Beyond My Ken/Wikimedia.
The City University of New York’s student senate voted down a resolution to adopt the IHRA’s Working Definition of Antisemitism on Sunday, in a process described as “devastating to Jewish students” by a campus Jewish community leader.
The University Student Senate (USS) of CUNY voted on two separate resolutions: one calling for the adoption of the IHRA definition, and the other offering a separate definition put forward by the Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA), which would exclude anti-Zionist speech or activity from being considered antisemitic.
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CUNY Student Senate to Vote on Resolution Rejecting IHRA
The resolution is being pushed by the CUNY Jewish Law Students Association and CUNY Students for Justice in Palestine in response to a March resolution adopting IHRA.
Aaron Bandler is a staff writer for the Jewish Journal, mainly covering anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias. Originally from the Bay Area, his past work experience includes writing for The Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Townhall.
The CUNY School of Law in Long Island City, Queens (Photo by Evulaj90/Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license)
The City University of New York’s (CUNY) Student Senate will be voting on a resolution that rejects the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism on April 11.
What Zoom Does to Campus Conflicts Over Israel and Free Speech
As battles over Israel and the Palestinian territories have migrated online, technology has scrambled the debate.
Clashes erupted in 2018 at a student celebration of Israel in Washington Square Park in Manhattan.Credit.Mack DeGeurin
Published Jan. 22, 2021Updated Feb. 10, 2021
Leila Khaled is a two-time hijacker, a member of a Palestinian group on the State Department’s list of terrorist organizations. So it came as a shock to Javier Cohen, a senior at New York University, to find her speaking on an N.Y.U. webinar last semester.
In the video, Ms. Khaled calls Israel an “apartheid state” practicing terrorism against Palestinians and vows to pursue “all means of struggle, including armed struggle” against it.
An Elon University School of Law alum who led local efforts to transcribe and digitize hundreds of âslave deeds,â thereby helping the public to learn more about the lives of enslaved people in antebellum Greensboro, is the 2020 recipient of the law schoolâs most prestigious honor for new graduates.
Julianna Kober, former president of the law schoolâs pro bono âPeople Not Propertyâ Project, was recognized December 12 at Elon Lawâs 13th Commencement ceremony with the David Gergen Award for Leadership & Professionalism.
Elon Law students are nominated for the award by their peers, professors, or staff. Honorees are selected by a faculty and staff committee based on law school activities that represent the twin principles of leadership and professionalism.