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anti-Israel activity on campus

On the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught, anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protesters march in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, on the Los Angeles campus of the University of Southern California, October 7, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG, via JTA)
September 4, 2026, 2:44 am
US House advances bill to withhold federal funds from universities boycotting Israel
33 Democrats join most GOP lawmakers in backing legislation, to which Democratic leadership objected over free speech concerns and because it didn’t differentiate between Israel and settlements
By Jacob Magid
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather at Harvard University to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14, 2023. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
August 18, 2026, 5:53 pm
Whistleblower says Trump’s campus antisemitism probes were used as tool, lacked evidence
White House pursued Ivy League schools to strong-arm them for political purposes, citing Jewish students’ safety as an excuse, alleges former Justice Department lawyer
By Eric Tucker and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
People walk on the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif., on May 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
August 7, 2026, 2:53 am
US scrutinizes more schools over admissions practices and anti-Israel protests
Education Department says it’s probing 2 California colleges for alleged failure to respond to antisemitism; DOJ claims Duke admissions practices favored Blacks and Hispanics
By Kanishka Singh
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters gather near an area where people were being taken into custody near Columbia University campus in New York, April 30, 2024. (AP/Craig Ruttle)
July 30, 2026, 5:19 pm
Student union at Columbia University drops Israel divestment demand
Concession marks a loss for anti-Israel activists at the New York City university, with leader acknowledging group needs to ‘face the realities’
By Luke Tress
The Harvard campus Hillel House welcomes students into its 'safe space,' in Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 12, 2023. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
July 24, 2026, 8:51 am
Hillel files, then pulls, legal brief backing Harvard in antisemitism fight with Trump
In amicus brief, which Jewish group says was filed ‘without having gone through our internal review process,’ lawyer argues funding freezes hurt, don’t help, Jewish students
By Andrew Lapin
Cherry blossom trees on the campus of Reed College in Portland, Oregon, March 31, 2020. (Mukilteoedits via Creative Commons via JTA)
July 23, 2026, 6:52 am
Portland’s Reed College agrees to sweeping reforms as part of antisemitism settlement
School to include language in its discrimination policy that bars the targeting of Jews ‘on the basis of their Zionist identity,’ will have outside party monitor its adherence to civil rights law
By Andrew Lapin
Mohsen Mahdawi speaks outside the courthouse after a US judge released the Palestinian student activist on April 30, 2025 in Burlington, Vermont. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)
July 21, 2026, 9:03 pm
US court overturns order releasing pro-Palestinian Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi
Judges reject lower court’s authority to free Mahdawi, opening the door to the re-arrest and deportation of the West Bank-born activist
By AP and ToI Staff
National Education Association (NEA) Secretary-Treasurer Noel Candelaria speaks during a rally in Washington, May 20, 2026. (Kevin Wolf/AP Content Services for United for Democracy)
July 18, 2026, 4:40 pm
ADL and JCPA reactions to US teachers union exposes divide on how to fight antisemitism
Organizations united on dire situation for Jewish teachers and students, but rare public disagreement on strategy highlights split between proponents of conciliatory approach or toughness on NEA
By Grace Gilson
Political strategist and author of 'The Hidden Hand,' Warren Kinsella. (Dave Gordon)
July 12, 2026, 4:38 am
Coordinated anti-Israel propaganda campaign blindsided the West after Oct. 7, author says
In ‘The Hidden Hand,’ veteran political strategist Warren Kinsella claims that ‘spontaneous outrage’ on the streets is actually being planned by state actors and professional agitators
By Dave Gordon
Anti-Israel graffiti at the outside of the Goodman Acker law offices, Monday, June 3, 2024, in Southfield, Michigan, part of an alleged campaign targeting businesses connected to the University of Michigan. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)
June 10, 2026, 10:32 pm
US feds charge anti-Zionist network with criminal campaign against U of Michigan
Suspects allegedly targeted Jewish federation, intimidated a witness and sprayed pro-Hamas graffiti on private homes
By Luke Tress
Far-left commentators Cenk Uygur (left) and Hasan Piker discuss being blocked from entering Britain to speak at events, June 1, 2026. (Screenshots/YouTube)
June 4, 2026, 6:12 pm
Oxford Union to host banned US commentators via livestream after UK denies them entry
University union president, facing calls to resign for praising Hamas, vows to go ahead with talks from Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, both accused of antisemitism
By ToI Staff
Protesters inside an encampment set up by pro-Palestinian students and activists wrap scarves on their faces as they demonstrate on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, on May 1, 2024. (Etienne Laurent/AFP)
May 27, 2026, 5:38 am
Trump administration files fresh suit against UCLA over ‘antisemitic hostile work environment’
US accuses the California university of having been ‘deliberately indifferent to the suffering of its Jewish and Israeli students,’ days after school unveiled new plan to combat Jew hatred
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff poses for a portrait in the A.D. White House on June 6, 2024. (Ryan Young / Cornell University via JTA)
May 16, 2026, 3:33 am
Cornell trustees back Jewish president after anti-Israel students mob his car
Michael Kotlikoff will not pursue complaints against student and non-student protesters, who are also cleared in investigation following April 30 incident
By Andrew Lapin
Protesters target Hillel at Baruch College, part of the CUNY system, in New York City, June 6, 2024. (Luke Tress)
May 12, 2026, 5:35 pm
Citing Israel’s ‘international crimes,’ NYC student government trying to defund Hillel
New School’s student senate voted to block funds for Jewish club due to Israel ties in 1st vote of its kind in US, drawing pushback from university president
By Luke Tress
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen speaks outside the Hall of Justice in San Jose, California, April 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
May 12, 2026, 5:33 pm
Judge bars Jewish DA from trying Stanford anti-Israel protesters, alleging conflict
Critics say ruling risks reinforcing antisemitic tropes and opens door for future defendants to ‘weaponize a prosecutor’s identity against them’
By Niva Ashkenazi
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