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Jewish priests prepare for a Passover Sacrifice 'practice' ceremony at Davidson Center in Jerusalem Old City, on March 26, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 28, 2018, 9:03 am
Palestinians to protest Friday after Jews sacrifice lambs near Temple Mount
As Gazans gear up for 'March of Return' Friday, Al-Aqsa mosque leader pans court's approval for ancient ritual just below flashpoint site
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Muslim students at an anti-Israel protest at the University of California, Irvine, in 2006. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/JTA)
March 3, 2018, 6:21 pm
Where is the right to free speech for Israel advocates on campus, academics ask
Former University of California and current University of Haifa presidents note that while BDS activists regularly use anti-Semitic tropes, Jewish voices aren't given a fair shake
By Cathryn J. Prince
A view of the Lille University campus in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France (CC BY-SA Frédéric Kuhlmann/Wikipedia)
February 16, 2018, 8:20 pm
French students cancel Israel festival due to pro-Palestinian protests
An anti-Israel group and university professors called to nix event that included cultural discovery workshops
By AFP
Dan Meridor, left, onstage at a highly protested event at King's College London, February 13, 2018. (Courtesy Pinsker Centre)
February 16, 2018, 6:36 am
Dan Meridor welcomed with shouts of ‘Shame,’ protests at London university event
Speaking at King's College, the former Israeli deputy prime minister's hopes that demonstrators would engage in 'civilized discussion' were dashed by 90 minutes of screaming
By Jenni Frazer
Students protest at an anti-Israel demonstration at the University of California, Irvine. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/JTA)
December 19, 2017, 5:00 am
Few US college students want to boycott Israel, study of 4 campuses finds
Research also shows relatively few Jewish students have been exposed to anti-Semitism
By Josefin Dolsten
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (R) meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Israel on May 31, 2015. (Photo by Mark Neyman/GPO)
December 14, 2017, 5:03 pm
In call with Rivlin, German president condemns anti-Israel protests
Frank-Walter Steinmeier tells Israeli counterpart that his government is engaged in 'ongoing activity' to combat racism
By TOI staff
Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in a failed arson attempt in Gothenburg, Sweden, late December 9, 2017. (AFP/TT News Agency/Adam Ihse)
December 11, 2017, 4:13 pm
Sweden boosts security around synagogues after firebomb attack
Prime Minister Lofven condemns arson attempt against Gothenburg house of worship
By AFP and TOI staff
Demonstrators wave Palestinian, Turkish and Syrian flags in front of the Brandenburg Gate, next to the US embassy in Berlin on December 8, 2017, (AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL)
December 11, 2017, 3:40 pm
Germany ‘ashamed’ over anti-Israel protests
Government spokesman says constitutional right to free speech and assembly doesn't cover incitement to racial hatred or violence
By AFP and TOI staff
People wave Palestinian flags during a protest gathering near the EU headquarters in Brussels on December 11, 2017. (John Thys/AFP)
December 11, 2017, 3:16 pm
Iran and Lebanon at forefront of fresh protests over Trump’s Jerusalem move
Hezbollah leader to address mass rally in Beirut's southern suburbs; Abbas will hold talks with Egypt's Sissi
By AFP and TOI staff
Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in a failed arson attempt in Gothenburg, Sweden, late December 9, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / TT News Agency / Adam IHSE)
December 10, 2017, 4:38 pm
3 arrested over attempted arson at Swedish synagogue
Jewish community members describe group of masked men throwing multiple burning objects at house of worship in Gothenburg
By AFP and JTA
Turkish anti-riot police officers detain a leftist protester during a demonstration against the US and Israel on December 9, 2017 in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul. (AFP PHOTO/YASIN AKGUL)
December 10, 2017, 3:39 am
Turkish police detain activists at anti-Israel rally over Jerusalem
Protesters take to the streets of Istanbul with banners reading 'against imperialism, Zionism and their domestic partners'
By AFP
A pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protest in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2015. The signs in Swedish read ‘Boycott Israel.’ (Marianne Pleen Schreiber)
December 10, 2017, 3:12 am
Firebombs hurled at synagogue in Sweden after protest march over Jerusalem
Youth groups were meeting inside; at rallies across Europe, participants chant about shooting Jews, an ancient massacre of Jews and freedom for Palestinian terrorists
By JTA
Muslim men burn portraits of US President Donald Trump and rally against his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Heri Juanda)
December 9, 2017, 7:53 am
Angry protesters across Muslim world lash out against Trump over Jerusalem
Demonstrators burn US and Israeli flags, stomp on Trump posters that show the president alongside a Nazi swastika
By AP and TOI staff
University of California Berkeley junior Adah Forer speaks to a student in front of a pro-Palestinian demonstration on campus. (Courtesy)
November 30, 2017, 1:26 am
Jewish groups team with security network to protect campuses
'There was a recognition that conditions required a collective and collaborative approach,' new director of the Secure Community Network says
By JTA
Protesters shout before conservative Jewish pundit Ben Shapiro speaks, on the campus of the University of California Berkeley, on September 14, 2017 (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)
September 18, 2017, 11:37 pm
Campus environment increasingly hostile to pro-Israel students – report
Group says that, while the activity of the boycott Israel campaign has declined, it has become more 'aggressive and sophisticated'
By Eric Cortellessa
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