Higher Education
Jewish organizations protest UC President's handling of reports of anti-Semitism
By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times,
July 7, 2010
The groups assert that the university's reaction has been too weak. University chief Mark G. Yudof says the groups may be basing their responses on an unreliable sampling of student opinion.
Jewish, Muslim tensions rise at UC Irvine after suspension of Muslim group
By Stephen Clark, FOX News.com,
June 19, 2010
Tensions are high at the University of California-Irvine after the school recommended suspending a Muslim student group for its role in the disruption of the Israeli ambassador's speech earlier this year.
World
A Hatred that Resists Exorcism
By Edward Rothstein, New York Times,
July 5, 2010
Is there anything left to be said about anti-Semitism? Why then during the last six months have new tomes been published devoted to the hatred of Jews?
Education minister defends decision to penalize Israel professors who back boycott
By Or Kashti and Haaretz Service, Haaretz,
July 8, 2010
After being petitioned over the matter by hundreds of academics, Minister Gideon Sa'ar says "Supporters of boycott are harming academic freedom."
Anti-Semitic Alliance: The Shared Extremism of Neo-Nazis and Migrant Youth
By Sven Röbel, Spiegel Online International,
July 14, 2010
Following an anti-Semitic attack in Hanover, German authorities have identified a new source of anti-Semitic hatred in Germany: young migrants from Muslim families. The ideological alliance has officials concerned.
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