The silence of some Canadian universities in addressing antisemitism, in particular when considered alongside active approaches toward equity and racial justice, needs to be addressed.
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In Ontario and in Alberta, university decisions about balancing free expression and protection from harm will be an important test of recent university policy shifts pertaining to free expression.
Labour frontbencher Imran Hussain has resigned over the party’s failure to support a ceasefire in Gaza.
Blaming an entire nation for the actions of some of its people is unfair, unproductive and will perpetuate the hatred and suffering.
The troubling unrest in Dagestan impresses upon us the need to learn from our history
A scholar of the Mideast at a large public university says that caring and a commitment to free speech have been central to his campus’s response to students upset and angry over the Israel-Hamas war.
Historically, data shows antisemitism rises around the world at times of conflict in the Middle East.
International conflicts can often trigger hate crimes against diasporas and other connected communities. Canadian governments should take action to prevent a rise in hate crimes.
Many people who aren’t Jewish are responding as if what’s been taking place is just another episode of Israeli-Palestinian violence. But it’s different for many Jews.
Shortly after World War II, European Jews immigrated to American cities like Boston and were often met with violent antisemitism.
Antisemitism in the US is growing – and that growth appears to be related to the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. It also reflects a different political ideology than in the past.
Israel’s foundational social contract – that the government would keep Israelis safe – was severed with the deadly attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.
Two social scientists analyzed periodicals from US religious leaders in 1935 to determine what factors influenced groups’ sympathy, ambivalence or outrage about Hitler and Nazi Germany.
Antisemitism on X recycles ancient tropes falsely blaming Jewish people for a wide range of social and political ills, and for their own victimization.
Finding the stories of individual Jews who fought the Nazis publicly and at great peril helped a scholar see history differently: that Jews were not passive. Instead, they actively fought the Nazis.
Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer have both faced inquiries and reports – one for antisemitism and one for racism in the Labour party.
Soros’ giving has revolved around the concept that people thrive in open societies because they can freely express themselves.
Incidents of antisemitism in the US have risen to historic levels, and the White House has vowed to fight them.
Israel may no longer be a fledgling state – but it has yet to overcome the basic contradiction that has defined it from the very beginning.
Historical patterns of scapegoating Jews persist into the modern day through our often unknowing and unconscious replication of images which date back centuries.
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Anthropologue, Maîtresse de conférences à l'Université de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg
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Lecturer in International History, Aberystwyth University
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Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City, University of London, City, University of London
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Professor and Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women's & Gender History and Director of the Jewish Studies Program, American University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, Bangor University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Stirling
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Faculty, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Gratz College
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Principal Lecturer in History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor Emerita, University of Sydney
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Professor of History and Director of the Undergraduate Program in Judaic Studies, Fairfield University
