According to the US-based Anti-Defamation League, which fights anti-Semitism, incidents of anti-Semitism on US campuses have increased dramatically, with 73 per cent of Jewish students experiencing or witnessing such acts. Many Jewish students feel marginalised and hide their identity, Jewis
Israeli President Herzog met with senior figures from TikTok's global management at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Tuesday. The meeting came against the background of the increase in cases of antisemitism, fake news, and anti-Israel hatred posted on the social media service.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with senior officials from TikTok's global management on Tuesday amid a surge in antisemitism, fake news and hatred of Israel on the social media platform.
The US President on Saturday released a statement commemorating the International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27), as the war between Israel and Hamas wages on.
Following her resignation, Gay became the second prominent figure from the Ivy League to leave in recent weeks, in the midst of a controversy sparked by their widely mocked congressional testimony about antisemitism on campuses.
The group of over two dozen students from universities such as UPenn, MIT, Cornell, Colombia, Brandeis, Temple, and Johns Hopkins is spending a week visiting the Israeli communities devastated by the attack.
In an email to university alumni, Board of Trustees Chair Scott Bok stated, "I write to share that President Liz Magill has voluntarily tendered her resignation as President of the University of Pennsylvania."
Harvard University President Claudine Gay apologized for her response during a congressional hearing where she failed to 'explicitly condemn' calls for genocide against the Jewish people, CNN reported.
Scheduled during Musk's visit to Israel, the meeting will focus on combatting rising antisemitism online. The president's office stated that representatives of families affected by a Hamas terror attack on October 7 will also join to share their experiences.
Thousands of protestors marched through central London at a demonstration against antisemitism on Sunday, in a first-of-its-kind march since the Israel-Hamas war.
In a private video chat with TikTok executives and employees on Wednesday, a group of Jewish celebrities and TikTok producers condemned antisemitism on the video social media platform, reported The Times of Israel.