Tag: Palestinians and Jews
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Mystery: Why Would Jewish UVA Students Feel Their Religion Is Not respected?
by James A. Bacon Deputy Provost Brie Gertler posed quite the conundrum to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors this afternoon: Ninety-two percent of UVA Jewish students felt valued as individuals in 2024, according to a poll by Student Experience in the Research University (SERU). But only 52% agreed that students sharing their religious…
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Gaza Gala: This Sunday at UVa
by Kerry Dougherty Let’s speak plainly today, shall we? Charlottesville — and the once-great university there, UVa — is preparing to host a Palestinian-fest on Sunday. It’s being billed as a “charity banquet” sponsored by the radical Students For Justice in Palestine, or SJP. In case you’re unfamiliar with the SJP, the organization was founded…
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What the #&%@? A Hamas Advocate on the VMI Faculty?
by Sal Vitale For several years, I, along with other concerned alumni, diligently worked to restore the “Old Corps” leadership and ideals to the management of the Virginia Military Institute Alumni Association. Our efforts faced resistance from those in charge, and now we find ourselves also grappling with issues far beyond governance of the Alumni…
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UVA Has Ignored Its Longstanding Antisemitism Problem
by Joel Gardner The Daily Progress recently reported on perhaps the most staggering antisemitic incident in what has become a long list of antisemitic incidents at the University of Virginia. According to the story, a Jewish student had been continuously subjected to antisemitic ridicule and bullying by one of his housemates, which culminated in written…
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Shed a Tear for Virginia’s Poor, Persecuted Antisemites
by James A. Bacon George Mason University has issued No Trespass Orders against two leaders of the university’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) organization, Jena and Noor Chanaa. In writing about the inevitable controversy, The Washington Post led with the angle that faculty, staff, students, and advocacy groups are accusing the university police of…
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Self-Absorption Is a Right! That Is Why We Need to Fight!
Yesterday a group of masked protesters marched down the Lawn to the Rotunda at the University of Virginia demanding a meeting with President Jim Ryan. Spliced among their chants in support of Palestine and against Israel, they intoned the moronic slogan, “Pro… test is a right! That is why we have to fight!” View the…