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BREAKING:
@ucl_ucu
academics voted for “Intifada until victory” and a “mass uprising” against Israeli civilians. This is a horrific incitement to violence and terror.
We have written to UCL’s Provost to express disgust at the motion & call for urgent action in the wake of this.
“I have some Jewish friends, very good friends. They are not like the other Jews, that’s why they are my friends"- Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad at the Cambridge Union last night.
The audience laughs.
Freedom of speech is not a joke when it incites hatred against one people.
It is simply appalling for students to refuse to play a Jewish football team. The boycott of Jewish sports teams was once thought to have been confined to the sewers of history. Enough is enough. Antisemitism cannot continue to overshadow the Jewish student experience.
Students from the Arab Society at Leeds University refused to play against the Jewish football team as part of a regularly scheduled fixture.
"To us, this is a blatant act of antisemitism," the Jewish society says.
We were proud to join
@BristolJsoc
to protest David Miller’s appearance at an event on ‘the weaponisation of antisemitism’, shouting loudly and proudly:
‘Miller, Miller, shame on you’
Thank you to the 300+ academics who have signed this open letter condemning Prof. David Miller's actions and statements.
Jewish students demand safety Demand action and Demand that
@BristolUni
get
#hateoffcampus
This is simply unacceptable.
@nusuk
have completely disregarded the impact Lowkey’s performance, and his presence, will have on Jewish students. How are Jewish students supposed to feel included in the wider student movement when NUS choose this figure to perform?
New: Rapper Lowkey to appear at the NUS’s annual conference at end of month.
Also appearing at the conference is Labour MP Zarah Sultana.
Earlier, Lowkey said MSM has “weaponised the Jewish heritage” of Zelenskyy to “stave off” inquiries about far right groups in Ukraine.
Today,
@NUS_UK
released a detailed report into Antisemitism in the Union -
"...NUS has failed generations of Jewish students. It is a searing indictment of anti-Jewish racism at the heart of student politics..."
More -
Why does imagery matter? Short thread on campus antisemitism
This poster from a protest at Queen Mary University of London this week might seem small, but it encapsulates nearly a millennium of antisemitic libels, allowing us to understand so much of today's antisemitism. 🧵1/12
Over 500 (and growing) Jewish students and allies have signed a letter to
@nusuk
and
@nusconnect
Board expressing their concern over comments made by the NUS president-elect and failings of NUS. Jewish students are raising their voices. It’s time to act!
UJS is disgusted that Jewish students and societies are being targeted with antisemitic abuse. Antisemitism is never the answer to increased hostilities in the Middle East and Jewish students must not be held to account for this.
This afternoon,
@oxfordjsoc
and
@UJS_PRES
have written to
@OxfordUCU
urging them to stand by their Jewish students and dismiss their appalling motion calling for an intifada.
Following a meeting and vote of UJS' National Executive Committee, which represents a cross-section of Jewish students, the following statement was agreed:
"Jewish students are angry, they are tired, and they are hurt by the continuous torrent of antisemitic hatred on campus since October 7th."
"Let us be clear, we will not stand for this hatred. It is time that universities take their duty of care to Jewish students seriously."
Mazel tov to Liverpool Jewish society and students for defeating a BDS referendum at
@LiverpoolGuild
. Dialogue, not division, is the way to bring about better understanding on campus, as well as an eventual end to the conflict
This week was supposed to be Jewish Experience Week. A week to celebrate Jewish life and culture in all of its many forms.
Since the horrific events of 7th October, the campaign has changed, the idea has not.
This thread is
#MyJewishExperience
...
Jewish students are exhausted from the last two years of inaction by the University of Bristol, leading to yet another instance where David Miller has been allowed to target Jewish students for their imagined part of his global Zionist conspiracy fantasy.
Yesterday, Prof. David Miller, a lecturer from the
@BristolUni
, criticised Jewish students and the Jewish society for daring to speak out about antisemitism. His comments will only succeed in making our campus a more hostile environment for Jewish students.
We are disappointed yet unsurprised by the motions passed last night at Queen Mary Students’ Union endorsing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel and dismissing concerns about antisemitism and homophobia in the National Union of Students. 1/6
The University refused to discuss the case and remained silent on when a decision would be made, despite the consistent pressure for a timely result. It has now been 165 days since Professor Miller publicly attacked Jewish students, and still nothing. When does the clock run out?
UJS is calling for a zero-tolerance approach from Universities and Students’ Unions towards the support of Hamas. Along with
@jewishchaplain
we are writing to every Vice Chancellor and we are urging all SUs to sign an open letter and
#StandAgainstTerror
#StandAgainstHamas
2000+ rockets fired at civilians by terrorist groups, yet
@nusuk
is silent on this. How dare you preach about relentless attacks & solidarity while being silent on the deliberate attacks, deaths and injuries caused by Hamas and PIJ on innocent civilians living in Israel and Gaza
After three years, a Jewish student at Bristol has finally received an apology and financial compensation for the way their complaint of antisemitism was handled. This follows a ruling from the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA). 1/3
@BristolJsoc
and UJS have recently become aware that Prof David Miller is still listed to be teaching in the upcoming academic year, despite an ongoing investigation into his conduct. We sent a letter to
@UoBrisSPS
to express our serious concerns!
Jewish students at
@BristolUni
turning out early this morning to call on their university to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. It shouldn’t be for others to tell Jewish students what is and isn’t antisemitism. We hope
@BristolUni
will listen to it’s Jewish students.
The incendiary motion passed by
@UCU
alleging that Zelensky wishes to turn Ukraine into a “big Israel”, is not only grossly offensive to millions of Ukrainians, but is the latest in a series of UCU’s disgraceful moves that have outraged Jewish students.
🧵
We are extremely concerned that the next President of
@edgehillsu
decided to dress up as a Holocaust victim and joke about it on social media. We‘re aware of other Holocaust posts.
We are getting in touch with
@edgehillsu
to ensure the SU receives antisemitism awareness training
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BREAKING 🚨
Queen Mary University
@QMUL
Islamic Society is hosting Moazzam Begg tomorrow
When not praising the Taliban Begg devotes himself to denying the facts of the Hamas massacre on October 7th.
The terrorists wore bodycams and recorded the whole thing.
1/3 The NUS delegates have voted in Shaima Dallali as the next NUS president. Jewish students have spoken to us and raised their concerns over much of the messaging Dallali has put out on her social media in the past 🧵
YOUR NEW NUS OFFICER TEAM⚡️ Elections have now closed and we can confirm:
NUS National President - Shaima Dallali
NUS VP Higher Education - Chloe Field
NUS VP Further Education - Bernie Savage
#NATCON22
This wasn't the only antisemitic statement made by Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad at the Cambridge Union last night.
@DanielKosky
summarises the PM's subsequent remarks about Jewish people in his blog:
In response to our letter,
@OxfordUCU
members have now withdrawn the motion. It is disgusting that this motion was ever going to be debated, and that this decision was not made earlier.
For decades, Hizb ut-Tahrir have plagued campuses across the country, spreading their hateful and antisemitic ideology.
We welcome this announcement and call for further action so that hate has no place on campus.
Today, we took action to proscribe Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist organisation.
The encouragement and promotion of Hamas’ unlawful attacks, and the group’s antisemitic ideology, are appalling.
Being a member and inviting support for the group will be a criminal offence.
Today’s round table with
@KensingtonRoyal
sends a powerful message to Jewish students across the country that the fight against antisemitism is everyone’s fight.
Hearing from students and young people who have experienced antisemitism, and meeting with young ambassadors from all backgrounds and faiths who have taken part in the flagship ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ project.
This week, with the support of
@Mishcon_de_Reya
, we have written to
@QMUL
outlining our deep concerns about Jewish student safety and welfare.
We will not stop here. We must be clear - antisemitism has no place within any university.
The University of Bristol has announced they are undergoing an investigation into the behaviour of Prof. David Miller. See our joint statement with
@BristolJSoc
We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who have shared their support and solidarity with Jewish students.
A special shout out and thank you to
@CST_UK
for all your advice, guidance and protection you have given to us, students and the Jewish community!
Shabbat Shalom!
Now is the time to act! David Miller and his views have no place on campus.
We need your support and tell the University of Bristol to get hate off campus.
Join our virtual rally with Bristol J-Soc to demand that action be taken and NOW
#hateoffcampus
Today we say Enough.
We have tolerated this hateful speech on our campus for far too long, and we are exhausted.
We are tired of silence, tired of inaction, tired of hate.
David Miller and his views have no place on our campus.
Action must be taken.
Last night, a horrific attack occurred in Tel Aviv, on Dizengoff Street in the heart of the city on a busy Thursday night. A place that many Jewish students know well. The lives of 2 young men were taken in this vicious attack.
.
@nusuk
have announced that they will be moving forward with two investigations following the request from over 1500 Jewish students and allies. We want to thank all those who signed and continue to express support for the Jewish student community
WATCH: "The University management cares nothing, sees nothing and does nothing about this. They appear to regard Jewish students as a nuisance and refuse to take serious action."
Thank you to
@halfon4harlowMP
for raising the inaction of
@BristolUni
in Parliament.
@BristolJsoc
UJS and
@BristolJsoc
calls on the University of Bristol to immediately suspend Miller, pending the completion of its investigation. See our full statement below:
This week
@BristolJsoc
and UJS met with the Vice-Chancellor of
@BristolUni
, Professor Hugh Brady, to discuss its failure to provide basic duty of care to its Jewish students in regards to Professor Miller.
We are absolutely disgusted that
@SOAS
Palestine Society are hosting a ‘workshop’ on antisemitism with EUROPAL, an organisation which peddles the neo-Nazi myth that Jews are ‘Khazars’.
We will be writing to
@SOAS
and to the Palestine Society to demand the event is cancelled.
Are you sitting down?
A London Uni are letting a Hamas linked group come in & instruct students on the subject of
#antisemitism
.
Support for terrorists aside, the group has previously pushed the neo-Nazi Khazar myth.
Our children will never forgive us
This speaks to a wider problem of NUS failing to make Jewish students feel at home within their movement. We have tried to engage in good faith to work with them to make NUS welcoming for Jewish students, but time and time again NUS have brushed Jewish students aside
🚨FIRST SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
Joining us tonight, at our virtual rally in solidarity, are
@RachelRileyRRm
and Marie Van der Zyl
@BoDPres
Together we call on Bristol University to kick
#HateOffCampus
Yesterday, we joined
@Leeds_JSoc
with 300 students and local community members to stand against antisemitism on campus, in the wake of recent antisemitic incidents.
Jewish students are loud and proud in their identity and will continue to lead vibrant Jewish lives on campus.
UJS and Cardiff JSoc are delighted to announce that a motion tonight passed at Cardiff SU to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Read full statement below:
This morning,
@UJS_PRES
wrote to
@yourcambridgesu
regarding last night’s despicable debate considering whether a ‘mass uprising’ should be supported against Israelis.
Urgent action must be taken.
We sought clarification on
@nusuk
statement () with an urgent email on Monday. We were promised a reply by this morning. Still radio silence from
@Larissa_Ken
and her team. When will NUS own up to their mistakes and end the cycle of lies? We are waiting...
UJS is excited to announce Joel Rosen as the UJS President Elect 2022-23. His campaign manifesto focused on reuniting Jewish students, robust advocacy and representing the diverse Jewish student community around the UK and Ireland.
It is completely inappropriate for the NUS president to be speaking at a so-called ‘Israel Apartheid Week' event. This week is extremely divisive, inflammatory, and does nothing to promote peace. UJS raised these concerns with Larissa Kennedy at a meeting last month.
📢CALL FOR EVIDENCE📢
@nusuk
has commissioned an investigation into antisemitism which seeks to consider "whether NUS has done enough to make Jewish students feel welcome, included and safe in NUS spaces, activities, and in elected roles".
Ahead of conference, we received this letter from NUS VP Chloe Field which we are sharing with Jewish students.
It contains an unreserved apology for the treatment of Jewish students.
We will continue to work with NUS to ensure the Tuck report's recommendations are actualised.
Jewish students won't be defined by hate.
They are PROUD of their Judaism, and Jewish life on campus will continue to grow and thrive.
UJS is here to lead, defend, and enrich Jewish life on campus.
Despite ultimately finding in favour of Miller, the Tribunal has found that he contributed to his own dismissal and that he was "culpable and blameworthy"
David Miller is fundraising off the back of his claim that he's not anti Jewish but anti Zionist which is, apparently, a whole different thing.
But does the evidence stack up? 🤔🤔🤔
Neutrality and silence in the face of the targeted attacks on Jewish students and their representative society and union is unacceptable and an absolute failure of their duty of care to Jewish students.
A nightclub in Preston has been urged to reconsider its decision to host disgraced grime artist Wiley on Saturday.
@UJS_UK
: "allowing him to perform sends the message that antisemitism is acceptable and the wellbeing of Jewish students is not important"
Thank you to
@Christian4BuryS
for raising the issue at
@BristolUni
in the House of Commons.
Jewish students are being singled out and targeted by a university professor.
Bristol university must finally act to get
#hateoffcampus
Good to see members of the House of Lords calling on all universities to adopt the IHRA definition. Antisemitism cannot be tackled if it isn’t defined, and more universities need fulfil their obligations to their Jewish students.
.
@BristolUni
is failing to protect its students from being singled out and targeted! Join Jewish students and
@BristolJsoc
in solidarity at 5pm to demand action and get
#HateOffCampus
We are disgusted at the firebombing of the French Union of Jewish Students’ Sorbonne office. This disgraceful, vile antisemitic attack on our counterparts used the same tropes we see too often across UK campuses, conflating Jews & Israel in order to justify insidious hatred
@uejf
This is the David Miller effect. A Jewish student being targeted online for demanding action against antisemitism on her own campus.
@BristolUni
when will you act to prevent more Jewish students from being targeted?
#HateOffCampus
See our joint statement with Nottingham Jewish Society on the decision of
@UniofNottingham
to invite Chris Williamson to deliver a lecture. We are calling on the university to rescind the invitation immediately.
These mitigations seek to remove Jews from the space rather than consider how to make the space welcoming to all, and yet again show
@nusuk
disregard for understanding the impact Lowkey's presence has on Jewish students
It gets worse.
When the Union of Jewish Students contacted the NUS to complain about their decision to invite the rapper, they were told Jewish students could find an “existing safe space designated for students who are sensitive to loud noise during Lowkey’s performance”.
.
@BristolUni
is still failing to take action. WE WILL NOT LET THIS GO. Join us tomorrow 5pm at our virtual rally to stand with Jewish students to get
#hateoffcampus
Today we met with members of the senior management team at the University of Bristol, and yet again they have failed to take action. We will not let this drop. Join us tomorrow 5pm at our virtual rally to stand with Jewish students to get
#hateoffcampus
Not only are
@nusuk
failing to adequately apologise to the Jewish students they have excluded, but they are maintaining the pointless lie that Lowkey was only due to perform at the Liberation conference, despite evidence to the contrary.
NUS gaslighting at its best.
Statement to students today:
- Surprised Jewish students horrified at Lowkey performing.
- Lowkey was due only at Liberation conference. *this is wrong. Booked for national one.
- poor Lowkey has been victim of harassment and misinformation.
The
@UniofNottingham
have deemed it appropriate to ask Chris Williamson, who has been suspended by the Labour Party over antisemitism, to deliver a lecture for its students...
UJS and
@BristolJsoc
representatives met with senior management of the University again yesterday. The purpose of the meeting was for them to present a set of action points they will be taking.
UJS are aware of a number of incidents on campus in relation to the Jewish community over the last 3 days. Please see the UJS statement in response.
If you experience antisemitism on campus, contact UJS' hotline 020 7424 3288, CST 0800 032 3263, or in an emergency call 999
We are excited to announce that we will take 150 student leaders per year to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, in partnership with
@HolocaustUK
. This has been made possible thanks to a £500,000 government grant from
@mhclg
.
Read more:
#WeRemember