Jewish students have refuted allegations levelled by pro-Israel members of US Congress and university officials that protests calling for their institutions to cut ties with companies linked to Israel over the war in Gaza were “anti-Semitic”. New York State, its municipality and members of the US Congress claimed in recent statements that the pro-Palestine protesters at Columbia University campus in New York “demonstrated anti-Semitic behaviour”. Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia and other US universities “anti-Semitic mobs” that are taking over “leading universities”. While US House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Columbia University and called those protesting “anti-Semitic … lawless agitators”. Some 26 members of Congress sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling … Continue reading Jewish students refute claims of anti-Semitism at pro-Palestine protests