Pro-Palestine Chants and Encampments Are Anti-Semitic, Says Jewish Leader

Has the federal government been asleep at the wheel regarding the welfare of Jewish students after pro-Palestine rallies made national and international headlines at Australian universities last week? That was the question posed by Australian Jewish Association (AJA) President David Adler, with many Israeli scholars at Melbourne University, University of Sydney, and University of Queensland now concerned for their safety. These campuses now have pro-Palestine students in encampments on their front lawns calling out education institutions to cease all ties with weapons manufacturers they say are supplying arms to Israel. There was a heated standoff at Melbourne University on May 2, with pro-Palestine activists staring down members of the Australian Union of Jewish Students, the latter calling for their on-campus freedoms to return....