Australian students join US university movement with pro-Palestinian encampments
A university-based pro-Palestinian protest movement that has made headlines in the United States is being mirrored in Australia.
Encampments have sprung up at campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra…
Uni Melbourne rally for Jewish students and faculty
AJN – May 2, 2024, By BRUCE HILL Organised by the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS), both students and faculty spoke about what it’s like for Jews on campus nowadays. Several hundred Melbourne Jews came together to support Jewish students at Melbourne...
Across a university moat, pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups face off
A narrow moat in the heart of the University of Melbourne became the scene of an uneasy stand-off between its pro-Palestine student encampment and Jewish groups on Thursday.
Inside student camps for Palestine at Australian universities
A movement is growing around the world protesting Israel’s offensive against Palestine in the Middle East. This time it feels different.
‘Simply not safe’: Jewish students feel targeted on campus
A peak Australian Jewish student body says Jewish students are copping demands to declare their political stances at university, while some pro-Palestine students are setting up encampments on campus.