• A Columbia University law professor retired after a school investigation found that she discriminated against Israeli students by alleging they were harassing Palestinian students on campus. Reported by The Times of Israel.
  • In Trenton, NJ, two Jewish police officers have filed complaints, alleging workplace discrimination and antisemitism. Reported by newjersey.com
  • Two synagogues in Sydney were defaced with swastikas and antisemitic phrases, and a Jewish child care center was torched, prompting police investigations amid a rise in antisemitic incidents in Australia. Reported by Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  • In Italy, “Free Gaza” was spray-painted on a synagogue. Reported by Haaretz.
  • Nearly 1,000 pro-Palestinian activists signed a petition asking a Brooklyn movie theater to stop showing “September 5,” a film about the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, calling it “Zionist propaganda.” Reported on X and also on Google.
  • CBS News is facing accusations of anti-Israel bias over a Jan. 12 “60 Minutes” segment that criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Gaza. The segment relied largely on two former State Department officials with ties to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), whose executive director has praised Hamas. The two men, Josh Paul and Hala Rharrit, had resigned from the State Department in protest of President Joe Biden’s support for Israel. Reported by The New York Times.
  • There were 1,570 recorded antisemitic incidents in France in 2024, according to data collected by the government and local Jewish groups. In 2022, 436 antisemitic incidents were recorded. Reported by The Times of Israel.
  • Harvard University has settled two antisemitism lawsuits, pledging to address anti-Zionist speech on campus and strengthen partnerships with Israeli institutions. Reported by Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  • A committee at Johns Hopkins University has declined a request from several student groups to cut financial ties with Israel. Reported by The Baltimore Banner.
  • The Rhode Island School of Design has rejected a proposal from Students for Justice in Palestine to boycott Israel. Reported by Algemeiner.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, and Sen John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, have introduced a bill that would make it easier for Jewish students to file discrimination complaints. Reported by Jewish Insider.

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the Anti-Defamation League, said in social media comments that he was “outraged CBS News would air such a biased and one-sided piece.” The American Jewish Committee added in a statement that it was “shockingly one-sided, lacked factual accuracy, and relied heavily on misguided information…perhaps most egregiously, the segment made almost no mention of Hamas’ actions that started this war…”