New School strips funding for Hillel chapter, alleging ties to international law violations: ‘despicable’
The New School's student senate voted to strip funding from its Hillel chapter, citing alleged ties to violations of international law through student trips to Israel. Critics, including city officials and alumni, condemned the decision as an attack on Jewish campus life. The move makes the New School the first in the U.S. to cut financial ties with Hillel, sparking broader debates about free speech and inclusion on college campuses.
- ▪The New School student senate voted to defund Hillel, claiming its programs make students complicit in international law violations.
- ▪The decision was based on Hillel’s involvement in trips to Israel, including volunteer work on military bases and activities in occupied territories.
- ▪City Council Member Eric Dinowitz and Jewish alumni strongly criticized the vote, calling it 'despicable' and harmful to Jewish students.
- ▪Other universities have seen similar protests and calls to defund Hillel, especially following the October 7, 2023, attacks.
- ▪Hillel, present on 850 U.S. campuses, serves as a center for Jewish student life, offering social, religious, and cultural programming.
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Metro New School strips funding for Hillel chapter, alleging ties to international law violations: ‘despicable’ By Gabrielle Fahmy Published May 2, 2026, 1:08 p.m. ET Students at NYC’s woke New School voted to strip funding for its campus Hillel chapter, an unprecedented move critics ripped as a “despicable” ploy to erase Jewish life on campus. The Greenwich Village college is the first in the country to end financial ties to the group, claiming without evidence Hillel is connected to “grave violations of international law.” The 22-member student senate made the move Friday by majority vote, boasting it was a “landmark decision” to declare Hillel “not in good standing,” citing its connection to the Israeli Defense Forces through student trips to Israel.
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