Voice of the Jewish News 2: NUS is a shadow of its former self

The National Union of Students celebrates its 100th anniversary this month. Unfortunately, few Jewish students will wish to join in with the festivities.

Over the past few years, a once proud organisation has deteriorated into something resembling a circus, at best blind to Jewish students’ concerns and at worst an active participant in excluding them.

As our report this week reveals, the NUS, under its current leadership, has turned a blind eye to the internationally-recognised definition of antisemitism, while two of its leaders have used social media to make their views on issues involving Jewish students clear.

It must embark immediately on root-and-branch reforms, commit to the IHRA definition and begin to engage meaningfully with the Union of Jewish Students again.