Michigan

Over 2,000 UMich students, staff, alumni back professor for praising anti-Israel activists

A Monday petition signed by 754 alumni echoed the first letter's demands, calling on Grasso to pledge to protect free speech, free expression, and institutional neutrality.

University of Michigan professor Derek Peterson praises campus pro-Palestinian protesters during his commencement speech in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 2, 2026.
Students protest in support of Palestine during the University of Michigan's Spring Commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024; file photo.

Michigan University professor praises anti-Israel student activists in commencement speech

Eli Savit.

Michigan Democrats nominate Eli Savit, progressive Jewish prosecutor, for state attorney general

Amir Makled, a pro-Palestinian candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, addresses the crowd at a rally for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Ann Arbor, April 7, 2026. Makled, who had praised Hezbollah's leader in a past social media post, bested Jewish incumbent regent

Michigan Democrats back pro-Palestinian candidate for university board


Michigan synagogue attacker's brother was Hezbollah terrorist killed by Air Force, IDF confirms

"Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali was responsible for managing weapons operations within a specialized branch of the Badr Unit," the IDF said, citing an intelligence report.

Emergency personnel respond to a reported shooting incident at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, US, March 12, 2026.

Detroit synagogue attack shows danger of justifying violence against Jews - editorial

Attacking innocent children here will not change a single military calculation in the Middle East, revive a lost relative, or deliver justice to anyone.

A mother who pulled their kids out of the Temple Israel Synagogue stands near emergency personnel after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident there, in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026.

Michigan synagogue shooter had vehicle full of fireworks, shot himself during attack, FBI says

The suspect, a naturalized US citizen with no criminal record, had recently lost family members in Lebanon due to an IDF airstrike.

Law enforcement vehicles are seen parked outside Temple Israel guarding the scene in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 13, 2026, after an person identified as Ayman Ghazali drove a vehicle into the building.

Michigan synagogue shooter was Lebanese immigrant whose family was killed in IDF airstrike - report

Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old restaurant worker from Lebanon, had become a naturalized US citizen in 2016, after entering the country on an immigrant Visa. 

MEMBERS OF Hatzalah of Michigan, a Jewish volunteer emergency medical service, survey the area near Temple Israel following reports of an active shooter on March 12, 2026 in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

Gary Torgow warns of ‘real and present threat’ after Michigan synagogue attack

“Today’s heinous attack is a frightening and painful reminder that antisemitism continues to be a real and present threat to our Jewish communities,” Gary Torgow told The Jerusalem Post.

FBI members work on the site after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, US, March 12, 2026.

They globalized the intifada, and Michigan Jews paid the price - comment

For months, people in the US have dressed that slogan up as activism, outrage, or edgy protest. In West Bloomfield, Michigan, on Thursday, it looked like what Jews knew it meant all along: a threat.

Emergency personnel respond to a reported shooting incident at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, US, March 12, 2026.

Long lost luxury steamer Lac La Belle found in Lake Michigan

The Lac La Belle was a 66 m steamship built in 1864 in Cleveland, Ohio, and quickly became one of the most popular vessels on Lake Michigan, operating routes between Cleveland and the upper lake.

 Sonar survey confirms mastodon carving at 9,000-year-old Lake Michigan’s ‘Underwater Stonehenge’.

WATCH: 'F*** Israel, F*** Jewish people': Teen charged for kicking door of Michigan Jewish center

The teen is facing a misdemeanor charge of prowling, according to court records. He is not affiliated with the University of Michigan, said Chris Page, spokesperson for the Ann Arbor police.

Ann Arbor antisemitic act caught on camera at the University of Michigan.

The Islamification of Western democracies: The great, dangerous silent takeover - opinion

Europe and America face a quiet yet powerful transformation, reshaping societies through demographics and ideology.

A man holds Irish and Palestinian flags as people protest calling for governments around the world to stop arming Israel during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Dublin, Ireland, June 15, 2024

Nazi swastika graffiti, rocks target Michigan State Chabad in two attacks

The Chabad said that the center's reinforced glass windows remained largely intact after the incident, and no one was inside at the time.

The suspect in the antisemitic MSU incidents.