April 14, 2019 Anti-Israel Protesters Disrupt Event at UChicago Law Anti-Israelprotesters disrupted a talk by George Mason University School of Law Professor Eugene Kontorovich, an International Law expert who was invited to speak to the LDB chapter at the University of Chicago Law School about anti-BDS laws and the First Amendment. The disruptors, one of whom was a UChicago law student, were first asked to leave by the law school administration. When the non-students refused to leave and continued chanting and disrupting, the police had to be called to remove them from the room. Anti-Zionism Blog
April 11, 2019 Israeli Children Harassed on Bus Because of Their Passports A group of economically disadvantaged Israeli children were given the opportunity to travel to Germany to see German soccer club Borussia Dortmund play at their home stadium. Unfortunately for them, the group was harassed by staff onboard a bus to an Amsterdam airport because of their Israeli passports. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 29, 2019 California State University Agrees to Landmark Settlement – Zionism is Important Part of Jewish Identity California State University (CSU) agreed to a landmark settlement with The Lawfare Project and Winston & Strawn LLP to safeguard Jewish students’ rights. The settlement came shortly before the case was set to go to trial this month for a lawsuit brought by two Jewish students who alleged that San Francisco State University (SFSU) and the Board of Trustees of CSU discriminated against them. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 21, 2019 Appreciation to Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver LDB was pleased to sign on to the following letter commending Pitzer President Melvin Oliver for his stance against an academic boycott of Israel. Blog Free Speech and Academic Freedom
March 1, 2019 LDB Holds Sixth Annual National Law Student Leadership Conference This February 17-18, the Louis D. Brandeis Center hosted its sixth annual National Law Student Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Blog
February 27, 2019 A swastika on my childhood playground: As anti-Semitism surges, New York City Jews increasingly have nowhere to turn Reposted from the Daily News, by David J. Benger, Feb. 26, 2019 A swastika was found on my childhood playground in Brighton Beach yesterday. It was drawn onto the very same jungle gym on which I used to play with my sister while my parents and grandparents watched over us to ensure our safety. A culprit […] Anti-Semitism Blog
February 21, 2019 Federal Court Rules in Favor of Equal Treatment of Religious Groups in BLinC v. University of Iowa In early February, Judge Stephanie Rose from the Southern District Court of Iowa issued a partial ruling in the legal battle between Business Leaders in Christ (BLinC) and the University of Iowa (UI). The case dates back to 2017, when the University revoked BLinC’s status as a registered student organization (RSO) for denying a leadership […] Blog
February 21, 2019 French Parliament Announces New Resolution Declaring Anti-Zionism as Form of Anti-Semitism A group of French lawmakers have proposed a bill that would make anti-Zionism a criminal offence. The bill would conflate anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism and comes on the heels of an increase in anti-Semitic attacks in France. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
February 12, 2019 Elan Carr Appointed as State Department’s Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism On February 5th, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appointed Elan Carr to serve as the Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism. Carr, a Jewish Iraq War veteran and lawyer, will be the first Special Envoy to serve during the Trump administration. Carr’s appointment has garnered widespread bipartisan support. Anti-Semitism Blog
February 12, 2019 BDS Resolution Struck Down at University of Oregon Earlier this week, the judicial branch of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon struck down an anti-Israel resolution. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog