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October 25, 2016 Vandalism at University of Minnesota Law School Prior to LDB Presentation

Last week, I visited the University of Minnesota Law School to deliver a lunch lecture on anti-Semitism in higher education. It was one of a few campus visits I made this fall, and until now, the law students have been gracious hosts. This was different. The flyers announcing my lecture were torn down, apparently by […]

September 29, 2016 Wrong-Headed Initiative

Dr. Diane B. Kunz, Esq. Wrong-Headed Initiative Equal treatment before United States law and government. That is a foundational American principle. Its aspirational neutrality, usually achieved, is one reason why people from so many nations with different ethnicities and differing religious beliefs have thrived in this country. Now J Street would challenge this basic principle […]

September 27, 2016 International Conference on Zionism and Anti-Semitism

The Pears Institute for the study of Antisemitism in Birkbeck, University of London has just announced their upcoming May 30 – June 1, 2017 conference on anti-Semitism and Zionism and is calling for the submission of papers to be presented: This timely conference will examine the interaction between Zionism and antisemitism as it has developed from the […]

September 26, 2016 California Governor Signs Anti-BDS Bill

This weekend brings more good news from the Sunshine State. A month ago, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 2844 – an anti-BDS bill – requiring public entities and state agencies to certify that they have not created policies that discriminate against any sovereign nation by violating state civil rights under the Unruh Civil Rights […]

September 19, 2016 U.S. Department of Education to Track Religious Harassment

For several years, the Brandeis Center has urged changes in how the Department of Education (ED) collects data that would help to protect religious groups from discrimination. ED has finally agreed to do so. Commenting on the new development, LDB’s Kenneth L. Marcus said, “We commend ED for adopting this new policy, in line with the Brandeis […]

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September 13, 2016 U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum supports IHRA definitions on anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial

This past week the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C united with scores of institutions and nations in taking up the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definitions of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. The announcement of support came after a High Level Forum on Global Antisemitism hosted by the United Nations. The […]

September 2, 2016 The Brandeis Center Responds to Departure of UCLA Graduate Student Leader

Earlier this week, UCLA law student and former Graduate Student Association (GSA) President Milan Chatterjee announced his intention to leave UCLA and finish his studies at New York University School of Law. This announcement came after Chatterjee had been subjected to nearly 10 months of harassment by anti-Israel activists in the Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) […]

September 1, 2016 UCLA: No place for Jews?

UCLA Chancellor Block’s assertion that BDS ‘isn’t going to be sustained’ on this campus’ has never appeared to be anything but lip service as UCLA succumbs to a virulent form of anti-Semitism that has a Hindu in its cross-hairs.

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September 1, 2016 German Students Take a Stand Against BDS

This historic resolution came into effect following a speech by Professor Lori Allen, of the University of London. Promoting her book, ‘The Rise and Fall of Human Rights: Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine,’ as Benjamin Weinthal of Jpost reports , pronounced support for a boycott of Israel and minimized the impact of terrorism on […]

August 31, 2016 Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict & the Movement to Boycott Israel

Cary Nelson has published his latest book Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict & the Movement to Boycott Israel. Nelson is a professor of English at University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign and has published a wide array of works, Dreams Deferred marking his second book after The Case Against Academic Boycotts of […]