May 23, 2016 The Institute for Law and Policy Summer Program for Lawyers and Law Students LDB is pleased to once again partner with our friends at The Israel Forever Foundation in co-sponsoring the upcoming Institute for Law and Policy Summer Program for International Students and Attorneys, hosted by The Hebrew University at Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem. The program will span three weeks from June 27 to July 14, and will offer timely and informative […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
May 18, 2016 Methodist Church Rejects Israel Divestment Resolutions The United Methodist Church took a stand this weekend against the anti-Israel and arguably anti-Semitic Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. At their quadrennial 10-day policy making conference, beginning May 10, the church rejected four resolutions that sought to sanction Israel and companies that do business with Israel. These four resolutions were brought by the […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
May 17, 2016 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Announces Memorial Program Honoring Robert Wistrich z”l On Monday, June 13, The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism (SICSA) at Hebrew University of Jerusalem will host an event entitled “Robert Wistrich’s Intellectual Legacy on Antisemitism” to honor Robert Wistrich z”l. Known as a leading authority on the history of Anti-Semitism, Dr. Wistrich served as the head of SISCA and was also a Professor of […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
May 16, 2016 Congress Hears Testimony on BDS On Thursday, Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Vice President for Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), testified before the House Homeland Security Committee’s Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee about a troubling connection between past financing for terrorism and current support for the BDS movement. Schanzer explained to the members of the subcommittee that research by FDD revealed […] Anti-Zionism Blog
May 11, 2016 LDB’s Kenneth L. Marcus to Testify in Support of Ohio’s Anti-BDS Legislation On Tuesday, May 10, LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus will testify in support of Ohio’s anti-BDS bill, H.B. No. 476, “to enact section 9.75 of the Revised Code to prohibit a state agency from contracting with a company that is boycotting Israel or disinvesting from Israel.” The bill, introduced by Rep. Kirk Schuring, will be […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
May 4, 2016 Lawfare Project Announces Victory: LP Legal Actions Force Shutdown of ALL Kuwait Airways Inter-European Flights The Lawfare Project (LP) recently announced a major victory against Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) and the Arab League boycott of Israel. LP’s Swiss Counsel Philippe Grumbach filed civil and criminal complaints against KAC in Geneva, for refusing service to Israeli nationals, in violation of anti-discrimination laws. The complaints against the airline were filed on behalf […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
May 4, 2016 Protecting Free Speech and Banning Hecklers North Carolina’s Lt. Governor Dan Forest is proposing a bill that would impose punishments on hecklers who “interrupt the free expression of others” by shouting down speakers on the state’s 17-campus public university system, according to the Associated Press. If North Carolina passes this legislation, it will join six other states that have taken up […] Anti-Semitism
April 21, 2016 Professors Sue American Studies Association for Illegal Boycott of Israel A lawsuit filed on behalf of four professors against the American Studies Association for its boycott of Israel accuses the ASA of “blatant politicization” of an academic association, in violation of Washington, D.C law governing nonprofit organizations. Blog
April 21, 2016 Letter to Edward Liebow, AAA Executive Director Click here to Read the Letter to Dr. Liebow This document consists of a letter written to Dr. Edward Liebow, the Executive Director of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), challenging the AAA Task Force Report (TFR) on Israel-Palestine. Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
April 21, 2016 Congressional Taskforce Urges Federal Guidance on Anti-Semitism Yesterday, the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism in the House of Representatives announced the issuance of an important letter from 38 Members of Congress to Secretary of Education John King, Jr. calling for the Department to “identify and distinguish when speech and activity that are critical of Israeli policies become anti-Semitic harassment and intimidation.” Coming […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
April 16, 2016 Rep. Zeldin Statement Condemning Growing BDS Movement on College Campuses Across America Washington, DC – Congressman Lee Zeldin, co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement condemning the growing Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement on college campuses across America: “In recent years, there have been far too many incidents of anti-Semitism on college campuses.Just recently, I spoke to a student […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
April 14, 2016 California LDB Law Students Stand Up Against Injustice West Coast LDB law students have been influential in fighting against anti-Semitism and standing up against injustice this past month. At the University of California Los Angeles this past Wednesday, LDB law students sent a letter in support of Graduate Student Association (GSA) President Milan Chatterjee, who had been the subject of a wrongful impeachment […] Anti-Zionism Blog
April 12, 2016 When Does Anti-Israelism Turn Into Anti-Semitism? On Monday, March 28, Professor William Jacobson of Cornell University spoke to a room packed with law students at the University of Chicago, on the topic of “When Does Anti-Israelism Turn Into Anti-Semitism?” The lecture was sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students and the Louis D. Brandeis Center law student chapter at […] Blog
April 6, 2016 Selective, Biased and Discriminatory: The American Anthropological Association Task Force Report on Israel-Palestine AAA Working Paper This document addresses the selective, biased and discriminatory nature of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) Task Force Report (TFR) in respect to Public Health, the ethics of Operation Protective Edge and the effects of cradle-to-grave incitement in Palestinian society. The working paper recommends retraction of the TFR. We assert that there is a direct […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 31, 2016 Indiana University to Hold Major Anti-Semitism Conference Starting this weekend, The Institute for the Study of Contemporary Anti-Semitism at Indiana University (ISCA) will host its third international scholars conference, from Saturday evening, April 3 through Wednesday, April 7, on “Anti-Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and the Dynamics of Delegitimization.” LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus will chair a panel on Tuesday, April 5, with Shimon Samuels, […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 24, 2016 UC Regents’ Condemnation of Anti-Semitism & Anti-Zionism is Timely for UC Davis By Jennie Gross, LDB Senior Staff Attorney Wednesday’s announcement from the Regents of the University of California is particularly timely for the Davis campus, where a disruptive protest temporarily halted a lecture by Israeli diplomat George Deek earlier this month. LDB’s legal staff sent a letter to UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi on Monday, […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 21, 2016 Maintaining Columbia’s Ties to Israel: A Letter Opposing Divestment In response to a recent petition signed by 69 members of the Columbia faculty calling on the university to divest from companies that do business in Israel, David M. Schizer, Dean Emeritus and the Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law and Economics at Columbia Law School, created the following letter opposing divestment. The letter, which […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 21, 2016 In Praise of Justice Alito’s Statement in Ben-Levi v. Brown The government’s relationship with religion, if anything, means that the government may not categorically subject a particular religious group to heightened requirements for religious exercise, may not endorse and codify a particular interpretation of religious doctrine, and may not limit the religious exercise of an individual because the government disagrees with the individual’s interpretation of […] Litigation
March 17, 2016 Alabama and Georgia pass new Anti-BDS Measures More and more state legislatures are passing measures to combat the Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. The BDS movement seeks to delegitimize the State of Israel, and BDS campaigns on campus often lead to increased incidents of anti-Semitism. In mid-February, Alabama passed a bill condemning the BDS movement, becoming the fifth state […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 15, 2016 LDB Holds Third Annual National Law Student Leadership Conference On February 21-22, the Louis D. Brandeis Center hosted its third annual National Law Student Leadership Conference in Berkeley, California. The conference brought together 26 law student leaders from 14 law schools across the country, and educated these students on topics including civil rights law; international law and the Arab-Israeli Conflict; international anti-Semitism and the European […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 14, 2016 Borders and Borderlands: Attempting Again to Delegitmize Israel National borders have been a fundamental issue in the Middle East for a century. The year marks the hundredth anniversary of the secret British-French Sykes-Picot agreement which carved up Middle Eastern parts of Ottoman Empire in anticipation of a Turkish defeat in World War I.[i] As with most Asian and African territories, twentieth century Middle […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog