March 14, 2016 “Never Again” Conference Announcement: Jewish Cultural Heritage. Projects, Methods, Inspirations This Warsaw conference may be of interest to practitioners, especially in Europe. This one is from the “‘Never Again’ Association”: Conference: Jewish Cultural Heritage. Projects, Methods, Inspirations From the ‘NEVER AGAIN’ Association We invite all practitioners, museum professionals, educators, artists, and people working on a Jewish cultural heritage project to participate in the conference. We especially […] Anti-Semitism Blog
March 10, 2016 Call for Papers Our friends at the the International Consortium for Research on Anti-Semitism and Racism (ICRAR) have recently shared with us a Call for Papers for their upcoming Fourth Annual Conference. We thought that this announcement would be of interest to our readers, and would like to share to share more information with you below: The Classification of Humanity: Defining and Dividing […] Anti-Semitism Blog
March 4, 2016 Israel: Not Fiction but Fact Israel exists —no kudos to people who think acknowledging its existence is a major concession. Few question the legitimacy of the ten new countries created in the last 20 years or the tens of countries created in the decades before. That Israel is a Jewish state is bizarrely controversial when 30 countries proclaim Islam as […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 3, 2016 BDS and the First Amendment As part of its public relations campaign to lure unwitting American citizens into supporting unlawful activity, the BDS movement, through affiliated groups, has published a number of quasi-legal memoranda that wrongfully portray BDS support as being absolutely protected by the First Amendment. In a recently published analysis, The Lawfare Project effectively exposed the flawed and misleading […] Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
February 25, 2016 The Institute for Law and Policy at Hebrew University The Institute for Law and Policy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law has recently announced their Summer Program for international Students and Attorneys. The program, to take place during June 27-July 14, 2016, is co-sponsored by the Brandeis Center along with several other groups such as StandWithUs and the Jewish Federations of North America. Fulltext […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
February 24, 2016 Counter-BDS Movement Has a Good Month Last week the British government issued guidance banning local government and public sector Boycott Divestment and Sanction (BDS) actions toward any country not blacklisted by the Foreign Office. The Canadian Parliament passed a motion calling on the Canadian government to “condemn any and all attempts by Canadian organizations, groups or individuals to promote the BDS […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
February 18, 2016 An Oberlin Student’s Message to Student Zionists The following essay was written by a current student at Oberlin College who wishes to remain anonymous. This student has requested anonymity due to “the polarizing nature/lack of discussion” about Israel/Palestine on the Oberlin campus and concerns about being “ostracized by many people involved in the Israel/Palestine conversation.” I am publishing this essay on the […] Anti-Zionism Blog
February 17, 2016 Inaugural Cornell LDB Trip to Israel By Kate Sapirstein It was probably one of the stranger moments in my life, sitting on a plane to Israel. Well, that part was not so strange, I’d been several times before, but the kicker was that I was leading a Cornell Law School trip to Israel, the Jewish homeland, and almost everyone on the […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
February 12, 2016 Bi-Partisan Anti-BDS Bill Introduced to Congress This past Wednesday, Congressman from both sides of the aisle introduced new legislation to fight the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement against Israel. Sponsored by Mark Kirk (R-IL) and co-sponsored by Joe Manchin (D-WV) in the Senate, and sponsored by Bob Dold (R-IL) and co-sponsored by Juan Vargas (D-CA) in the House– the Combating BDS Act of 2016 (S. 2531/H.R. 4514) “would authorize state and local […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
February 8, 2016 Harold Brackman Reports on Campus Anti-Semitism In a recent report, “Anti-Semitism on Campus: A Clear-and-Present Danger,” Dr. Harold Brackman, of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, examines the continuing issues of discriminatory cases of anti-Semitism occurring on many college campuses across the nation. The Brackman Report traces the history of the treatment of Jewish American students on college campuses and sheds light on […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
February 8, 2016 Marcus to Address StandWithUs Anti-BDS Conference LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus will be speaking at the StandWithUs International Anti-BDS Conference for the second year in a row. StandWithUs, an international non-profit organization dedicated to informing the public about Israel and combating anti-Semitism, will host this conference from April 9-11 in Los Angeles, California. At the conference, internationally renowned experts will discuss […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
February 4, 2016 Lawfare Project Refutes BDS Legal Arguments The Lawfare Project has just published a legal analysis paper it believes will “demolish the claims of Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights” that the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement aimed against Israel is impervious to legal threat. The New York based non-profit legal organization is dedicated to fighting anti-Israel and anti-Semitic “lawfare,” […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
January 28, 2016 Hitler’s Presence Online The Israeli Students Combating Anti-Semitism (ISCA), a project by The National Union of Israeli Students (NUIS), recently released a media report examining Adolf Hitler’s presence online. They noted that glorifying Hitler is “a widespread trend” on the internet, with a wide range of content promoting Hitler’s ideology readily available on national-socialist, neo-Nazi, and white supremacist […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 28, 2016 AAU Opposes Boycotts of Israeli Academic Institutions On January 14, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Association of American Universities reissued a 2013 statement opposing boycotts of Israeli academic institutions. The statement proclaims that “any such boycott of academic institutions directly violates academic freedom, which a fundamental principle of AAU universities and of American higher education in general.” The AAU reissued […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 27, 2016 From BigLaw to Public Interest Advocate: Fighting Racism and Bigotry On Wednesday, January 27, LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus will address students at Emory Law School on the topic of, “From BigLaw to Public Interest Advocate: Fighting Racism and Bigotry.” Blog
January 22, 2016 Student Expelled From Prestigious French University for Anti-Semitism Paris, France — Amira Jumaa is 20 years old; she is Kuwaiti and we were studying at the same French university, Sciences Po Paris. “Were,” because she recently got expelled for anti-Semitism. Last fall, on StandWithUs Facebook page, Amira debated with an Israeli student, and posted such comments as: “ You don’t belon[g] anywhere in […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 20, 2016 New Oberlin Alumni & Student Group Condemns Anti-Semitism On January 3, 2016, the newly formed group, “Oberlin Alumni and Students Against Anti-Semitism” denounced a recent trend of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel acts on Oberlin’s campus, in a letter to Oberlin President Marvin Krislov. Oberlin College, a small private school in northern Ohio, has a long history of peaceful political activism, but as the Boycotts, […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 19, 2016 Legislators Introduce California and New York Anti-BDS Bills On January 8th, Senators Simcha Felder and Jack Martins introduced a bill into the New York State senate that would forbid New York from offering contracts to companies that support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement against Israel, and against any companies otherwise boycotting, divesting, or sanctioning Israel. Likewise, the Jerusalem Post reported that on January 4 […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 5, 2016 The Academic Council for Israel Anti-BDS Petition The Louis D. Brandeis Center is joining with the Academic Council for Israel (ACFI) and other groups on this important petition. Please Join More than 400 of Us in Signing This Anti-BDS Petition http://www.academiccouncilforisrael.com/anti-bds-petition.html Join more than 100 of your academic colleagues in opposing anti-Israel BDS resolutions being considered or already voted on by some academic […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
December 31, 2015 EU Labeling Guidelines Stir Global Controversy, Rest on Shaky Legal Foundations The new EU labeling policy calling for special labelling for Israeli goods related to “settlements,” as well as other restrictions and outright exclusions on some such products, has stirred up a global controversy and left many in the Jewish and international community greatly concerned. On November 29, the Guardian reported that Israel had suspended contact […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
December 18, 2015 Feds Seek Diversity in Middle East Studies Programs The Department of Education has started requiring universities that receive federal funding for Middle East Studies centers to report on how their programs are including diverse perspectives and a wide range of views. This is a very important first step to ensure that Middle East Studies programs do not succumb to political one-sidedness. For several years, […] Anti-Zionism Blog