April 16, 2015 BDS in Paris The Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement is not only growing on American college campuses, but also at European universities. This is unsurprising, as anti-Semitism has been skyrocketing in Europe in recent years, and where there is anti-Semitism, BDS supporters often emerge. I am a Jewish French student, currently studying abroad in the U.S. for […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
April 10, 2015 Hear LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus Speak in New Haven Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
April 6, 2015 Israel Listed as Top Violator of Women’s Rights The top United Nations Women’s Rights Body, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), recently named Israel as the top violator of women’s rights worldwide. In fact, of the 193 member states of the UN, only Israel was condemned as a violator of women’s rights. CSW’s approval of the resolution points out UN’s […] Anti-Zionism Blog
April 1, 2015 Boycott Our Enemies, Not Israel Recently, two House members have introduced legislation to prevent companies associated with the BDS movement from gaining U.S. government contracts. The “Boycott Our Enemies, Not Israel Act” is headed by Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado) and Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) to “thwart efforts by Palestinian organizations to pressure different corporations, companies, and educational institutions to boycott, divest, and […] Anti-Zionism Blog
March 11, 2015 UCLA Passes Resolution Against Campus Anti-Semitism In a 12 to 0 vote, the student government at University of California at Los Angeles passed an initiative that will improve the lives of Jewish students on campus. This five-page resolution denounces all forms of anti-Semitism and protects Jewish students from future discrimination. UCLA recently came under fire for their student government’s anti-Semitic review […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 10, 2015 Israeli Diplomat on BDS In an article in the Stanford Political Journal, Israel’s former deputy ambassador to Norway explains that the Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions (BDS) campaigns are not about criticizing Israel but demonizing and dehumanizing it. While there are important political issues to discuss, BDS instead abuses the human rights discourse by using a simplistic “good v. evil” narrative that is not […] Anti-Zionism Blog
March 5, 2015 Call for Papers: “Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, and the Dynamics of Delegitimization” We are pleased to share this Call for Papers received from Prof. Alvin Rosenfeld of Indiana University, an esteemed member of the Louis D. Brandeis Center’s Academic Advisory Committee: Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism Indiana University Announces Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, and the Dynamics of Delegitimization: An International Scholars’ Conference April 2-5, 2016 Call for […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 4, 2015 Cornell LDB Presents: “Legal Complexity in Contemporary Asymmetrical Conflicts” Anti-Zionism Blog
March 2, 2015 The Boycott Israel Movement Stunts the Palestinian Economy While the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement seeks to cripple Israel’s economy and cultural, academic, and manufacturing industries, a recent story in Forbes Magazine highlights the true effects of the Movement: hardships for the Palestinian people and inflammation of any peace dialogue. The BDS Movement supports impairing economic ties between Israel and Palestine, seeking to […] Anti-Zionism Blog
February 23, 2015 Israeli Apartheid Week: Anti-Semitism 101 With the annual “Israeli Apartheid Week” (IAW) upon us, self-described “pro-Palestinian” activists everywhere are getting ready to participate in events that will inevitably be tainted by anti-Semitic rhetoric. This is a foregone conclusion for more reasons than can be listed here, but in order to highlight some of the major reasons, it is instructive to […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog