February 21, 2017 Antisemitism Studies Journal Announces Contents of Inaugural Issue The Canadian Institute for the Study of anti-Semitism has announced the issue contents of its new journal, AntisemitismStudies, published by Indiana University Press. Antisemitism Studies, as discussed in a prior entry, provides the leading forum for scholarship on the millennial phenomenon of anti-Semitism, both its past and present manifestations. Catherine Chatterly, founding director of CISA and […] Anti-Semitism Blog
February 20, 2017 LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus at StandWithUs Anti-BDS Conference StandWithUs, an international non-profit organization dedicated to informing the public about Israel and combatting anti-Semitism, will be holding their third annual Anti-BDS conference in Los Angeles from March 4-6. For the past three years, StandWithUs has invited international experts to discuss strategies to combat the global boycott movement against Israel. LDB President & General Counsel […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
February 13, 2017 Academic Boycotters Target the United States In an effort to condemn the actions taken by President Trump, some academics are now advocating a boycott against the U.S. similar as those attempted against Israel. Recent proposals to adopt sanctions and boycott measures against Israel have been mired in controversy and failure. The Modern Language Association (MLA) recently defeated a proposal for a […] Anti-Semitism
February 13, 2017 ISGAP Publishes New Volume Including LDB Campus Anti-Semitism Research The Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP) has announced the publication of “ISGAP Papers: Anti-Semitism in Comparative Perspective-Volume Two,” featuring an original article by LDB’s Kenneth L. Marcus. The publication of these papers is part of ISGAP’s ongoing work establishing anti-Semitism studies as a recognized academic discipline. ISGAP will continue to […] Anti-Semitism Blog
February 6, 2017 British Columbia School Reverses Decision on Israeli Students In late January, as reported by Jpost, Israeli student Stav Daron was told by the administrators at the British Columbia Island School of Building Arts (ISBA), a Canadian trade school, that he could not attend their school due “to the conflict and illegal settlement activity in the region.” The school’s response to Daron’s interest in […] Anti-Zionism Blog
February 2, 2017 UH students want leaders to respond to anti-Semitic tweets Houston Hillel is reassuring students and the local Jewish community that Houston’s largest university remains a safe place for Jewish students. Blog
January 29, 2017 Possible Anti-BDS Legislation in Wyoming Anti-BDS sentiments reached the Cowboy State this month, as Rabbi Zalman Mendelsohn of Jackson, WY encouraged the Wyoming State Legislature to prohibit state agencies from contracting businesses that boycott Israel. Mendelsohn oversees Chabad Lubavitch of Wyoming. Mendelsohn called upon Rep. James Byrd, D-Cheyenne, who then sponsored a resolution requiring state agencies to consider whether a […] Anti-Zionism Blog
January 29, 2017 Fordham University Refuses to Recognize SJP Group On Campus Fordham University denied a request by students to form a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter on campus. The university, a Jesuit school in New York City, does not allow student organizations which promote the interests of one country. As Fordham’s Dean of Students Keith Eldredge wrote in an email released by Inside Higher […] Anti-Zionism Blog
January 24, 2017 Letter to Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Today, two dozen Jewish and civil rights advocacy organizations wrote to the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, William J. Howell, in support of HB 2261. This bill would amend the Virginia Code to recognize anti-Semitism as a form of unlawful discriminatory practice. In their letter, the organizations explained how anti-Semitism is an urgent and compounding problem at […] Anti-Semitism Blog
January 20, 2017 UK Lawyers Taking Action Against Palestinian Terrorism Earlier this week, the UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) submitted a complaint to the UK National Contact Point for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) regarding the conduct of a multinational service network’s providing audit reports from which the Palestinian Authority (PA) has funded the payment of salaries to terrorists. UKLFI, a […] Litigation