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