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 10, 2015 In Oklahoma, “You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught” To Hate I’m mixing here two Rogers and Hammerstein musicals: “Oklahoma” and “South Pacific.” The bottom line is the University of Oklahoma President David Boren has expelled two student fraternity leaders for responsibility for the following videorecorded racist chant: There will never be a n*gger at SAE There will never be a n*gger at SAE You can […] 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 4, 2015 Groups Express Concern about George Washington University Swastikas Dr. Steven Knapp President 2122 I Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20052 Dear President Knapp, We are 19 Jewish and civil rights organizations representing hundred of thousands of supporters who are concerned for the safety and well-being of Jewish students on your campus. As you know, during the last week in February three swastikas were drawn […] Anti-Semitism 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 26, 2015 ASUC Senate Passes Bill Condemning Anti-Semitism Fantastic news for UC Berkley’s Jewish students came this week. On Wednesday, February 25th, the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) unanimously passed a bill in their senate that condemns campus anti-Semitism. Pushed forward by ASUC Senator Ori Herschmann and endorsed by prominent campus leaders like the ASUC President, the Jewish Student Union, […] Anti-Semitism 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
February 23, 2015 National Survey Shows High Rate of Anti-Semitism on Campuses HARTFORD, Conn., February 23, 2015 – More than half of 1,157 self-identified Jewish students at 55 campuses nationwide who took part in an online survey reported having been subjected to or having witnessed anti-Semitism on their campuses, according to a new report issued jointly by Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut) and the Louis D. Brandeis Center […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog