March 31, 2021 Palestinian Accuses College Dems of Silencing Him for Supporting IHRA (Jewish Journal) Jewish Journal ~ By Aaron Bandler (March 31, 2021) ~ A Palestinian human rights activist accused the University of Minnesota (UMN) College Democrats of blocking him for expressing support for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. Bassem Eid, who is also a political analyst, wrote in a March 30 Times of Israel blog post that […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 30, 2021 Anti-Semites Should Not Define Anti-Semitism by Richard L. Cravatts (Times of Israel) Blog by Richard L Cravatts (Times of Israel) ~ March 30, 2021 As the 2016 Internal Holocaust Remembrance Association’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism continues to be adopted by organizations and universities who find it useful as a way of identifying instances of anti-Semitism—and especially the “new anti-Semitism” which couches itself as criticism of Israel—predictably, though […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 17, 2021 Addressing Antisemitism Within and Through the Educational Systems in the United States by Kenneth L. Marcus (INSS) Read the Article Here ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus ~ Special Publication, Contemporary Antisemitism in the United States – collection of articles, March 17, 2021 (INSS – Institute for National Security Studies) The challenge for educational systems in the United States is to address antisemitism both within and through education (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe [OSCE], 2018). […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 17, 2021 Politically driven show trials move from campus to culture, by Kenneth L. Marcus (Washington Examiner) Washington Examiner ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus (March 17, 2021 – Washington Examiner) ~ In The Trial of the Chicago 7, Aaron Sorkin’s award-winning 2020 legal drama, activist Abbie Hoffman urges lawyer William Kunstler to recognize that “this is a political trial that was already decided for us. Ignoring that reality is just weird to me.” […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 16, 2021 University of Texas Student Gov’t Passes IHRA Resolution (Jewish Journal) Jewish Journal ~ By Aaron Bandler (Jewish Journal / March 16, 2021) The student government at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin unanimously passed a resolution endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism on March 9. The resolution, which was obtained by the Journal, states that adopting IHRA became necessary following […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 9, 2021 Campus Bullies: The Extreme Right Aren’t the Only Ones With an Anti-Semitism Problem By Jeff Robbins Creators Syndicate (March 9, 2021) When Max Price was elected to Tufts University’s student judicial body, he likely didn’t expect to have to fight off a move to impeach him and remove him from office for being Jewish. And yet Price’s recent experience simply replicates the kind of crude anti-Semitic intimidation now so commonplace on […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 7, 2021 “Courage was the reason campus anti-Semites were beaten,” by Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) JNS.org (March 5, 2021 / JNS) It was a familiar story but with an unfamiliar conclusion. A Jewish student objected to the anti-Semitic slanders promoted by a student organization dedicated to Israel’s destruction. For his pains, he was targeted for harassment and then scheduled to be hauled before a disciplinary meeting at which he was likely to be […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 24, 2021 Following ‘incessant anti-Semitic harassment,’ Tufts student calls on university to intervene (JNS) Jewish News Syndicate ~ BY MEIRA SVIRSKY AND SEAN SAVAGE ~ (February 23, 2021 / JNS) A Jewish student at Tufts University who claims that he has been the subject months-long campaign of anti-Semitic intimidation, harassment and discrimination is calling on the university to intervene. Max Price, a junior who is a member of the Tufts Community Union Judiciary (TCUJ), […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 23, 2021 Tufts student alleges antisemitism and harassment at university (Jewish Insider) Jewish Insider ~ By Melissa Weiss ~ February 23, 2021 A Tufts University student leader has accused the school of failing to protect him during “a months-long campaign of intimidation, harassment and discrimination” spearheaded by student government leaders and the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).Max Price, a junior at Tufts, is one of […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 22, 2021 Building an effective 9/11 commission for the Capitol riots by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Hill) The Hill ~ BY KENNETH L. MARCUS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 02/22/21 01:00 PM EST Now that the impeachment is over, the question is: what next? Some will say we should move on. But we cannot move on without a reckoning. This reckoning must determine the failures that led to the Capitol riot, prevent future crises and […] Media Coverage Press Room