June 14, 2017 Modern Language Association Overwhelmingly Passes Anti-BDS Motion On June 14, 2017, the Modern Language Association (MLA) announced that a resolution against BDS had been ratified by their members, passing by a wide margin of 1,954 votes in favor to 885 against. Resolution 2017-1 states: “Whereas endorsing the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel contradicts the MLA’s purpose to promote teaching and research on language and literature… Media Coverage Press Room
June 14, 2017 50 Groups Urge Immediate Response to SJP Disruption in Framework of Principles Against Intolerance The Louis D. Brandeis Center joined the AMCHA Initiative and nearly 50 other groups in urging an immediate response from UC Irvine over a recent hostile incident in the letter below. LDB had already written to Chancellor Gilman on this matter immediately after the incident had occurred. Media Coverage Press Room
May 11, 2017 Bill defining anti-Semitism on South Carolina college campuses stalls for the year The South Carolina Senate on Thursday put the brakes on a bill that would spell out a specific definition for anti-Semitism on state college campuses. Media Coverage Press Room
April 28, 2017 South Carolina Senate Committee Unanimously Approves Campus Anti-Semitism Bill The South Carolina Senate’s higher education subcommittee on Thursday unanimously approved S. 3643, a bill to combat campus anti-Semitism. Media Coverage Press Room
April 25, 2017 San Diego State Passes Anti-Semitism Resolution On April 19, 2017, the Associated Students at San Diego State University passed “A Resolution to Condemn Anti-Semitism.” The resolution takes a strong line against anti-Semitism, both in its addressing of a series of broad issues and its strict reliance on established definitions and law. Media Coverage Press Room
April 24, 2017 Challenge to anti-Semitic boycott given go-ahead Members of a national academic association are suing the organization itself after it chose to adopt a boycott of all Israeli academic institutions. Media Coverage Press Room
April 18, 2017 American College Campuses and the Spread of Anti-Semitism In this episode of Your Second Opinion, Kenneth Marcus discusses the defining anti-Semitism, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Bill, and the spread of anti-Semitism on college campuses. Media Coverage Press Room
April 7, 2017 We need to pass the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act to fight hate and bigotry For the past 10 years, the FBI’s Statistics on Hate Crimes show that the number of anti-Semitic victims has remained higher than any other religious category. And within the last year alone, anti-Semitic hate crimes rose nine percent. Media Coverage Press Room
April 6, 2017 Jewish Rights Advocate: Tide Starting to Turn Against Academic Boycotts of Israel, Following Court’s Rejection of Attempt to Stop Anti-BDS Lawsuit A court’s rejection of the American Studies Association’s (ASA) attempt to stop a lawsuit brought against its academic boycott of Israel signified “the turning of the tide against BDS,” the head of a Jewish rights-focused legal organization told The Algemeiner on Wednesday. Media Coverage Press Room
April 4, 2017 Federal Judge Advances Lawsuit Challenging Academia Boycotting Israel The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has rejected efforts by the American Studies Association (ASA) to suppress a lawsuit filed against the Association by its own members challenging its boycott of all Israeli academic institutions. Media Coverage Press Room