August 5, 2025 Israeli chemist accuses Stanford of career sabotage with malicious distortion, fabricated claims: Lawsuit (Fox News) Published by Fox News on 7/14/2025 An Israeli scientist was allegedly subject to a hostile and discriminatory work environment involving the alleged malicious distortion of his research, a fabricated sexual harassment investigation and an alleged retaliatory firing which all threatened to jeopardize his entire career, according to a bombshell federal lawsuit filed last week. Dr. […] Media Coverage
August 5, 2025 Microsoft to recognize Jewish employee group under threat of federal complaint (JNS) Published by JNS on 7/11/2025 Microsoft agreed to recognize the group Jews at Microsoft as one of its “employee resource groups” based on ethnicity and company-funded, after having said at first that Judaism is a religion and not an ethnicity. The company opted to change its mind after the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human […] Media Coverage
August 5, 2025 It was a milestone for progressive education in California. Then it unraveled (Guardian) Published by the Guardian on 7/7/2025. It was celebrated at the time as a major milestone for progressive education. In 2021, California became the first state to make ethnic studies a graduation requirement, mandating all high schools teach the subject by fall 2025. The idea, championed by California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, was to bring modern concepts into the […] Media Coverage
August 2, 2025 Ivy League universities paid hundreds of millions to settle with Trump. Is UCLA next? (LA Times) Published by LA Times on 08/2/2025 University of California leaders face a difficult choice after the U.S. Department of Justice said this week that UCLA had violated the civil rights of Jewish students during pro-Palestinian protests and federal agencies on Wednesday suspended more than $300 million in research grants to the school. Do they agree to a […] Media Coverage
July 30, 2025 Palestinian coffee shop owner in Oakland responds to Department of Justice antisemitism lawsuit (ABC News) Published by ABC News on 07/30/2025 Abdulrahim Harara, owner of the Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, made his first public comments since the United States Department of Justice launched a lawsuit against him. “These past two years, as the cafe has faced unprecedented harassment and unprecedented oppression,” said Harara, surrounded by supporters. “I thank the community for standing […] Media Coverage
July 11, 2025 Israeli Researcher Says Stanford Shunned and Sabotaged Him After Hamas Attack (Freepress) Published by the Free Press on 7/10/2025 Shay Laps arrived at a prestigious Stanford University research laboratory from Israel in April 2024 with a mission to develop a type of insulin that could transform diabetes treatment. He had won the job after interviews more than six months earlier, and his credentials included a PhD, a […] Media Coverage
July 11, 2025 Israeli chemist sues Stanford for antisemitic discrimination after research was allegedly sabotaged (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 7/10/2025 An Israeli chemist who resigned from Stanford University is suing the school after he claims it was complicit in antisemitism that he faced at the school — including the alleged tampering with his lab results, Jewish Insider has learned. The Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Los Angeles-based law […] Media Coverage
July 11, 2025 Jewish groups, parents worry about San Francisco district’s new ethnic-studies program (JNS) Published by JNS on 7/8/2025 Maria Su, the superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, announced on June 30 that the district, which serves about 50,000 students in 122 schools, plans to introduce a new ethnic studies curriculum for the next academic year. Experts and parents told JNS that they have concerns about the curriculum, which they said […] Media Coverage
July 11, 2025 Fairfax County parents spoke up about antisemitic bullying. They say it got their kids expelled (WTOP) Published by WTOP news on 7/7/2025 Three kids who attended a Fairfax County private school were expelled after their parents complained about antisemitic bullying, according to a new complaint filed with the Virginia Attorney General’s office. In the 22-page filing, Brian Vazquez and Ashok Roy said their 11-year-old daughter faced antisemitic harassment at The Nysmith School […] Media Coverage
July 11, 2025 Jewish parents say their kids were expelled from their school for reporting antisemitism on campus (Independent) Published by the Independent on 7/3/2025 Two Jewish parents have issued a civil rights complaint against a Virginia private school for expelling their three children after their daughter reported antisemitic harassment on campus. Brian Vazquez and Ashok Roy have filed a civil rights complaint against the Nysmith School for the Gifted in Herndon, Virginia, and its director, Kenneth Nysmith. […] Media Coverage