October 15, 2021 A New Jerusalem Consulate Will Again Proclaim: Jerusalem Is Not in Israel | Opinion (Newsweek) Newsweek ~ Nathan Lewin and Alyza Lewin, Lewin & Lewin, LLP (October 14, 2021) ~ Many consider the Biden administration’s oft-expressed intent to open a U.S. consulate-general in Jerusalem a minor administrative change. In fact, it is a dangerous resurrection of a fiction that dominated American attitudes and policy toward Israel for decades. It is nothing less […] Op-Eds Press Room
October 5, 2021 Kenneth L. Marcus’ Reply to Johns Hopkins President Response to Ronald J. Daniels ~ We are pleased that, in response to my Sept. 30 essay, “Johns Hopkins must live up to its ideals,” JHU President Ronald J. Daniels has finally written with appropriate forcefulness that Johns Hopkins takes antisemitism seriously. Daniels’ Oct. 1 letter improves on the rote, vague denunciations of anti-Semitism and racism that JHU […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 30, 2021 “Johns Hopkins must live up to its ideals,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Washington Post) The Washington Post ~ Opinion by Kenneth L. Marcus (September 30, 2021 at 3:22 p.m. EDT) Johns Hopkins University recently extended the record-breaking tenure of its longest-serving president, Ronald J. Daniels. Under Daniels, Johns Hopkins has prospered, buoyed by the landmark $1.8 billion gift from alumnus Mike Bloomberg. As important, under Daniels, the university has hued […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 21, 2021 “We must call for an end to Durbanism,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (JNS) JNS ~ Kenneth L. Marcus – September 20, 2021 ~ (September 20, 2021 / JNS) The United Nations will hold a major international convening on Sept. 22 to mark the 20th anniversary of its World Conference Against Racism, held in Durban, South Africa in 2001. In many ways, that conference has marked us more than we mark it. For […] Press Room Op-Eds
September 19, 2021 “Definition of antisemitism adapts to new political strategies” by L. Rachel Lerman (Boston Herald) Boston Herald By L. RACHEL LERMAN | September 19, 2021 at 12:02 a.m. The U.N. will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the World Conference on Racism at Durban, South Africa, on Sept. 22. Far from scoring a victory against racism, however, the 2001 conference is remembered for a spate of virulent attacks against Jews and Israel — […] Op-Eds Press Room
August 22, 2021 Do Jews Count? by Kenneth L. Marcus (Commentary) Commentary ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus – September 2021 ~ Last May, Zoom-bombers hijacked a Stanford University townhall and broadcast racist messages that displayed images of swastikas and weapons and made use of the N-word. This incident caused widespread distress, including among Stanford’s Jewish community. Nevertheless, the diversity committee at Stanford’s psychological counseling division decided […] Op-Eds Press Room
July 11, 2021 No Fear Rally ~ “A world that cannot appreciate Jews is a world that does not tolerate difference.” (Alyza Lewin, July 11, 2021) Watch Alyza at the #NoFearRally here! ~ Alyza D. Lewin Remarks ~ No Fear Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People Washington, DC, July 11, 2021 Good afternoon. I am Alyza Lewin, President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law. I’m here today with these extraordinary students because today, Jews are […] Op-Eds Press Room
June 22, 2021 Time for Biden to issue executive order on antisemitism by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Hill) The Hill ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus, Opinion Contributor — June 22, 2021, 08:00pm ET 490 With antisemitic incidents surging in the wake of the Gaza conflict, President Joe Biden issued a forceful condemnation. He tweeted, “The recent attacks on the Jewish community are despicable, and they must stop. I condemn this hateful behavior at home and […] Op-Eds Press Room
June 21, 2021 “In Biden administration’s defense of religious freedom, ‘adequate’ is not enough,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Washington Times) The Washington Times “In Biden administration’s defense of religious freedom, ‘adequate’ is not enough,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (The Washington Times) ~ June 21, 2021 ~ ANALYSIS/OPINION: In a major gaffe, the Biden-Harris administration announced to a federal court last week that it would “vigorously” defend religious freedom. The next day, in response to LGBTQ […] Op-Eds Press Room
October 25, 2018 A letter to my neighbor and fellow Badger on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Re-posted from The Daily Cardinal, by Hillary Miller, Oct. 22, 2018 This summer I read Yossi Klein Halevi’s book, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor. Each chapter is a letter directly addressed to his Palestinian neighbors, who live in the town adjacent to his settlement in the West Bank. His work is meant to show how the […] Op-Eds