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 24, 2017 Citizens Advocacy Day On Wednesday, April 26th the South Carolina public will get an up close and personal look at the fight against anti-Semitism during Citizens Advocacy Day. Citizens Advocacy Day is an event intended to bring more public awareness to anti-Semitism legislation, as well as give an opportunity to meet the organizations and legislators working to fight against anti-Semitism in South Carolina. Press Releases Press Room
April 19, 2017 Campus Speech Codes and Harassment On Wednesday, April 19, Professor Alex Tsesis will speak to the LDB chapter at Chicago-Kent College of Law on the topic of, “Campus Speech Codes and Harassment.” Events
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 The Legality of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capitol On Tuesday, April 4, Professor Oren Gross will address the LDB chapter at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law on the Legality of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capitol. Prof. Gross, the Irving Younger Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of international law and national security law. Events
April 4, 2017 Forum Removal: Should the US Embassy be moved to Jerusalem? On Tuesday, April 4, Professor Abraham Bell will address the LDB chapter at the University of Minnesota School of Law on the topic of “Forum Removal: Should the U.S. Embassy be Moved to Jerusalem?” Events