May 25, 2016 LDB Urges UC Irvine Chancellor to Take Stronger Stance Against Disruptive Protest Yesterday, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) issued a letter to UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gilman, addressing an aggressive protest that occurred on the campus last week. LDB, a national civil rights organization, is best known for its work fighting anti-Semitism in higher education. Press Releases Press Room
May 23, 2016 Attorney for Israel Advocacy Danit Sibovits, 32, has been on the front lines of helping Jewish students as an attorney, and now supports the State of Israel through the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey. Media Coverage Press Room
May 18, 2016 Methodist Church Rejects Israel Divestment Resolutions The United Methodist Church took a stand this weekend against the anti-Israel and arguably anti-Semitic Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Media Coverage Press Room
May 16, 2016 Congress Hears Testimony on BDS On Thursday, Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Vice President for Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), testified before the House Homeland Security Committee’s Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee about a troubling connection between past financing for terrorism and current support for the BDS movement. Media Coverage Press Room
May 10, 2016 Sides Spar Over Bill Aimed At Israel Boycott Movement Dozens of opponents spoke out Tuesday against a measure they say stifles free speech and damages the Middle East peace process. Supporters, however, said the movement to boycott and disinvest from Israel will harm its citizens and damage Ohio’s economy. Media Coverage Press Room
May 4, 2016 The BDS Movement Overreaches, Now Faces A Lawsuit The Boycott, Divest, Sanction (BDS) movement opposes Israeli policy toward the Palestinians and maintains that Israeli policy can be pressured to change through a combination of boycotts, divestment of assets and other sanctions. Media Coverage Press Room
April 26, 2016 Hate Crimes Handbook Highlights Kenneth Marcus’ Civil Rights Work The newly released issue of one of the most comprehensive reference resource on bias-motivated violence committed in the United States, Hate Crimes: A Reference Handbook, Third Edition (ABC-CLIO), features of the work of Kenneth L. Marcus, President of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB). Press Releases Press Room
April 22, 2016 Jewish Rights Advocate: ‘BDS Making a Laughing Stock out of the American Studies Association’ “The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has really made a laughing stock out of the American Studies Association (ASA),” the head of a Jewish rights-focused legal organization told The Algemeiner. Media Coverage Press Room
April 21, 2016 Congressional Taskforce Urges Federal Guidance on Anti-Semitism Yesterday, the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism in the House of Representatives announced the issuance of an important letter from 38 Members of Congress to Secretary of Education John King, Jr. calling for the Department to “identify and distinguish when speech and activity that are critical of Israeli policies become anti-Semitic harassment and intimidation.” Press Releases Press Room
April 20, 2016 Lawsuit: ASA’s Boycott of Israel Violates Law Professors sue American Studies Association A group of distinguished professors and longtime members of the American Studies Association (ASA) today announced that they are suing ASA for its boycott of Israel. The lawsuit charges that ASA’s blatant politicization of an academic association violates District of Columbia (D.C.) law governing nonprofit organizations. Press Releases Press Room