May 5, 2022 Brandeis Center Sends Letter to UC, Davis Chancellor May: “UC, Davis must speak out promptly and clearly about anti-Semitic rhetoric.” May 5, 2022 – Notorious anti-Semite Mohammed El-Kurd is speaking at the University of California, Davis on Friday, May 6. . Mohammed El-Kurd is an activist notorious for promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, including modern day blood libels, against Jews. . The Brandeis Center demanded UC, Davis Chancellor May to promptly and forcefully condemn any anti-Semitic […] Media Coverage Press Room
May 4, 2022 Law Profs, Jewish Groups File Briefs Supporting Texas Anti-BDS Law Published May 2, 2022 by Aaron Bandler at Jewish Journal . Law professors and Jewish groups have each filed separate briefs urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to overturn a January ruling finding Texas’ anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) law unconstitutional. . The law, which bars the state government from […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 26, 2022 Brandeis Center Sends Letter to Georgetown President DeGioia: “Georgetown must speak out and educate its community about anti-Semitism.” April 26, 2022 – Notorious anti-Semite Mohammed El-Kurd is speaking at Georgetown University tonight. . Mohammed El-Kurd is an activist notorious for promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, including modern day blood libels, against Jews. . The Brandeis Center demanded Georgetown University President DeGioia promptly and forcefully condemn any anti-Semitic rhetoric that threatens to poison the atmosphere […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 26, 2022 Georgetown Urged to Take Stand Against ‘Disgraceful’ Law School Event Featuring ‘Antisemitic’ Speaker (Algemeiner) Algemeiner APRIL 26, 2022 1:29 PM Georgetown Urged to Take Stand Against ‘Disgraceful’ Law School Event Featuring ‘Antisemitic’ Speaker by Algemeiner Staff A view of Georgetown University. Photo: Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz via Wikimedia Commons A campus speaking tour by a notorious pro-Palestinian activist stoked further controversy this week at Georgetown University, which faced calls […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 22, 2022 Legal watchdog urges federal court to reverse decision on Texas anti-BDS law Published by Jewish News Syndicate April 21, 2022 by Dmitriy Shapiro . “It’s nonsense to suggest that a BDS proposal is separate from anti-Semitism,” said Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Brandeis Center. . The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed a brief on Thursday aimed at reversing a […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 20, 2022 Elan Carr: ‘Biden’s Anti-Semitism Czar Should Be Empowered at Home, Too’ Published by The Heritage Foundation on April 19, 2022 KEY TAKEAWAYS The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Professor Deborah Lipstadt as President Biden’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. . We cannot expect to succeed in reversing the rise in domestic anti-Semitism unless we place someone in charge of the task. . America […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 8, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israel in NJ Court: Unilever ‘Conceded’ Key Argument Over Refusal to Engage in Illegal Boycott Published 4/7/22 by The Algemeiner . Attorneys for Ben & Jerry’s distributor and manufacturer in Israel, American Quality Products (AQP), argued in a rebuttal brief filed with the US District Court of New Jersey on Tuesday that the ice cream maker’s parent company Unilever “effectively concede[s]” that the only reason not to renew AQP’s license was its […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 8, 2022 12 Universities Urged to Drop Middle East Studies Association Over BDS Endorsement Published 4/6/22 by The Algemeiner A coalition of organizations that support academic freedom and oppose boycotts of Israel urged a dozen universities on Wednesday to disaffiliate from the Middle East Studies Association after it singled out the Jewish state for sanction. . In letters to top campus officials, the groups — including the Academic […] Media Coverage Press Room
April 7, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Tells NJ Court: ‘Unilever Effectively Concedes Their Only Reason for Not Renewing Our License is We Refused to Break the Law’ Contact: Nicole Rosen, 202-309-5724 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Tells NJ Court: ‘Unilever Effectively Concedes Their Only Reason for Not Renewing Our License is We Refused to Break the Law’ . Washington, D.C., (April 6, 2022) – In a rebuttal brief filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, attorneys for Ben […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
April 6, 2022 Brandeis Center Joins AMCHA, AEN and SPME in Urging Universities to Withdraw MESA Membership Contact: Scott Piro, 202-681-4845 Brandeis Center Joins AMCHA, AEN and SPME in Urging Universities to Withdraw MESA Membership Washington, D.C., (April 6, 2022) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights (LDB) joined three additional leading organizations in urging a dozen U.S. universities to withdraw institutional membership from the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
April 6, 2022 LDB Chair Kenneth L. Marcus Quoted by Campus Reform in Story About Chicago Maroon Chicago Maroon editors apologize for publishing piece condemning anti-Semitism . A student op-ed condemning anti-Semitism from University of Chicago’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter was removed by the Chicago Maroon. . The editors of the Maroon’s opinion section, Viewpoints, further issued a letter of apology for having published the op-ed in the first […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 28, 2022 ‘Why I’m Suing Ben & Jerry’s’: Op-Ed by Brandeis Center Client Avi Zinger Brandeis Center client Avi Zinger published an important statement on Common Sense with Bari Weiss about the lawsuit that LDB, together with co-counsel, recently filed on his behalf. Mr. Zinger shows the real harm of anti-Israel boycotts undermining progress toward peace and coexistence. Why I’m Suing Ben & Jerry’s After 30 years of […] Media Coverage Press Room
March 14, 2022 BEN & JERRY’S ISRAEL SEEKS IMMEDIATE COURT-ORDERED INJUNCTION TO MAINTAIN UNILEVER LICENSE WHILE CASE IS LITIGATED Contact: Nicole Rosen, 202-309-5724 . Ben & Jerry’s Israel Seeks Immediate Court-Ordered Injunction To Maintain Unilever License While Case is Litigated . Plaintiff Provides New Evidence Unilever Acted Unlawfully and Is Causing ‘Irreparable Harm’ . Washington, D.C., March 14 – Avi Zinger, the manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s in Israel, filed a formal […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
March 3, 2022 LDB Press Release ~ Ben & Jerry’s Israel Sues Unilever to Prevent Illegal Boycott of Israel Contact: Nicole Rosen, 202-309-5724 Ben & Jerry’s Israel Sues Unilever to Prevent Illegal Boycott of Israel . Washington, D.C., March 3: The manufacturer and distributor of Ben & Jerry’s in Israel announced today it is suing Unilever and its subsidiary, Ben & Jerry’s, for unlawfully terminating its 34-year business relationship in order to boycott […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
March 3, 2022 Ben & Jerry’s Israeli Manufacturer Files Lawsuit Over License Termination (Wall Street Journal) Wall Street Journal ~ A Ben & Jerry’s refrigerator at a store in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The ice-cream maker said last year that it would stop selling its products in the West Bank and parts of East Jerusalem. PHOTO: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS By Ginger Adams Otis, March 3, 2022 10:50 am ET An Israeli ice cream manufacturer […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 28, 2022 Following outcry, Duke University student government recognizes campus Zionist group (Jerusalem Post) The Brandeis Center praised the decision, while claiming the group’s initial recognition was revoked “all because they support Israel.” Jerusalem Post By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA | FEBRUARY 26, 2022 Duke University (photo credit: FLICKR) Duke University’s student government granted recognition to a Zionist student group, reversing an earlier decision that had provoked the ire of some national Jewish organizations […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 28, 2022 Antisemitism is back and Ben and Jerry’s is now feeding the beast – opinion (Jerusalem Post) Longtime contractor with Ben & Jerry’s Susannah Levin says the company’s decision to pull out of Israel demonstrated cowardice and she made this known in her resignation email. Jerusalem Post By DEBORAH GASTFREUND SCHUSS FEBRUARY 26, 2022 PRO-ISRAEL demonstrators protest against Ben and Jerry’s over its boycott of West Bank Israeli settlements and against antisemitism, in New […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 28, 2022 Fighting anti-Semitism where it starts (The Hill) The Hill BY DIANE B. KUNZ, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR, SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE, THE LOUIS D. BRANDEIS CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER LAW — 02/25/22 © iStock FBI Director Christopher Wray recently acknowledged “that the Jewish community in particular has suffered violence and faces very real threats from really across the hate spectrum.” Tragically, each week brings further examples […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 25, 2022 ‘Finally’: Duke Student Gov’t Recognizes Pro-Israel Club After Months of Controversy (Algemeiner) Algemeiner ~ By Dion J. Pierre | February 24, 2022 ~ Clocktower Quad at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Photo: Warren LeMay/Wikimedia Commons. Duke University’s student government voted on Wednesday to recognize Students Supporting Israel (SSI) as a registered campus club, months after it was controversially denied that status. While the Student Government (DSG) […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 24, 2022 Brandeis Center Commends Duke’s Decision to Reinstate SSI BRANDEIS CENTER PRESS RELEASE Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Brandeis Center Commends Duke’s Decision to Reinstate SSI Washington, D.C., February 24: President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Alyza D. Lewin, issued the following statement today in response to Duke University’s student government’s unanimous decision, late last night, to officially […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 17, 2022 Brandeis Center Urges Education Department: Close Data Gap Between Religious Minorities and Other Groups Contact: Scott Piro 202-681-4845 Brandeis Center Urges Education Department: Close Data Gap Between Religious Minorities and Other Groups Washington, D.C. (February 17, 2022) – A submission by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) to the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) aims to close disparities in collection […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room