BDS Founder Says It's Okay to Use Potential Israeli Vaccine
In a case of ironic breaking news, the co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel says it will not apply to a vaccine from Israel for the Coronavirus. On today’s Jay Sekulow Live we discussed the fraud that is the BDS movement. Talk about an irony. I’ve said...
Dept. of Education Agrees with Investigation of Antisemitic Event
This week our fight against antisemitism on American college campuses took a major step forward. The ACLJ received word that the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has accepted our complaint against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and is opening an...
Victory: Spotify Removes User-Created Antisemitic Incitement
At the ACLJ, we’re well aware that the Internet is being weaponized to incite hate and violence against people of faith – and in particular, more and more openly and dangerously against Jews. In the United States, Jews make up only about 2% of the population, yet Jews are the victims of hate crimes...
Victory: Frivolous Lawsuit by Anti-Israel Attorney Tossed Out
The ACLJ just scored a key victory in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in our ongoing defense of the interests our ally Israel against harmful antisemitic discrimination and economic terrorism. We filed a critical amicus brief in a case when a lawyer sued the State of Arizona over what he...
Taking Action on Antisemitism on Major University Campus
At the ACLJ, we’ve just taken new action to combat the growing scourge of antisemitism in America’s universities. Last week we filed a federal complaint on behalf of our client, Hillel of Georgia, asking the Department of Education to investigate and determine whether the Georgia Institute of...
Why Trump's Executive Order on Antisemitism Gets it Right
President Trump 's new executive order codifies longstanding Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) policy that, for the purposes of Title VI discrimination claims, Jewish students are protected against antisemitism. It also says that when evaluating these claims, the department...
New Reports on Antisemitism Shed Light on BDS
Mark Goldfeder, Special Counsel for International Affairs at the ACLJ, has authored several opinion editorials that deal with the release of a new report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief that underscores the dangers and antisemitic nature of the Boycott,
Censure Antisemitism in Congress
Antisemitism has no place – especially in Congress. Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (MN) and Rashida Tlaib (MI) have repeatedly engaged in antisemitic rhetoric. Rep. Omar said that support for Israel is...