The ACLJ has just settled an important case with an agreement that immediately affects Jewish students at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and can hopefully set a precedent for other universities to follow. Last January we filed a federal complaint on behalf of our client, Hillels of Georgia,
We’ve warned you that the plague of hateful antisemitism is on the rise in our country and too many people seem willing to turn their heads. The ACLJ refuses to look away. We are fighting antisemitism all the way to the United Nations. And when a Muslim doctor in Ohio threatened on social media...
We have just submitted a critical report to the office of the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief on the issue of antisemitism. Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed recently invited Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and others to submit information on issues relating...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,
Vile antisemitism is on the rise in America. It shouldn’t be surprising when our leaders in Washington spew anti-Israel, anti-Jewish sentiment without repercussions. A recent report revealed that 60% of the hate crimes committed in New York City alone targeted Jewish people. And that’s just through...
Hateful antisemitic, anti-Israel rhetoric, especially when it directly threatens to harm and even kill, must be immediately exposed and rebuked. Words have consequences, as one young Ohio doctor is now learning as she has lost another job due to hateful antisemitic threats. Not long ago we told you...
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...