A ACTIVE CONFERENCE CALL DISCUSSING THE LATEST TRENDS OF ANTISEMITISM AND BDS

The fall semester begins with BDS at the center of campus and national politics. BDS supporting candidates had mixed results in primaries but key figures were successful and will likely be reelected in November. On campus a series of lawsuits have pushed back at BDS support from student governments but the environment for Israel supporters…

As the spring semester ends BDS remains at the center of campus and national politics. BDS resolutions and referendums from students, support from faculty organizations like MESA, and incitement from outside speakers, have worsened the environment for Israel, Jews, and others on campus. But in politics, as midterms approach, BDS is a wedge issue promoted…

As the 2022 midterms approach BDS has been pushed to the center of American politics. Democrats are split between traditional center-left stances on Israel and far-left approaches that have adopted Palestinian style ‘anti-normalization,’ most recently explicit opposition to the Abraham Accords. Anti-Israel extremism in politics and academia has also been propelled by Amnesty International’s declaration…

The fall 2021 semester ends with pushback against the IHRA antisemitism definition growing on campus, the promotion of a BDS resolution by the Middle East studies Association, and evidence that university ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ personnel are strongly biased against Israel. These negative developments must be set against expanding normalization of relations between Israel and…