ACLU condemns Illinois senate resolution on academic boycott
31 March 2014
ACLU says “boycott is an important and powerful form of protected expressive association protected by the First Amendment.”
Lobby Watch
Is AIPAC trying to stop you from seeing this video?
27 February 2014
The anti-war campaign group CODEPINK says the Israel lobby group AIPAC is threatening to sue it over a satirical video clip.
Anti-divestment UCLA rep went on ADL Israel junket
27 February 2014
Sunny Singh, who voted against the recent UCLA divestment resolution, went on an all-expense paid trip to Israel organized by the ADL.
J Street attacks Presbyterians over study guide questioning Zionism
20 February 2014
“It is time for us all to face up to the dangerous tendencies within political Zionism and the Christian Zionists who prefer to excuse the human rights abuses perpetrated on Palestinians daily.”
Evaluating Abraham Foxman
20 February 2014
No evaluation of Abe Foxman’s legacy is complete without mention of the harm he committed to Jews and other minorities.
New US bill to punish academic boycott inspired by Israeli ambassador
7 February 2014
The so-called “Protect Academic Freedom Act” would deny federal funding to any institution that participates in a boycott of Israeli universities or scholars.
Legislating academic (un)freedom
5 February 2014
New York anti-boycott bill shows that, for some, commitment to Israel overrides traditional American legal protections.
Israel lobby launches fierce counterattack against American Studies Association
22 December 2013
Israel lobby groups launch fierce counterattack against the American Studies Association, including calls for repressive legislation, boycotts and other measures to silence solidarity with Palestinians.
Letter reveals StandWithUs bullying of SoCal Chinese center over Palestine conference
8 December 2013
Israel-government linked StandWithUs smears speakers, students and activists as “extremists” with “terrorist” ties in effort to scare venue hosting Palestine solidarity conference.
Israel lobbyists finally concede that EU has ditched anti-Semitism "definition"
5 December 2013
Officials have insisted that a document conflating criticisms of Israel with anti-Semitism has no formal standing on three separate occasions lately.