Party members rapidly shifting their opinions about US support for Israeli policies. Read more about Listen: California Democrats defend right to boycott Israel 

Anti-BDS legislation also introduced in California by lawmaker who says Israel has “divine right” to West Bank. Read more about New York bill would create official blacklist of Israel boycott supporters 

Many of the pundits condemning Trump have helped fuel Islamophobia; we shouldn’t let them off the hook.  Read more about Donald Trump, anti-Muslim hysteria and the hypocrites who enabled his rise 

Cheryl Davila had been warned her resolution would cause “turmoil” in famously liberal Berkeley. Read more about California city commissioner fired for proposing Israel divestment 

Illinois passes Israel-lobby backed law against divestment from West Bank settlements. Read more about Video: Ali Abunimah on efforts to outlaw Israel boycott in US, Canada 

A surge in accusations of anti-Semitism relies on the conflation of anti-Semitism with criticism of Israeli policy, lawyers say. Read more about False claims of anti-Semitism climb on US campuses: New report 

Proposal before state legislature conflates opposition to Zionism with anti-Semitism.  Read more about California Senate mulls new attempt to squash Palestine solidarity  

Lawyers say that there is a “surge of accusations of anti-Semitism against individuals that criticize the Israeli state.” Read more about UCLA resolution conflates anti-Semitism with criticism of Israeli policy