Top US civil rights office stalls investigation into Palestinian student’s discrimination claim. Read more about Has an Israel lawfare group declared open season on US students?
Confidential American Jewish Committee memo acknowledges claims are “distorted.” Read more about Israel lobby fabricates anti-Semitism crisis at Berkeley
Activists targeted in Europe and North America for speech critical of Israel. Read more about IHRA definition of anti-Semitism silences solidarity
“You don’t kill them but you do have to deal with them in other ways.” Read more about Ex-Mossad agents harass US students, BDS activists
A pending law in South Carolina could conflate criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. Read more about California professor under attack for hosting Palestinian lawmaker
Targeted students and faculty say response to defamatory posters does not go far enough. Read more about Racist group launches national offensive on US campuses
Critics charge changes do not go far enough; door remains open to conflation of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. Read more about Pressure forces amendment to Univ. of California intolerance report
In one alarming case, an Ohio University student is being condemned for making a video protesting Israel’s attack on Gaza. Read more about “Civility” is the Israel lobby's new weapon against free speech on US campuses
A unanimous vote at UC Berkeley’s student senate on Wednesday night condemns recent hate speech by a University of California lecturer. Read more about Student senate at UC Berkeley passes resolution condemning lecturer's Islamophobic hate speech
On this week’s podcast: Rana Baker assesses the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza, sealed at the Egyptian border following an attack on Egyptian soldiers last week; and much more! Read more about The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast featuring Rana Baker on the closure of the Gaza-Egypt border