Fighting Campus Anti-Semitism from Berkeley to Charlottesville
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Arizona BDS Event Will Continue Despite Lawsuit
Arizona State University recently announced that an on-campus event featuring American Muslims for Palestine founder Dr. Hatem Bazian will continue despite the ongoing lawsuit filed against the university pertaining to its anti-BDS requirements.
Wisconsin State Legislature Passes Anti-BDS Bill
On March 20, the Wisconsin State legislature passed Assembly Bill 553—an anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel) bill that prohibits any state agency or other body in state government or local governmental units from adopting a rule, ordinance, policy, or procedure that involves the agency or governmental unit in a boycott of Israel or a person doing business in Israel or Israeli territory. In addition, the bill requires contracts between the state and nongovernmental entities to include a provision affirming that signatories are not, and will not engage in a prohibited boycott.
Nazi SS March in Latvia
An unchecked wave of anti-Semitic activity has been making its way across Europe in recent months, and troubling reports out of Eastern Europe suggest that Latvia has become a new harbor for this pernicious bias.
Washington Councilman Invokes Multiple Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories
D.C. City Council member Trayon White posted a video this past week claiming that Jewish financiers, in the form of the Rothschild family, have been the direct cause of the recent snowfalls in the United States capital. The same council member has previous stated that the Rothschild family is also in control of the United States federal government.
Anti-Semitic Vandalism in the Netherlands Rises 40%
In the past year, the frequency of recorded anti-Semitic vandalism incidents rose by 40 percent in the Netherlands. The 28 cases of vandalism, which were less than a quarter of the overall number of anti-Semitic incidents, mean the Netherlands has reached its highest level of anti-Semitic vandalism since 2007.
The Continuing Fight Against BDS
This week, students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) defeated a BDS measure by a margin of over 1,400 votes.
Louis D. Brandeis Center Holds Fifth Annual Law Student Leadership Conference
This February 25-26, the Louis D. Brandeis Center hosted its fifth annual National Law Student Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
Danish Petition to Ban Circumcision Gaining Support
A Danish petition to ban non-medical circumcision has gathered over 20,000 signatures since it was introduced on February 1. Needing only 30,000 more signatures to force a vote in the Danish Parliament, this petition seems likely to reach that goal with ease.
European Sociological Association Announces Conference on Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Nationalism
The Louis D. Brandeis Center would like to bring attention to an exciting opportunity being offered by our colleagues at the European Sociological Association (ESA). The ESA Research Network 31 is looking for papers for its biannual conference, which is being held on September 5-6, 2018 at the University of Ferrara, Italy.