Showing posts with label Antisemitism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antisemitism. Show all posts
Monday, April 22, 2024

President Biden Issues Passover Statement

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Passover begins this evening. Yesterday President Biden issued a Statement on Passover ( full text ) which says in part: Tomorrow night, Jew...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

House Brands Palestinian Slogan as Antisemitic

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Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 377-44  adopted House Resolution 883 ( full text ) stating that the slogan, "f...
Monday, April 15, 2024

European Court: Failure To Consider Antisemitic Nature of Threats Violated Woman's Rights Under European Convention

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In Allouche v. France, (ECHR, April 11, 2024) ( full text in French ), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment awarded dama...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Louis Farrakhan's Suit Against ADL Dismissed

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 In Farrakhan v. Anti-Defamation League , (SD NY, April 5, 2024), a New York federal district court dismissed defamation claims asserted by ...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Indiana Governor Vetoes Antisemitism Bill for Omitting Examples in Widely-Adopted Definition

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As previously reported , earlier this month the Indiana legislature passed House Enrolled Act 1002 which would amend the state Education Co...
Thursday, March 14, 2024

Complaint Charges Sarah Lawrence College with Antisemitism Violating Title VI

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A Complaint ( full text ) was filed on March 11 with the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights by Hillels of Westchester asking OC...
Saturday, March 09, 2024

Indiana Legislature Passes Bill Barring Antisemitism in Public Schools and Colleges

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On Friday, the Indiana legislature gave final passage to House Bill 1002 ( full text ) which amends the state Education Code to specificall...
Monday, March 04, 2024

RLUIPA Safe harbor Does Not Extend to Claims for Monetary Damages

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 In Bair Brucha Inc. v. Township of Toms River, New Jersey , (D NJ, Feb. 29, 2024), a New Jersey federal district court granted plaintiffs j...
Saturday, March 02, 2024

Title VI Claims Against Universities Proliferate Since Israel-Gaza Conflict

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As previously reported , in November 2023 the Department of Education issued a "Dear Colleague" letter in response to rising level...
Friday, March 01, 2024

Jewish Students Sue Columbia University Charging Pervasive Antisemitism

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Suit was filed last week in a New York federal district court by Jewish and Israeli students at Columbia University charging the University ...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

New Report on Antisemitism in America Released

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Last week, the American Jewish Committee released its report The State of Antisemitism in America 2023 . The Report includes a Survey of Am...
Thursday, February 08, 2024

British Employment Tribunal Holds That Anti-Zionist Views Are a Protected Philosophical Belief

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In Miller v. University of Bristol , (Bristol Empl. Trib., Feb. 5, 2024), a British Employment Tribunal held that anti-Zionist views held by...
Thursday, February 01, 2024

Delaware School Enters Resolution Agreement with DOE Over Antisemitism Complaint

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In a January 29 press release , the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights announced an agreement with the Red Clay, Delaware,...

National Guard General Seeks $1.6M Damages for Antisemitic Harassment and Termination

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A suit charging antisemitic discrimination was filed last week in a California state trial court by a retired Brigadier General in the Air N...
Friday, January 12, 2024

Students Sue Harvard for Antisemitism Violating Title VI

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Suit was filed this week in a Massachusetts federal district court by Harvard University students against the University charging that the U...
Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Art Institute School Sued for Antisemitic Discrimination and Hostility

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Three weeks ago, suit was filed in an Illinois federal district court against the School of the Art Institute of Chicago by a Jewish Israeli...
Saturday, December 09, 2023

U Penn Sued Over Hostile Antisemitic Campus Environment

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Suit was filed earlier this week in a Pennsylvania federal district court by two Jewish students alleging that the hostile environment for J...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Jewish Groups Sue Over Berkeley Law Student Organizations' Antisemitic Policies

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Suit was filed yesterday in a California federal district court against the University of California at Berkely and Berkeley Law School chal...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

White House Summarizes Recent Initiatives to Combat Antisemitism and Islamophobia at Schools and Colleges

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The White House yesterday issued a  Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Action to Address Alarming Rise of Reported Antisemitic a...
Wednesday, November 08, 2023

DOE Reminds Schools of Duty to Protect Against Antisemitic and Islamophobic Discrimination

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The U.S. Department of Education's Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights issued a "Dear Colleague" letter on Tuesday in respons...