New York, NY, September 19, 2024 … Adopting an Israel divestment strategy aligned with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement could lead to significant negative financial implications for university endowments, finds a report released today by JLens, the leading Jewish values-based investor network, part of the ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) family. The report, the first of its kind to thoroughly quantify these risks, analyzed the historical…
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Los investigadores registran importantes picos de vandalismo, acoso y agresiones durante el año académico 2023-24. Nueva York, NY, 16 de septiembre de 2024, ... Un total de 2.087 incidentes anti-Israel de agresiones, vandalismo, acoso, protestas/acciones y resoluciones de desinversión se registraron en los campus universitarios de Estados Unidos entre el 1 de junio de 2023 y el 31 de mayo de 2024. Esto representa un aumento del 477% en esas mismas categorías en…
This resource assists parents, families and caregivers when an antisemitic incident happens at school. It includes tools and guidance to support the young person and to help make the school safer and more inclusive for Jewish and all children.
New York, NY, September 16, 2024, … A total of 2,087 anti-Israel incidents of assault, vandalism, harassment, protests/actions and divestment resolutions were recorded on college and university campuses in the United States between June 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024. This represents a 477 percent increase in those same categories compared to the prior school year, according to a new ADL (Anti-Defamation League) report released today. The annual campus report from the ADL…
New York, NY, September 12, 2024 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced the election of Nicole Mutchnik as chair-elect of ADL’s Board of Directors. Currently vice chair of the board, Nicole is a well-known community leader in Los Angeles who has served in various regional and national leadership positions over the last two decades, including as chair of the Los Angeles regional board. “At a time when we are facing unprecedented levels of antisemitism, we are…
Let’s say that a university decides to acquiesce to the demands of anti-Israel protestors and divest its endowment from companies with business ties to Israel. It’s a plausible scenario, despite the many political, economic, and legal reasons to reject the idea: its unfair singling-out and demonization of Israel; the likelihood of reduced endowment returns and lower donations from alumni; state measures discouraging boycotts of Israel; and potential legal risk from…
From Memorial Day through Labor Day 2024, the ADL Center on Extremism (COE) tracked a sustained, high level of white supremacist activity that included paramilitary-style marches, demonstrations, “fight nights,” propaganda drives, and disruption of public forums across the country. COE documented 64 white supremacist events across 25 states between May 27 and September 2, 2024. A majority of these events were small, with just five to 12 participants, but there were also larger…
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Campus activism surrounding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict often presents a skewed narrative, painting Israel as the sole aggressor and magnifying its flaws beyond those of any other nation. While all countries have their shortcomings and deserve scrutiny, Israel stands out as a unique target of widespread university divestment campaigns, suggesting a disproportionate focus on its actions and policies. Through their rhetoric and demands, anti-Israel divestment campaigns can feed into the…
September 5, 2024 Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Meta 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park, CA 94025 Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, We write to you as leaders of seven of the largest Jewish Diaspora communities representing over 90% of Jews globally outside of Israel. As Jews, our communities continue to feel the impact of the brutal Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, with its death toll of over 1200 Israelis, over 4000 wounded, and over 250 taken hostage, and over a hundred still held captive in Gaza. Our Jewish…
There are many reasons why it’s a bad idea for university endowments to divest from Israel. Divestment serves to delegitimize Israel and puts the onus for solving the longstanding Palestinian-Israeli conflict on only one side. It could also likely lead to economic ramifications, such as reduced alumni giving and lower returns, as well as open up the potential for heavier taxation of endowment income. Beyond all of these arguments, universities that decide to divest…
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September 3, 2024 ... Hillel International, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP today announced that the Campus Antisemitism Legal Line (CALL) has received more than 650 requests for assistance from university students across the country who experienced antisemitic harassment, violence or discrimination in the first nine months of the program. Through CALL, lawyers from leading firms provide free…
As encampment protests riled college campuses throughout the Spring 2024 semester, some universities agreed to formally consider protestors’ demands that their endowments divest from companies with business interests in Israel. It is the latest iteration of the years-long Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign that seeks to isolate Israel economically. Brown University reached an agreement for student protestors to take down their encampment and refrain from…
As students start returning to campuses with expected continuation of anti-Israel protests, JLens unpacks the demands and consequences of divestment campaigns.
Motion filed supports allegations that SAUSD intentionally violated the Brown Act, California’s open meetings laws, to develop and approve antisemitic curriculum “under the radar.” Santa Ana, Calif., August 26, 2024 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, AJC (the American Jewish Committee), and Covington & Burling announced today that they filed a motion adding supporting evidence to the suit they…
Given the harrowing history of Israel at the games, we must be vigilant in safeguarding Jewish athletes by Jonathan Greenblatt The 2024 Paris Olympics’ motto is “Games Wide Open” – but we must ask: Are these games truly wide open to Israelis and Jews? Sports are often touted as a great equaliser, especially at the Olympics. However, sports can also serve as a vehicle for harmful elements in society, including anti-Semitism, racism, sexism, and other forms of…
Riots across the United Kingdom involving far-right elements broke out after the murder of three young girls at a dance class in the Southport knife attack was falsely attributed to a recently arrived Muslim migrant. It is predictable but still problematic to see Israel scapegoated as the cause of the riots raging across the United Kingdom involving far-right elements. This is happening across social media. The claims have no basis and contribute to the increasing anxiety among the Jews in the…
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Hillel International, the premier Jewish on-campus organization that supports Jewish life at hundreds of colleges across the United States and abroad, has been one of the most frequent targets of anti-Israel activists and other antisemites in recent months, totaling more than a hundred incidents in the U.S. since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Jewish students and Hillel staff members have received threatening emails and phone calls; Hillel buildings have been vandalized and…