A report released Thursday, Sept. 26, highlights the role Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP), a nationwide network of over 100 faculty chapters, plays in escalating antisemitic incidents, fomenting chaos and pushing forward the academic boycott [Press Release]
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While other tactics such as legislative hearings, donors withdrawing their donations to universities, and discrimination complaints to the U.S. Department of Education all have drawn needed attention to the problem, Kessel said litigating the matter on First Amendment grounds has proven more successful. [Donald H. Harrison]
Former President Donald Trump is being widely criticized for his comments at an antisemitism event where he said if he loses Jews will be largely to blame. [Joe Gandelman, The Moderate Voice]
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Fabienne Perlov, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League denounced the unknown person or persons who late at night or early the next morning spread antisemitic flyers through the suburban city of Coronado on or about Tuesday evening, Sept. 17. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Karen Parry, executive director of Hillel of San Diego, said pro-Israel vigils and demonstrations would occur on these campuses notwithstanding a “Week of Rage” announced by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and other anti-Israel groups that will commence Monday, Oct. 7, and continue through Yom Kippur on Saturday, Oct. 12. [Donald H. Harrison]
This (Oct. 7) tragedy has prompted a profound reassessment of Jewish identity, highlighting a transition from what Cosgrove terms “Genesis Jews” to “Exodus Jews.” This shift signifies a move from an identity grounded in divine blessing and cultural belonging to one shaped by external threats and the need for self-defense. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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Elected officials and Jewish communal leaders on Monday, Sept. 9, asked San Diegans to write to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and urge him to sign Assembly Bill 3024, the Stop Hate Littering Act which had its genesis here in San Diego. [Donald H. Harrison]
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That assessment was made by Jonathan Conricus, former spokesman for the IDF in a webcast interview Sunday with Michael Dickson, the StandWithUs director, who spoke with him from Jerusalem. [Donald H. Harrison]
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The California Legislative Jewish Caucus announced on Friday that four bills from its 2024 Priority Bill Package have successfully passed the State Legislature. If signed by Governor Newsom, these bills will help protect Jewish students on campus, better educate young people about the Holocaust and modern forms of antisemitism, and address the concerning rise in hate crimes. [Press Release]
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So well did they get along that they decided to become doubles partners in the competition that became the French Open. They ignored boos and rude comments from bigots in the stands as they made their way to the court together. They prevailed all the way to a championship game, at which they lost the first set. [Donald H. Harrison]
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“We basically have been dehumanized,” Eitan Chitayat said in a Zoom interview from Tel Aviv. “We have been boiled down to apartheid lovers, to colonialists, to genocide enablers, and this has to stop. The only way it will stop is if one person at a time in the private sector, in our own individual lives, start saying ‘We’re Jewish,’ or ‘I’m Jewish!’ Let’s start there.” [Donald H. Harrison]
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Because I respect what Trump has done for Jews, I was horrified when I learned that his campaign boasted of underhanded tactics to portray Governor Josh Shapiro as a liability for the Democrats. {Amy Neustein, Ph.D]
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It does not surprise me that pro-Arab advocates compare the Gaza war to Vietnam and downplay Hamas’ outrages. Or that former President Donald J. Trump blames antisemitism for the choice of Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate. What shocks me is Democratic strategist James Carville’s charge that Republicans support Israel because Jews are “whiter” than Arabs. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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As students go back to college next week in San Diego, be mindful of traffic and young adults walking to campuses in the college areas. Meanwhile, the Israeli American Council (IAC) put together an essential guide for students to combat campus antisemitism. This “cheat sheet” is designed to help students feel stronger and supported as they face these challenges. [Cailin Acosta]
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