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The Nexus Project here is doing the brave and necessary work of standing up to the JD Vance's gross antisemitism, but as far as I can tell, larger and better funded American Jewish groups like the ADL and AJC have said nothing about Vance likening criticism of ICE to a "blood libel."
JD Vance invoking "blood libel" is dangerous and wrong. He is using a term with a specific, horrific history tied to centuries of antisemitic violence.
Weaponizing it for political attacks undermines the fight against actual antisemitism.
Weaponizing it for political attacks undermines the fight against actual antisemitism.
Here’s JD Vance accusing Democrats of “blood libel” against ICE agents.
Historically, blood libel referred to the false claim that Jews murdered Christians to use their blood in rituals.
Dangerous language on every level.
Historically, blood libel referred to the false claim that Jews murdered Christians to use their blood in rituals.
Dangerous language on every level.
September 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The Nexus Project here is doing the brave and necessary work of standing up to the JD Vance's gross antisemitism, but as far as I can tell, larger and better funded American Jewish groups like the ADL and AJC have said nothing about Vance likening criticism of ICE to a "blood libel."
The UK will join Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other nations and formally sanction Israeli ministers over war in Gaza
UK to formally sanction Israeli ministers over war in Gaza – Middle East crisis live
Far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will have assets frozen and travel bans imposed
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The UK will join Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other nations and formally sanction Israeli ministers over war in Gaza
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"In “Israel, Palestine, and the Poetics of Genocide Updated,” Mark Levine and Eric Cheyfitz revisit their 2017 essay “Israel, Palestine, and the Poetics of Genocide,” to focus on the question of the limits of the definition of genocide in the1948 Convention."
"In “Israel, Palestine, and the Poetics of Genocide Updated,” Mark Levine and Eric Cheyfitz revisit their 2017 essay “Israel, Palestine, and the Poetics of Genocide,” to focus on the question of the limits of the definition of genocide in the1948 Convention."
Israel, Palestine, and the Poetics of Genocide Revisited
In “Israel, Palestine, and the Poetics of Genocide Updated,” Mark Levine and Eric Cheyfitz, taking into account the Post October 7th Israeli invasion of Gaza, revisit their 2017 essay “Israel, Pale...
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April 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"In “Israel, Palestine, and the Poetics of Genocide Updated,” Mark Levine and Eric Cheyfitz revisit their 2017 essay “Israel, Palestine, and the Poetics of Genocide,” to focus on the question of the limits of the definition of genocide in the1948 Convention."
"In “Israel, Palestine, and the Poetics of Genocide Updated,” Mark Levine and Eric Cheyfitz revisit their 2017 essay “Israel, Palestine, and the Poetics of Genocide,” to focus on the question of the limits of the definition of genocide in the1948 Convention."
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Proud to be in the legal profession, and proud to call this firm’s lawyers my friends. Let’s celebrate courage wherever and whenever we find it.
Lex Lumina’s Statement on the President’s Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms — Lex Lumina PLLC
The President’s recent attacks on lawyers and law firms for daring to have represented the President’s personal enemies or causes that he and his supporters dislike are dangerous threats to the rule o...
www.lex-lumina.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Proud to be in the legal profession, and proud to call this firm’s lawyers my friends. Let’s celebrate courage wherever and whenever we find it.
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"50,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed in Gaza.
This Is How It Happened, Day by Day"
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
This Is How It Happened, Day by Day"
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza. This is how it happened, day by day
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www.haaretz.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
"50,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed in Gaza.
This Is How It Happened, Day by Day"
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
This Is How It Happened, Day by Day"
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Gut Shabbos and Shabbat Shalom to everyone, but especially the people who understand that destroying higher education and research will not keep us safe.
March 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Gut Shabbos and Shabbat Shalom to everyone, but especially the people who understand that destroying higher education and research will not keep us safe.
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Just got a call for papers for a conference on campus free speech. Feels like a relic of another era.
March 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just got a call for papers for a conference on campus free speech. Feels like a relic of another era.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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Historian of authoritarianism and the Holocaust Timothy Snyder’s lucid new take on the instrumentalization of antisemitism.
TLDR: Columbia is likely targeted to *appease* antisemites rather than truly targeting (the genuine problem of) antisemitism.
Don’t skip the full article!
TLDR: Columbia is likely targeted to *appease* antisemites rather than truly targeting (the genuine problem of) antisemitism.
Don’t skip the full article!
"Antisemitism" and Antisemitism
The abuse of the word and the spread of the phenomenon
open.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Historian of authoritarianism and the Holocaust Timothy Snyder’s lucid new take on the instrumentalization of antisemitism.
TLDR: Columbia is likely targeted to *appease* antisemites rather than truly targeting (the genuine problem of) antisemitism.
Don’t skip the full article!
TLDR: Columbia is likely targeted to *appease* antisemites rather than truly targeting (the genuine problem of) antisemitism.
Don’t skip the full article!
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We are all Palestinians now. 🕊️
March 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We are all Palestinians now. 🕊️
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Proud that the Department of Economics at @ucalgary.bsky.social continues to value diversity equity inclusion and access! Canada isn’t afraid of human values!!
March 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Proud that the Department of Economics at @ucalgary.bsky.social continues to value diversity equity inclusion and access! Canada isn’t afraid of human values!!
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United States District Court judge enjoins ICE from deporting Mahmoud Khalil.
March 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
United States District Court judge enjoins ICE from deporting Mahmoud Khalil.
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A Christian president using "Shalom" this way is just about as Big a Chillul Hashem as I have ever seen.
March 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A Christian president using "Shalom" this way is just about as Big a Chillul Hashem as I have ever seen.