The National Strategy welcomes multiple definitions for understanding antisemitism including The Nexus Document. Building a coalition against antisemitism Like the National Strategy, Nexus recognizes that diverse perspectives and resources are needed to create coalitions to confront genuine antisemitism and protect Jews. The Nexus Project advocates for full implementation of President Biden's National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism and against the use of false accusations of antisemitism as political weapons. Using a single “all-purpose” definition stifles debate about US policy in Israel and the Middle East. It detracts from the fight against extremism, wherever it may be. LEARN MORE cdn_helper

An open letter from Jonathan Jacoby to Jonathan Greenblatt, National Director and CEO of the ADL Jonathan Jacoby presents a viewpoint that within our diverse community, there should be space for people to hold and debate different political positions on Israel without being accused of antisemitism. Read more {{title}} {{excerpt}} Read more Jewish response to Hamas war criticism comes from deep sense of trauma, active grief and fear The Conversation U.S. asked Dov Waxman, director of the Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, to explain why many Jews might feel that way.

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Read more What Should American Jews Do With Our Fear? Emily Tamkin, author of author of The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society expresses the I hope that Jewish Americans will “be careful not to let our fear close us off to others’ pain. ..." Read more When People Hurt People Micah Sifry writes about how the Israel-Hamas war is polarizing Americans and the possibility of a different path. Read more In war and peace, the fates of Israel and the Palestinians are inextricably bound together In a Los Angeles Times column, Daniel Bral writes: “The tragic thread connecting Israelis and Palestinians is the shared experience of irreparable pain. For too many, it is also the refusal to hold space for the other’s pain out of an insecurity that it invalidates ours. Read more ‘I Love You. I Am Sorry’ - One Jew, One Muslim and a Friendship Tested by War The leaders of NewGround, a Los Angeles program that connects Muslims and Jews find way to strengthen their bond. Read more Nothing has prepared me for the antisemitism I see on college campuses now Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Berkeley’s Law School asks: when do we stop being silent and when do we say the antisemitism must be condemned and it is not acceptable on our campuses? Read more Reaction to Hamas Attack Leaves Some Jews in Hollywood Feeling Unmoored The response to the Oct. 7 assault, and to Israel’s retaliation, has revealed a schism in the entertainment world that many did not realize was there. Read more {{title}} {{excerpt}} Read more Let students speak for themselves on Israel and Hamas. We don’t need outside groups to doxx or threaten anyone “Disproportionate attention paid to college campuses actually makes things worse for students who are trying to comprehend this catastrophe in Israel-Palestine,” writes Rachel Burnett, Read more When Commitments to Free Speech and Against Antisemitism Collide Jeffrey Herbst, of the American Jewish University, examines the conflicts between combating antisemitism and upholding free speech on college campuses. Read more No Place to Stand Expressing solidarity with Palestinians is one thing, but if you combine that with silence or, worse, overbroad and uninformed generalizations about Israel, well, I don’t want any part of your revolution. Read more Do Not Take Your Mezuza off Your Door Rabbi Rachel Timoner: "We must reject barbaric calls for annihilation of Palestinians; we must decry all acts of blind vengeance. Killing thousands more Palestinian civilians will not bring back the Israeli civilians..." Read more What Hamas Wants The straightforward explanation that the experts missed by Yair Rosenberg, author of Deep Shtetl in the Atlantic. Read more Students for Pogroms in Israel Campus politics in America irrevocably changed this week when student groups that champion the noble goal of justice for Palestinians endorsed the evil means of war crimes in pursuit of it. Read more I’m a Jewish Harvard student. A right-wing doxxing mob is attacking my peers "I was shocked and appalled that [Harvard’s Palestine Solidarity Committee] statement failed to condemn Hamas . . . but I still believe that all students have the right to freedom of speech and — more importantly — to feel safe on campus.” Read more There Is a Jewish Hope for Palestinian Liberation. It Must Survive Peter Beinart criticizes Hamas for their violent act on October 7th. He suggests "ethical resistance" as an alternative to violence but notes that some pro-Palestinian activists praised the Hamas attack and are rejecting nonviolent protests. Read more {{title}} {{excerpt}} Read more The Massacre in Israel and the Need for a Decent Left Michelle Goldberg explores the emotional turmoil of progressive Jews who feel that the left is condoning terrorism against Israelis. This has resulted in a growing divide within the progressive political community, and underscores the significance of adhering to universal human rights principles. Read more {{title}} {{excerpt}} Read more Justifying Israeli deaths is antisemitic. Yet many of my progressive peers are doing just that. In the Forward, Natalie Roisman discusses her emotional response to recent violence in Israel and the importance of distinguishing between condemning Hamas violence and advocating for Palestinian rights. Read more A Left That Refuses to Condemn Mass Murder Is Doomed In an article for New York Magazine, Eric Levitz argues that refusing to denounce violence and terrorism, as well as rationalizing or glorifying such actions, contradicts the fundamental values of the left and is politically counterproductive. Read more {{title}} {{excerpt}} Read more cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper cdn_helper

ADDRESSING ANTISEMITISM IN THE AFTERMATH OF HAMAS TERROR

BY INCORPORATING INSIGHTS FROM DIVERSE SOURCES INTO NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COUNTER ANTISEMITISM, INCLUDING THE NEXUS DOCUMENT, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR A BROAD COALITION TO CONFRONT ANTISEMITISM.

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AFTER HAMAS TERROR

A Left That Refuses to Condemn Mass Murder Is Doomed

In an article for New York Magazine, Eric Levitz argues that refusing to denounce violence and terrorism, as well as rationalizing or glorifying such actions, contradicts the fundamental values of the left and is politically counterproductive.
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Justifying Israeli deaths is antisemitic. Yet many of my progressive peers are doing just that.

In the Forward, Natalie Roisman discusses her emotional response to recent violence in Israel and the importance of distinguishing between condemning Hamas violence and advocating for Palestinian rights.
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The Massacre in Israel and the Need for a Decent Left

Michelle Goldberg explores the emotional turmoil of progressive Jews who feel that the left is condoning terrorism against Israelis. This has resulted in a growing divide within the progressive political community, and underscores the significance of adhering to universal human rights principles.
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The Catastrophic Moral Failing of Those Who Won’t Condemn Hamas

In The Nation, Sasha Abramsky explores the left's response to the Hamas massacre and the political/moral complexities of balancing support for Palestinian rights with condemning violence and terrorism, while addressing the evolving stance of progressive movement.
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RESOURCES *

The Nexus Document

The Nexus Document

Nexus Resources
The Nexus Document is a resource designed for policymakers and community leaders, aiming to enhance their understanding of the issues that intersect at the nexus of antisemitism, Israel, and Zionism.  It was welcomed in the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism as a valuable tool to raise awareness and increase understanding of antisemitism.
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The Nexus Whitepaper

The Nexus White Paper

Nexus Resources
The Nexus White Paper, Understanding Antisemitism at its Nexus with Israel and Zionism, serves as the foundation for the principles articulated in the Nexus Document and the Guide for Identifying Antisemitism in Debates About Israel.
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Guide to Identifying Antisemitism

Guide to Identifying Antisemitism in Debates about Israel

Nexus Resources
A practical guide containing several examples to help you be on the lookout for antisemitism Don’t confuse criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Compiled by Jewish Leaders United Against Antisemitism.
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The US National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism

The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism – May 2023

Nexus Resources
This strategy represents the most comprehensive and ambitious U.S. government effort to counter antisemitism in American history. It urges action from all of society—state and local authorities, civil society, community and faith leaders, the private sector, individual citizens.
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The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism 2022

The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism

The Nexus of Antisemitism and Israel / Zionism
A tool to identify, confront and raise awareness about antisemitism as it manifests in countries around the world today, developed by a group of scholars in the fields of Holocaust history, Jewish studies, and Middle East studies to meet what has become a growing challenge: providing clear guidance to identify and fight antisemitism.
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Truah-Antisemitism-32-page-booklet A very brief Guide to Antisemitism

A Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism (2021 Booklet) T’ruah

The Nexus of Antisemitism and Israel / Zionism
Guide by rabbinic human rights group providing context, language, and tools to help navigate the difficult terrain around antisemitism and help fight antisemitism, along with all other forms of racial, cultural, religious, and gender oppression.
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IHRA is the non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism

IHRA “Working Definition” of Antisemitism

The Nexus of Antisemitism and Israel / Zionism
IHRA is the non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2016. It holds that: “Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.” IHRA also includes a number of examples that “taking into account the overall context” could serve as illustrations of antisemitism
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