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SJP Punished
September 2017
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In a major victory for free speech on American campuses, the University of California Irvine has placed their chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine on probation for a two-year period. This success, following swift and decisive actions taken by the Louis D. Brandeis Center and various other groups, has put BDS and its proponents on university campuses across America on alert. More information about this victory, and other stories chronicling the fight against anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias can be found in this edition of the Brandeis Brief. Once again, we thank you for your tax-deductible
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California University Puts Students For Justice in Palestine on Probation
Danielle Ziri, Jerusalem Post
The University of California, Irvine, has sanctioned its local chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine with disciplinary probation for two academic years for disrupting an event held by a pro-Israel student group on campus the evening of May 10, 2017.
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SJP Sanctioned at UC Irvine
Edward Kunz, Brandeis Blog
Following years of disruptive behavior by the University of California at Irvine's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, UCI
announced
last week that it has sanctioned SJP "with disciplinary probation for two academic years." The university's action follows steadfast action by several organizations that have spoken up for UCI's Jewish and pro-Israel students, including the Louis D. Brandeis Center, StandWithUs, Students Supporting Israel, and the AMCHA Initiative.
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Indiana University Reports on Social Media Anti-Semitism
Edward Kunz, Brandeis Blog
"With the advent of the Internet, antisemitic messages are disseminated more quickly and widely than ever before, and often go unchallenged," opens a new report from the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism based out of Indiana University.
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In August, Ryerson University, located in Toronto, Canada, printed a definition of anti-Semitism that the Ryerson Student Union (RSU) had adopted earlier this year, making it official school policy. Back in March, the RSU adopted the definition of anti-Semitism as found in the "Ottawa Protocol."
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British Retailer Banned in Four US States for Support of BDS
Michael Shapiro, Brandeis Blog
 In response to the Co-operative Group's boycott of Israeli goods, four U.S. states have banned investments in the company as a result of their respective anti-BDS laws: Arizona, New York, Illinois, and Florida. The
New York State Office of General Services
and the
State Board of Administration of Florida
placed the Co-Op Group in a list of institutions determined to participate in acts of boycott, divestment, and sanctions and both
Arizona
and
Illinois
included them in their list of "prohibited investments."
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How Anti-Semitism Infiltrates the Left
Ali Rosenblat, Brandeis Blog
 The United Kingdom's Labour party and its trade unions, like the University College Union (UCU), consider themselves progressive and "antiracist" spaces. As such, these arenas pride themselves on being free of prejudice in the form of sexism, racism, or otherwise. And, yet, these same institutions have come to tolerate, and perhaps promote, hatred in the form of anti-Semitism.
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Whitewashed: Anti-Semitism in the U.K. Labour Party
Ali Rosenblatt, Brandeis Blog
 The film, "Whitewashed: Anti-Semitism in the Labour Party," can be found online at J-TV, a YouTube channel dedicated to global Jewish interests and issues.
This short documentary is a partner film to a book of the same title and both are part of the Whitewashed Project
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David Hirsh is the main narrator of the film. As a member of a trade union, a member of the Labour party, and as a Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths University of London - while being Jewish - he was inspired to partake in the project.
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Zioness Movement Roars Into Progressive Politics
Amy Sara, Clark Times of Israel
"Unabashedly
Progressive. Unquestionably Zionist," group aims to take its place at the progressive table. Amanda Berman
and between one and two dozen other co-founders launched the movement after organizers of the annual march against rape culture said publicly that people wearing Stars of David would not be "invited to participate."
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