Morally Consistent: Stand for Palestinian Rights and Against Antisemitism
False accusations of antisemitism remain a major obstacle in building support for policies that support a just peace by ending Israel’s occupation and dispossession of the Palestinian people. Given the violence and trauma of historic and current antisemitism - and its weaponization by white nationalists - there is an important distinction to confront.
These resources discuss the real dangers of antisemitism and expose how the distortion of its definition - conflating it with criticism of Israel - is being used to silence political debate and enact legislation that targets advocates for Palestinian rights.
Antisemitism: General
On Antisemitism: Solidarity and the Struggle for Justice , Jewish Voice for Peace
Unravelling Antisemitism, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice
Redefining Antisemitism to Silence Criticism of Israel
Backgrounder on Efforts to Redefine Antisemitism as a Means of Censoring Criticism of Israel, Palestine Legal
Legislation Targeting Advocacy of Palestinian Rights
State legislation targeting advocacy for Palestinian rights, Palestine Legal
Federal legislation targeting advocacy for Palestinian rights, Palestine Legal
Civil Liberties Impact of Attempts to Redefine Antisemitism/Make BDS Support Illegal
The Latest Attack on Free Speech in the Israel-Palestine Debate, ACLU
Constitutionality Issues & BDS Legislation: Source Docs & Expert Views, Foundation for Middle East Peace
We’re a Small Arkansas Newspaper. Why Is the State Making Us Sign a Pledge About Israel? New York TimesAnti-BDS laws could upend the constitutional right to engage in boycott, The Intercept
Jerusalem Declaration Response to IHRA Definition of Antisemitism