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On Excluding Zionists from Campus Groups
This summer, two Jewish undergraduates at the State University of New York at New Paltz, Cassandra Blotner and Ofek Preis, charged in a complaint to the Department of Education’s Office
MESA Defends Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory re Rushdie Stabbing
A new essay in The Daily Beast by Steven Lubet, “Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Are Going Mainstream,” has prompted discussion from fellow members of The Third Narrative. The gist of Prof.
MLA Distorts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
THE ALLIANCE FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM CONDEMNS THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION’S ILL-INFORMED ATTACK ON THE IHRA DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM
Critique of CUNY Law School’s Anti-Zionist Action
On May 12, 2022, the faculty of the law school at the City University of New York voted unanimously to endorse a controversial and politically charged BDS resolution passed last December by
MESA Chooses BDS Over Academic Freedom
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION VIOLATES FUNDAMENTAL ACADEMIC FREEDOM PRINCIPLES WITH BDS ENDORSEMENT The Alliance for Academic Freedom (AAF) condemns the March 24, 2022 vote by the Middle East Studies Association
Regarding Return of Israel Studies Gift to Donors
Alliance for Academic Freedom Statement Regarding Return of an Israel Studies Gift at University of Washington
In Defense of Academic Freedom and Against the MESA Resolution
We deplore the vote by the 2021 annual MESA meeting that calls on its members to endorse a comprehensive academic boycott of Israeli universities. The resolution has been submitted to
AAF Deplores Anticipated Annexation
The Alliance for Academic Freedom is deeply troubled by the Israeli government’s apparent intention in the near future to unilaterally annex substantial portions of the West Bank, possibly including both
We Defend Academic Freedom, Even for Ideological Foes
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar last week wrote Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to request an investigation into whether University of Arizona programs comply with federal funding requirements. He expressed concern