JVP Academic Council Statement on UC Berkeley's Settlement with the Brandeis Center - JVP The Academic Council of Jewish Voice for Peace strongly objects to the settlement agreement signed by the University of California at Berkeley on March 19, 2026 with the Brandeis Center for Human Righ...

www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/2026/04/16/j...

New Zionist talking point just dropped. Establishment boomers will say anything they can to avoid listening to young people, right before turning around and scolding the "censorious youth" and decrying "cancel culture."

At SF State, a Campus Protest Movement Gives Birth to an Emboldened Student Union | KQED Amid pro-Palestinian protests two years ago, students met with university administrators for a first-of-its-kind public negotiation. Now, they’re back with a broader set of demands.

www.kqed.org/news/1207916...

Synagogue in Tehran ‘completely destroyed’ in US-Israeli attack US-Israeli strikes destroy synagogue in Tehran, prompting outrage amid reports of 15 killed across Iran overnight.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

Also of note, Iowa paid Chris Rufo—perhaps the leading propagandist for the current assault on higher ed, an unqualified hack and admitted fabulist—$34,000 to speak. It's embarrassing that any higher ed institution would invite him, especially when they are cutting departmental budgets.

Day of Action 2026 — Coalition For Action In Higher Ed

📆 ❗Join us on April 16 & 17 for our third annual #DayofActionforHigherEd

This is a call for free higher ed in every sense:
- Make public schools tuition free
- Erase all student debt
- Ensure schools remain bastions of free thought for a better world

www.dayofactionforhighered.org/day-of-actio...

Academic Freedom Falls Sharply in U.S. amid Worldwide Decline, Report Finds Academic freedom falls sharply in U.S. amid worldwide decline, report finds.

This deserves a lot more attention than it's getting.

Curaçaoans have a habit of distinguishing journalists from "microphonists" who never ask tough questions.

The Definition of Bigotry | National Review Hostility toward interests that are remotely supportive of Israeli security policy is becoming the price of admission into national Democratic politics.

Conservative now arguing that criticizing AIPAC is antisemitic. Just am insane and desperate attempt to twist a real problem into your war crimes get out of jail free card.

‘Proactively fall in line:’ Holocaust Memorial Museum quietly changed content after Trump returned to office Two former employees said they believed the museum was altering its content preemptively to avoid unwanted negative attention from the Trump administration.

www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

The problem with the ADL’s ‘report card’ The ADL is not — nor should it be — the sole arbiter of what qualifies as antisemitism. In fact, the ADL’s definition of antisemitism creates problems for Jews in a broader sense: While the organizati...

Excellent op-ed in Princeton's student paper about the absurdity of the ADL's so-called antisemitism report card and the way that it railroads the actual opinions of Jews on campus in order to attack any recognition of Palestinian humanity.

www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026...

But behind the scenes, Israeli officials have conveyed a more targeted message. In private calls to local leaders across southern Lebanon, Israeli military officials have assured several Christian and Druse communities that they could remain in the evacuation zone. They have pressed them, however, to force out any Lebanese from neighboring Shiite Muslim communities who have sought refuge among them as Israeli bombardment flatten Shiite towns, according to local Christian, Druse and Shiite leaders who spoke to The New York Times. The Shiites make up the majority of southern Lebanon.

So what this describes is ethnic cleansing www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/w...

Alex Pretti’s Death Came After Insane Stephen Miller Order Stephen Miller urged Department of Homeland Security agents to “force confrontations” with protesters in Minneapolis.

Stephen Miller demanded that ICE-holes “force confrontations” with protesters because “anti-ICE could not be viewed as successful.” He repeatedly said that protesters “need to be vanquished by any force necessary.”
Later, ICE-holes murdered Alex Pretti.
#ProudBlue #StephenMiller #FuckICE #AlexPretti

🦸 RUTHERFORD COUNTY hero librarian Luanne James making national news for taking a stand.💪🏽

She says she stands by her decision.
apple.news/AfodCXEHuRA6...

Israel Didn’t ‘Drag’ the US Into War—American Hawks Have Wanted This for Decades | Common Dreams Blaming Israel alone for this catastrophe lets US leaders off the hook for their actions.

Israel Didn’t ‘Drag’ the US Into War—American Hawks Have Wanted This for Decades www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-i...

"in this kingdom, there's a princess who's so incredibly intelligent that she's read every newspaper in the world and forgotten all of them"

From, The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen

Here is my pride flag everybody! I hung one up yesterday in my office at Boston University, as they seek to enforce and defend a policy of removing them (along with other banners in public view, they say).

This is a small act of love for my corner of the world, in a dark time. This flag goes deep.

Palestine weekly wrap: West Bank attacks surge, Israel restricts Gaza aid Settler attacks and land seizures marked a week that was supposed to be one of celebration for Palestinians.

Palestine weekly wrap: West Bank attacks surge, Israel restricts Gaza aid | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera share.google/a52XScA25by8...

How delusional do you need to be to think that Jewish Palestine Solidarity organizers, of all people, are satisfied with the status quo reality and are not interested in rights-work or advocating for change?

The Fight for Palestine in Higher Education Continues, Despite Institutional Backlash Since the October ceasefire in Gaza, students and faculty have continued to fight for Palestine, but institutions remain resistant.

progressive.org/latest/the-f...

The ADL has put a target on all of our backs · Jewschool For more than a century, the Anti-Defamation League presented itself as a bridge-builder: a Jewish civil rights organization that linked the safety of Jewish communities

jewschool.com/the-adl-has-...

BREAKING: Chicago voters are blocking the doors to AIPACs Chicago HQ, after AIPAC staff refused to answer their questions.

AIPAC and its billionaire backers have funneled over $20 million through dark money SuperPACs trying to buy Chicago elections.

No AIPAC. No war.

String of legal wins offers hope to college protesters

thehill.com/homenews/edu...

The Fight to Defend Pro-Palestine Speech on Campus Isn’t Over Targeted for pro-Palestine speech, these academics are refusing to back down.

“This is not a time to be timid; it’s not a time to be overly cautious,” Anna Feder told Truthout."

The Fight to Defend Pro-Palestine Speech on Campus Isn't Over truthout.org/articles/the...

Tell Congress: No War On Iran. The US and Israel have launched military attacks and a regime change war against Iran. Act now: tell Congress to pass War Powers Resolutions to block war on Iran. We must prevent further devastati...

Tell Congress: No War On Iran.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

American Psychological Association Rewrites Antisemitism Guidelines to Protect Speech on Palestine “The weaponization of antisemitism…creates significant adverse consequences for Jews and non-Jews,” the APA wrote.

APA Rewrites Antisemitism Guidelines to Protect Speech on Palestine truthout.org/articles/apa...

This should be one of the biggest stories of the month, but it’s struggling to get coverage outside of local markets. They’re test driving new abuses of power to be leveraged against all Americans, but people aren’t paying attention because they see trans lives as a secondary concern at best.

Academics and students ‘face censorship’ for Palestinian support Universities worst affected as lawyers collate database of incidents of ‘repression’

Academics and students ‘face censorship’ for Palestinian support www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academi...