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What is Project Esther? Unpacking the effort to curb pro-Palestine activism
Investigative reporting outlet Snopes reported on Project Esther, a blueprint for silencing pro-Palestinian protests under the guise of countering antisemitism. The article extensively cited Nexus Project’s analysis on Project Esther, stating that though the project
Trump’s Student Arrests, and the Lawsuit Fighting Them, Tread New Ground
As a Boston court weighed the legality of the Trump administration’s efforts to deport foreign students involved in pro-Palestinian activism, Nexus Project National Director Jonathan Jacoby spoke with The New York Times about how the
Project 2025’s Other Project
The New York Times’ podcast, The Daily, released an episode discussing Project Esther, a blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation, and embraced by the Trump administration, that laid the groundwork for deporting pro-Palestinian students under
Latest Epstein files release unleashes wave of antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media
With the release of a slew of documents in the Epstein Files there has been an alarming rise in related antisemitic conspiracies and rhetoric online. The Nexus Project released a thread discussing the rampant antisemitic
Senator Cassidy’s IHRA Crusade Is a Political Stunt, Not a Plan to Protect Jews
Kevin Rachlin, Nexus Vice President of Government Relations and Washington Director, wrote a blog for the Times of Israel discussing how Senator Cassidy’s campaign to elevate the IHRA definition of antisemitism amounts to a political
Senior ADL antisemitism researcher leaves to lead competing effort at watchdog Nexus
Aryeh Tuchman will direct a new Nexus research center focused on improving data, definitions and public understanding of antisemitism.