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‘Unacceptable’: Jewish Groups Slam Reported U.S. Coast Guard Plan to Stop Classifying Swastikas as Hate Symbols
After the Coast Guard reportedly considered downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive”, the Nexus Project called the proposed policy shift “appalling” and noted that “this is what happens when democratic norms
Democracy and Antisemitism: The Nexus Project’s Distinct Approach
In an interview with The Berman Archive, Nexus Project National Director Jonathan Jacoby discussed the Shofar Report and Nexus’s work to protect civil liberties and counter antisemitism and act as a watchdog organization.
Antisemitism Watchdog Slams ADL’s ‘Hyperbolic And Aggressive’ Response To Mamdani Win
The Guardian interviewed Nexus Project National Director Jonathan Jacoby about his calls for Jewish establishment organizations to stop engaging in an over-heated and divisive response following the election of NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Trump administration sues Harvard for allegedly discriminating against Jewish, Israeli students
In response to the Trump administration’s latest escalation in its battle with Harvard University over its alleged failure to protect Jewish students following October 7, 2023, Nexus Project wrote on X “This authoritarian abuse of
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
