Nexus In The News
Significant news articles that mention Nexus, including Op-Ed articles written by Nexus Board Members and Advisors.
Project Esther has shaped Trump’s antisemitism strategy. The Shofar Report is a liberal Jewish response
Project 2025’s Other Project
Most American Jews say Trump is using antisemitism as an 'excuse' to silence free speech at universities
Antisemitism watchdog offers alternative to Trump’s campus crackdown
Axios reports on the release of Nexus’s Antisemitism Strategy for the Trump Era. Nexus National Director Jonathan Jacoby shared, “While the Trump Administration exploits the rise of antisemitism to target democratic freedoms and political opponents, too many Jewish establishment groups are either backing their efforts or remaining silent.”
A growing number of Jewish groups are condemning Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest
In JTA, Nexus Project and other Jewish groups vocally condemned the arrest of pro-Palestinian protestor Mahmoud Khalil. The Nexus statement, while expressing concern about antisemitism and the tome of campus protests, said, “Authoritarian federal overreach and apparent disregard for due process only makes Jews less safe.” NYJA likewise condemned campus antisemitism.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from deporting pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
David Knowles quoted Nexus Project’s reaction to the detainment of pro-Palestinian protestor Mahmoud Khalil. “We unequivocally oppose the use of violence and intimidation on campus. At the same time, when legitimate political protest has been recklessly mischaracterized by the administration as support for terrorism, deporting and arresting green card holders over alleged ‘support’ of Hamas is too broad a standard to be the basis of policy.”
Among American Jews, a Schism Over ICE Arrest of Columbia Activist
Jonathan Jacoby, Nexus Project’s national director, expressed concern that the arrest and promised crackdown would widen divides between Jews and other minority groups: “There has never been a safer and more flourishing experience than the American Jewish experience, living as a free people in an open society,” he said. “Anything that endangers that, or our relationships with other Americans — those are all Jewish concerns.”
Trump, GOP Eye Columbia University as Prime Target in Antisemitism Purge
Haaretz reports on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on antisemitism amid increased pressure from the Trump Administration to cut funding or deport students involved in pro-Palestinian protests. “‘Jews have always been safest in pluralistic democracies,’ said Nexus Project Washington Director Kevin Rachlin. ‘True antisemitism thrives in authoritarian environments where civil liberties are curtailed, not in spaces of robust, protected democratic discourse.’”
3 Takeaways From Senate Hearing on Antisemitism
US News and World Report analyzes key moments from the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on antisemitism. “Kevin Rachlin, the Washington director of the Nexus Project, called on Congress to use its power to authorize action instead of scheduling hearings and pointing fingers. He also called on Congress to not discard the 2023 National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, which outlines a broad approach to tackle antisemitism in the
War with Iran is sparking an antisemitic chain reaction
In the wake of U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran, some U.S. officials have suggested that Israel drew the United States into the conflict, while Israeli leaders have celebrated the joint campaign. Nexus President Jonathan Jacoby in his op-ed for The Hill analyzes how this creates the conditions for a familiar and dangerous antisemitic chain reaction.
U.S. Sues Harvard Over Treatment of Jewish and Israeli Students, Seeks Billions of Dollars
The Trump administration sued Harvard University over the Ivy League school’s alleged failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students, and is seeking to recover billions of dollars of taxpayer money. The Nexus Project responded, criticizing the spurious lawsuit and accusing the Trump administration of exploiting “legitimate Jewish concerns over antisemitism as a thinly veiled excuse to attack and bully major academic institutions.”
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 power doesn’t make Jewish students safer, or reflect the recommendations of antisemitism experts.”
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 conspiracy posts on X, which JTA shared and quoted from: “The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they’re fueling is also real. And right now, the second part is getting almost no
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 stunt rather than a genuine plan to protect Jewish communities, arguing that definitional debates distract from substantive measures that address real-world antisemitism.
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.
Mamdani’s antisemitism strategy: Reluctant to confront extremist threats while pledging to protect Jews
After NYC’s Mayor Mamdani revoked some executive orders issued by his predecessor, including one that had adopted the controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism, Nexus Project National Director Jonathan Jacoby told Jewish Insider that Mamdani “and all public officials should be judged by the actions they take to protect Jewish communities — not by their adherence to any one controversial definition of antisemitism.
Here we go again: Why are we still fighting about antisemitism definitions?
Kevin Rachlin, Nexus Vice President of Government Relations and Washington Director, wrote a blog for the Times of Israel discussing the Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to revoke the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)