Statements & Letters
Nexus Statements & Letters, including Press Releases.
Scholars Release New Guide to Help Campus Communities Identify and Address Antisemitism
The Nexus Campus Guide provides a comprehensive framework for identifying antisemitic speech and actions, with particular attention to college campus protests and academic freedom. This approach acknowledges the risks of antisemitism being weaponized on both the right and the left and aims to provide clear guidelines for distinguishing between legitimate criticism and antisemitic behavior.
Nexus Project Statement In Response To The Introduction Of The Combating Antisemitism Act of 2024
Senators Rosen and Lankford introduced the Combating Antisemitism Act of 2024 in Congress which operationalizes the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism (May 2023) to increase the safety of Jews. Jonathan Jacoby, Director of the Nexus Leadership Project. released a statement which says, in part, “The disturbing rise in antisemitic incidents nationwide urgently demands the comprehensive, multi-pronged effort laid out in
The Nexus Project
Nexus works against the use of false accusations of antisemitism as political weapons, which undermine the fight against antisemitism. We are a broad coalition of academics, community leaders, activists, and clergy. Our members have held leadership positions in a wide range of Jewish American community organizations.
In Defense of Professor Derek Penslar
Members of The Nexus Task Force – formed to prevent the abuse of accusations of antisemitism as a political weapon or a tool to undermine necessary deliberation and to distract from urgent efforts to interrupt the spread of antisemitism – issue statement in defense of Professor Derek Penslar.
National Jewish Leadership Statement on the White House Strategy to Combat Antisemitism
The Biden administration made history today. For the first time, the United States has unveiled a focused strategy to employ all of our government’s resources to stop, deter, and address antisemitism.
This whole-of-government strategy includes an extensive list of initiatives. The strategy is a fulfillment of the commitment Joe Biden made in August 2017 following the “Unite the Right”
A Leadership Call for Critical and Necessary Debate About Israeli Policies
There is no contradiction between combating antisemitism and criticizing the deeply troubling policies of the new Israeli government. Those who employ accusations of antisemitism as a political weapon poison the debate, and they weaken our ability to fight real antisemitism and effectively advocate for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship.