Nexus Resources
Access tools for understanding and addressing antisemitism in today’s complex landscape.
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Toolkits and Guides
Practical guides for conversations around antisemitism from Capitol Hill to campus to the dinner table.
A Campus Guide to Identifying Antisemitism in a Time of Perplexity
This Guide offers a nuanced framework for recognizing antisemitic behavior on college campuses. It distinguishes itself by carefully delineating between antisemitic speech and legitimate criticism of Israel or Zionism, providing clear guidelines to navigate this…
Guide to Identifying Antisemitism in Debates about Israel
A practical guide containing several examples to help you be on the lookout for antisemitism Don’t confuse criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Compiled by Jewish Leaders United Against Antisemitism.
When are Anti-Zionism and Criticism of Israel Antisemitic?
Anti-Zionism and criticism of Israel are not always antisemitic. But sometimes they are. We’ve put together this guide to help distinguish between when it is and when it isn’t.
Explainers
Deep dive analysis and think pieces on key topics driving debates on antisemitism.
How Antisemitism Recruits: Five Conspiracy Theories and How They Fall Apart
Antisemitic conspiracy theories rarely arrive as open hatred. They arrive as history you were never taught, scripture someone has finally read for you, a tragedy whose official story feels too clean, a war you have…
A Field Guide to Antisemitic Comment Sections
A handy guide on how to identify the surge of antisemitic code words, memes, and compsiracies popping up on Instagram comments, replies to a post on X, or the depths of a Reddit thread.
Unpacking the wild antisemitism of House candidate Maureen Galindo
The candidate who finished first in the March 3rd Democratic primary for Texas' 35th Congressional District has a major antisemitism problem. There are ways to oppose Israel and Zionism without being antisemitic. Maureen Galindo shoots…
Nexus Newsletter
Every week, the Nexus Project equips you to understand and confront antisemitism in all its forms. Our newsletter unpacks the headlines, reveals the patterns shaping our democracy, and highlights real ways forward. And on alternating weeks, the Nexus Watchdog calls out true antisemitism… and pushes back against those who exploit it for politics.
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Foundational Documents
The Nexus Project’s core documents laying out our approach to identifying and fighting antisemitism.
The Nexus Document
The Nexus Document was welcomed in the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism as a valuable tool to raise awareness and increase understanding of antisemitism.
The Shofar Report: A Call to Defend Democracy and Confront Antisemitism
The Shofar Report is a call to defend democracy and Jewish safety. It is the Nexus Project’s answer to Project Esther, which weaponizes claims of antisemitism to undermine democratic institutions.
Nexus White Paper
The Nexus White Paper, Understanding Antisemitism at its Nexus with Israel and Zionism, serves as the foundation for the principles articulated in the Nexus Document and the Guide for Identifying Antisemitism in Debates About Israel.…
Testimonies and Events
Recordings and transcripts from our public events, online briefings, and congressional hearings.
Belonging in Question: A Conversation on Jewish Culture, Citizenship, and American Democracy
We were pleased to join up with P&T Knitwear to present this book talk on Lila Corwin Berman's new book, "Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship". Lila Corwin Berman is the…
The Unfinished Fight: 250 Years of American Democracy and Civil Rights
This event gathered leading voices to discuss what the next 250 years of American democracy could look like when we protect and strengthen our shared values. Speakers: Becca Israel, Justin Florence, Fatima Goss Graves, Idit…
The Dangerous Impact of Antisemitism and its Weaponization Jay Michaelson and Emily Tamkin
Author, journalist, and educator Jay Michaelson joins us in conversation with Emily Tamkin to discuss his recent pieces exploring the institutional failures of some legacy watchdog organizations, and the different ways people approach antisemitism on…
Congressional Resources
Materials and guides for congressional offices and policymakers tracking antisemitism-related legislation and issues.
The Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act (ARPA)
The Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act takes a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to combating antisemitism by investing in what actually works. Introduced by Representatives Nadler, DeLauro, Balint, and Frost, ARPA recognizes a core truth: democracy and…
Pro-Israel Money in Politics
This campaign season has many wrestling with how to talk about several tough issues without evoking antisemitic tropes. This series of issue briefs from the Nexus Project is designed to help ensure that complex issues…
U.S. Foreign Assistance to Israel
This issue brief explains why Israel aid is a particularly sensitive issue for many Americans, identifies policy considerations within the scope of legitimate discussion, flags warning signs for arguments reflecting antisemitic dynamics, and offers strategies…
Past Antisemitism Watchdog Newsletters
Archived issues of our weekly antisemitism watchdog newsletter.
Loyalty Tests, Litmus Tests, and the Line Between Criticism and Conspiracy
Election season is turning Israel and AIPAC into central campaign issues, and the rhetoric around them is testing everyone’s ability to hold two ideas at once. Criticism of AIPAC’s spending is legitimate politics. Claiming Jews…
A Jewish Lawmaker Was Run Out of the Trans March He Came to Support
Antisemitism keeps surfacing inside movements that believe they are incapable of it. This week it wore the language of liberation, and the test that matters stayed the same: not the politics of the speaker, but…
The Conspiracy Theories That Walk People Into Antisemitism
The conspiracy theories that recruit people into antisemitism rarely announce themselves as hate. They show up as history you were never taught, a war you have every right to question, a death that feels too…
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