The Nexus Task Force, a group of academics and liberal Jewish political leaders and philanthropists, that had been lobbying President Joe Biden since shortly before he was elected president to avoid “turning antisemitism into a partisan issue.”
Kevin Rachlin is stepping down as one of J Street’s top lobbyists to lead the new Nexus Washington office.The Nexus Leadership Project will seek to influence policymakers more than the general public, and is positioned to the left of the Jewish establishment, which has been increasingly adamant that harsh criticism of Israel is antisemitic.
Jonathan Jacoby, who has overseen the task force and will serve as director of the new Nexus organization, has said that the group’s definition is meant to serve as a complement, not rival, to the IHRA definition.