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Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism. The ‘Shofar Report’ is a liberal response.
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This just in: Today, we’re releasing our response to the weaponization of antisemitism by the Trump administration and Project Esther.
The Shofar Report is a new blueprint for combating antisemitism while defending democracy.
The Shofar Report is a new blueprint for combating antisemitism while defending democracy.
The U.S. attack on Venezuela has led to a surge in antisemitic rhetoric online, as we’ve seen waves of antisemitism after most major news stories for years.
What separates this is not the occurrence, but the incredibly high engagement we're seeing online. Take this post with nearly 2 million views:
What separates this is not the occurrence, but the incredibly high engagement we're seeing online. Take this post with nearly 2 million views:
January 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
The U.S. attack on Venezuela has led to a surge in antisemitic rhetoric online, as we’ve seen waves of antisemitism after most major news stories for years.
What separates this is not the occurrence, but the incredibly high engagement we're seeing online. Take this post with nearly 2 million views:
What separates this is not the occurrence, but the incredibly high engagement we're seeing online. Take this post with nearly 2 million views:
"Here I am, once again, explaining why codifying a contested definition into law was always a bad idea—not because antisemitism isn’t real, but because there isn’t consensus on a single definition, and the definition some groups keep trying to enshrine has serious problems." @sikevin99.bsky.social
The Blogs: Here We Go Again: Why We’re Still Fighting about Antisemitism Definitions
From the blog of Kevin Rachlin at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
"Here I am, once again, explaining why codifying a contested definition into law was always a bad idea—not because antisemitism isn’t real, but because there isn’t consensus on a single definition, and the definition some groups keep trying to enshrine has serious problems." @sikevin99.bsky.social
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NYC is about to have the same #IHRA fight we've been having for years. There are proven ways to protect Jewish communities without relitigating the same argument. Here's why we need to move on. blogs.timesofisrael.com/here-we-go-a... #antisemitism @nexusproject.bsky.social
The Blogs: Here We Go Again: Why We’re Still Fighting about Antisemitism Definitions
From the blog of Kevin Rachlin at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
NYC is about to have the same #IHRA fight we've been having for years. There are proven ways to protect Jewish communities without relitigating the same argument. Here's why we need to move on. blogs.timesofisrael.com/here-we-go-a... #antisemitism @nexusproject.bsky.social
This will get less attention than Tucker Carlson's interview with Fuentes. It shouldn't.
This week, Carlson hosted Ian Carroll, a conspiracy theorist who has blamed Jews for 9/11, spread claims of Jewish control over gov't and media, and promoted the "Khazar" myth to delegitimize Jewish identity.
This week, Carlson hosted Ian Carroll, a conspiracy theorist who has blamed Jews for 9/11, spread claims of Jewish control over gov't and media, and promoted the "Khazar" myth to delegitimize Jewish identity.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
This will get less attention than Tucker Carlson's interview with Fuentes. It shouldn't.
This week, Carlson hosted Ian Carroll, a conspiracy theorist who has blamed Jews for 9/11, spread claims of Jewish control over gov't and media, and promoted the "Khazar" myth to delegitimize Jewish identity.
This week, Carlson hosted Ian Carroll, a conspiracy theorist who has blamed Jews for 9/11, spread claims of Jewish control over gov't and media, and promoted the "Khazar" myth to delegitimize Jewish identity.
We appreciate that Mayor Mamdani has expressed a clear commitment to engaging a wide range of Jewish voices in the fight against antisemitism and hate, and that the city will continue to operate an Office to Combat Antisemitism.
Mamdani revokes nine Eric Adams executive orders issued after his corruption indictment
In one of his first acts as mayor, Zohran Mamdani revoked nine executive orders his predecessor, Eric Adams, issued after the date of his federal corruption indictment, on issues from antisemitism …
www.nydailynews.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
We appreciate that Mayor Mamdani has expressed a clear commitment to engaging a wide range of Jewish voices in the fight against antisemitism and hate, and that the city will continue to operate an Office to Combat Antisemitism.
A thought-provoking read by Nexus Task Force member and UC Davis historian of 19th- and 20th-century Jewish history in East Central Europe, Professor Joshua Shanes.
The Country’s Self-Appointed Antisemitism Watchdog Is Ignoring Its Biggest Source of Antisemitism
Calling for Palestinian equality is not antisemitism, no matter what the ADL says.
slate.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:51 PM
A thought-provoking read by Nexus Task Force member and UC Davis historian of 19th- and 20th-century Jewish history in East Central Europe, Professor Joshua Shanes.
Cutting cancer research is bad for Jews 👏
The Nexus Project's @sikevin99.bsky.social spoke with @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social about the dangers of Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther and why cutting cancer research is antithetical to Jewish safety.
The Nexus Project's @sikevin99.bsky.social spoke with @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social about the dangers of Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther and why cutting cancer research is antithetical to Jewish safety.
December 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Cutting cancer research is bad for Jews 👏
The Nexus Project's @sikevin99.bsky.social spoke with @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social about the dangers of Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther and why cutting cancer research is antithetical to Jewish safety.
The Nexus Project's @sikevin99.bsky.social spoke with @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social about the dangers of Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther and why cutting cancer research is antithetical to Jewish safety.
Thank you to Doug Emhoff for the clarity. There is no contradiction between protecting Jews and defending free speech.
Fmr. Second Gentleman on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's stance on Israel
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thank you to Doug Emhoff for the clarity. There is no contradiction between protecting Jews and defending free speech.
Ambassador Susan Rice, the only person in U.S. history to serve in the White House as both National Security Advisor and Domestic Policy Advisor, unpacks the Trump administration's weaponization of #antisemitism.
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ambassador Susan Rice, the only person in U.S. history to serve in the White House as both National Security Advisor and Domestic Policy Advisor, unpacks the Trump administration's weaponization of #antisemitism.
Jewish Americans are not a monolith.
...But most of us can agree the last two people we want sharing their views on antisemitism are Tucker Carlson and Matt Gaetz
...But most of us can agree the last two people we want sharing their views on antisemitism are Tucker Carlson and Matt Gaetz
December 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Jewish Americans are not a monolith.
...But most of us can agree the last two people we want sharing their views on antisemitism are Tucker Carlson and Matt Gaetz
...But most of us can agree the last two people we want sharing their views on antisemitism are Tucker Carlson and Matt Gaetz
THREAD: While Jews mourn the deadliest antisemitic attack in Australian history, disinformation and justification narratives are spreading on the left, and progressive silence is enabling it.
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
THREAD: While Jews mourn the deadliest antisemitic attack in Australian history, disinformation and justification narratives are spreading on the left, and progressive silence is enabling it.
Since they’ll keep pushing this false narrative, we’ll keep pushing back: the idea that one Jewish philanthropist is puppeteering a party or cause or the country is antisemitic and a threat to our pluralistic democracy.
December 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Since they’ll keep pushing this false narrative, we’ll keep pushing back: the idea that one Jewish philanthropist is puppeteering a party or cause or the country is antisemitic and a threat to our pluralistic democracy.
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My kneejerk was "OH NO THIS IS GONNA VIOLATE FREE SPEECH" but then I actually read it and this is objectively good.
It reopens a bunch of Civil Rights Offices, creates a national center for reporting hate crimes, preserves free speech re: Israel, and counters Trump's exploitation of antisemitism.
It reopens a bunch of Civil Rights Offices, creates a national center for reporting hate crimes, preserves free speech re: Israel, and counters Trump's exploitation of antisemitism.
We hope all Members of Congress will support this legislation:
Nadler, DeLauro, Balint, Frost Introduce Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act
nadler.house.gov
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
My kneejerk was "OH NO THIS IS GONNA VIOLATE FREE SPEECH" but then I actually read it and this is objectively good.
It reopens a bunch of Civil Rights Offices, creates a national center for reporting hate crimes, preserves free speech re: Israel, and counters Trump's exploitation of antisemitism.
It reopens a bunch of Civil Rights Offices, creates a national center for reporting hate crimes, preserves free speech re: Israel, and counters Trump's exploitation of antisemitism.
“'This bill reflects what the Nexus Project has long championed: that democracy and Jewish safety are inseparable,' said Jonathan Jacoby, the Nexus Project’s president and national director."
4 House Democrats introduce bill that would enact progressive vision for fighting antisemitism - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The bill would fully fund the Office of Civil Rights and create a national antisemitism coordinator position.
www.jta.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“'This bill reflects what the Nexus Project has long championed: that democracy and Jewish safety are inseparable,' said Jonathan Jacoby, the Nexus Project’s president and national director."
BREAKING: In the wake of the horrific antisemitic attack in Sydney killing 15 Jews, the Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act was introduced in Congress today by Reps. @nadler.house.gov, @delauro.house.gov, @frost.house.gov, and @balint.house.gov.
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
BREAKING: In the wake of the horrific antisemitic attack in Sydney killing 15 Jews, the Antisemitism Response and Prevention Act was introduced in Congress today by Reps. @nadler.house.gov, @delauro.house.gov, @frost.house.gov, and @balint.house.gov.
@schumer.senate.gov on the Coast Guard downgrading swastikas to "potentially divisive": "It's a 'stand back and stand by' in the form of an office memo."
December 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
@schumer.senate.gov on the Coast Guard downgrading swastikas to "potentially divisive": "It's a 'stand back and stand by' in the form of an office memo."
This is a serious cause for concern.
Anyone who cares about Jewish safety should speak out.
By re-classifying swastikas as "potentially divisive," the Coast Guard and the U.S. government are sending a message to neo-Nazis and white nationalists that Jew hate and racism are acceptable.
Anyone who cares about Jewish safety should speak out.
By re-classifying swastikas as "potentially divisive," the Coast Guard and the U.S. government are sending a message to neo-Nazis and white nationalists that Jew hate and racism are acceptable.
Coast Guard enacts policy calling swastikas, nooses ‘potentially divisive’
The Coast Guard’s workplace harassment manual that downgrades the definition of swastikas and nooses quietly went into effect this week.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This is a serious cause for concern.
Anyone who cares about Jewish safety should speak out.
By re-classifying swastikas as "potentially divisive," the Coast Guard and the U.S. government are sending a message to neo-Nazis and white nationalists that Jew hate and racism are acceptable.
Anyone who cares about Jewish safety should speak out.
By re-classifying swastikas as "potentially divisive," the Coast Guard and the U.S. government are sending a message to neo-Nazis and white nationalists that Jew hate and racism are acceptable.
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Denouncing the heinous racism of Randy Fine should be the bare minimum we can expect of American Jewish institutions. This does nothing to make Jews safer and divides us when we need solidarity more than ever.
This is inflammatory, racist, Islamophobic, and contemptible. It is also the height of irony to push out this screed in the name of Jewish safety, given that we have repeatedly seen how interconnected antisemitism and xenophobia are.
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Denouncing the heinous racism of Randy Fine should be the bare minimum we can expect of American Jewish institutions. This does nothing to make Jews safer and divides us when we need solidarity more than ever.
This is inflammatory, racist, Islamophobic, and contemptible. It is also the height of irony to push out this screed in the name of Jewish safety, given that we have repeatedly seen how interconnected antisemitism and xenophobia are.
December 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is inflammatory, racist, Islamophobic, and contemptible. It is also the height of irony to push out this screed in the name of Jewish safety, given that we have repeatedly seen how interconnected antisemitism and xenophobia are.
Nope, Mr. Vice President. We're not falling for this trap.
Stop trying to pit Jews against immigrants and other communities. We see through this strategy. And we recognize this for what it is: weaponizing antisemitism.
Instead, try starting with the antisemitism within your own administration.
Stop trying to pit Jews against immigrants and other communities. We see through this strategy. And we recognize this for what it is: weaponizing antisemitism.
Instead, try starting with the antisemitism within your own administration.
December 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Nope, Mr. Vice President. We're not falling for this trap.
Stop trying to pit Jews against immigrants and other communities. We see through this strategy. And we recognize this for what it is: weaponizing antisemitism.
Instead, try starting with the antisemitism within your own administration.
Stop trying to pit Jews against immigrants and other communities. We see through this strategy. And we recognize this for what it is: weaponizing antisemitism.
Instead, try starting with the antisemitism within your own administration.
This is outrageous anti-Muslim hate.
It's disgraceful and alarming that a U.S. Senator thinks it's ok to spread this noxious bigotry, which endangers Muslims and undermines democracy.
Responding to violence against Jewish people with hatred towards Muslims does nothing to keep us safe.
It's disgraceful and alarming that a U.S. Senator thinks it's ok to spread this noxious bigotry, which endangers Muslims and undermines democracy.
Responding to violence against Jewish people with hatred towards Muslims does nothing to keep us safe.
December 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is outrageous anti-Muslim hate.
It's disgraceful and alarming that a U.S. Senator thinks it's ok to spread this noxious bigotry, which endangers Muslims and undermines democracy.
Responding to violence against Jewish people with hatred towards Muslims does nothing to keep us safe.
It's disgraceful and alarming that a U.S. Senator thinks it's ok to spread this noxious bigotry, which endangers Muslims and undermines democracy.
Responding to violence against Jewish people with hatred towards Muslims does nothing to keep us safe.
"...light is born from the midst of the deepest, most impenetrable darkness. That has always been true, and it is today, too." -Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social, @weareikar.bsky.social
Opinion | The Humanity Amid the Horror at Bondi Beach
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"...light is born from the midst of the deepest, most impenetrable darkness. That has always been true, and it is today, too." -Rabbi @sharonbrous.bsky.social, @weareikar.bsky.social
We are heartbroken by the horrific terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
Hanukkah commemorates the Jewish people's resilience and their right to exist, worship, and live openly as Jews. The perpetrators of this attack sought to extinguish that light and terrorize Jewish communities worldwide.
Hanukkah commemorates the Jewish people's resilience and their right to exist, worship, and live openly as Jews. The perpetrators of this attack sought to extinguish that light and terrorize Jewish communities worldwide.
December 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We are heartbroken by the horrific terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
Hanukkah commemorates the Jewish people's resilience and their right to exist, worship, and live openly as Jews. The perpetrators of this attack sought to extinguish that light and terrorize Jewish communities worldwide.
Hanukkah commemorates the Jewish people's resilience and their right to exist, worship, and live openly as Jews. The perpetrators of this attack sought to extinguish that light and terrorize Jewish communities worldwide.
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Thank you for taking a stand. As Jews, we can't tolerate this type of racism from the people who claim to represent us.
Here is Congressman Randy Fine explicitly calling for the genocide of Muslims.
This is abhorrent. We are disgusted by Congressman Fine's persistent and rampant anti-Muslim racism and call on all American Jewish leaders to speak out.
This is abhorrent. We are disgusted by Congressman Fine's persistent and rampant anti-Muslim racism and call on all American Jewish leaders to speak out.
December 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Thank you for taking a stand. As Jews, we can't tolerate this type of racism from the people who claim to represent us.
Here is Congressman Randy Fine explicitly calling for the genocide of Muslims.
This is abhorrent. We are disgusted by Congressman Fine's persistent and rampant anti-Muslim racism and call on all American Jewish leaders to speak out.
This is abhorrent. We are disgusted by Congressman Fine's persistent and rampant anti-Muslim racism and call on all American Jewish leaders to speak out.
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Here is Congressman Randy Fine explicitly calling for the genocide of Muslims.
This is abhorrent. We are disgusted by Congressman Fine's persistent and rampant anti-Muslim racism and call on all American Jewish leaders to speak out.
This is abhorrent. We are disgusted by Congressman Fine's persistent and rampant anti-Muslim racism and call on all American Jewish leaders to speak out.