Kenneth Marcus

Protesters hold signs above their heads, one calling for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel and the other calling for Palestine to be free from the river to the sea.

Court tosses Israel lobby lawsuit against US scholars

Nora Barrows-Friedman 9 March 2023

Judge sides with defendants including Steven Salaita, dismisses lobby’s claim as wasteful. Read more about Court tosses Israel lobby lawsuit against US scholars

A discarded Israeli postal service bag sits in a recycling bin. Fuck is written above the word Israel, and Free Palestine is written on the top in red marker.

NYU student punished for writing "fuck" on Israeli mail bag

Nora Barrows-Friedman 27 January 2023

Arab student charged with “potential anti-Semitism” by writing on sack in trash bin. Read more about NYU student punished for writing "fuck" on Israeli mail bag

A group of protesters hold signs and Palestine flags. One banner reads We Will Not Be Silent in English and Arabic.

US Dept of Education rebuffs Israel lobby demands

Nora Barrows-Friedman 16 January 2023

Top civil rights office avoids weaponizing anti-Jewish bigotry – at least for now. Read more about US Dept of Education rebuffs Israel lobby demands

Cars are parked next to a tall building

Has an Israel lawfare group declared open season on US students?

Nora Barrows-Friedman 13 December 2022

Top US civil rights office stalls investigation into Palestinian student’s discrimination claim. Read more about Has an Israel lawfare group declared open season on US students?

Students walk through a gate

Israel lobby fabricates anti-Semitism crisis at Berkeley

Nora Barrows-Friedman 16 October 2022

Confidential American Jewish Committee memo acknowledges claims are “distorted.” Read more about Israel lobby fabricates anti-Semitism crisis at Berkeley

A man in a suit stands in front of US and Israeli flags

Democratic lawmaker smears anti-racist faculty at Rutgers University

Nora Barrows-Friedman 27 September 2021

Students for Justice in Palestine defend professors, demand safety from harassment. Read more about Democratic lawmaker smears anti-racist faculty at Rutgers University

Two women stand beside each other, one holding a placard reading "Free Palestine"

CNN attacks advocates of equal rights

Michael F. Brown 22 July 2021

Bella Hadid accused of “charged language” simply for defending Palestinian rights. Read more about CNN attacks advocates of equal rights

Protesters hold a banner.

Israel lobby spreads more lies about Palestine groups at NYU

Nora Barrows-Friedman 23 October 2020

State Department threatens to smear international rights groups as “anti-Semitic” for defending Palestinian rights. Read more about Israel lobby spreads more lies about Palestine groups at NYU

Cover of Enforcing Silence book

How universities serve as outposts of Israeli colonial control

Josh Ruebner 11 August 2020

Academic freedom arguments to protect speech on Palestine are insufficient. Read more about How universities serve as outposts of Israeli colonial control

Man in suit smiles

Israel lobby's Kenneth Marcus resigns as Trump's civil rights enforcer

Nora Barrows-Friedman 10 July 2020

New University of California president long courted by Israel advocacy groups. Read more about Israel lobby's Kenneth Marcus resigns as Trump's civil rights enforcer