Anti-Israel Activists Defend Biden State Dept. Nominee

Uzra Zeya contributed to book on influence of 'Israel Lobby'

Alana Goodman
February 24, 2021 5:00 AM

An anti-Israel publishing group is defending its former employee, a current top Biden nominee, for contributing to its book on the nefarious influence of "Jewish Power" over U.S. Middle East policy, following a report by the Washington Free Beacon last week.

Report: Anti-Israel Activist Heading to Biden State Dept

Matt Duss, central to the anti-Israel movement, may be headed to Foggy Bottom

Adam Kredo
February 4, 2021 5:05 PM

The State Department is reportedly set to hire a top aide for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) who has a lengthy history of anti-Israel activism and played a key role at the left-wing blog ThinkProgress when an anti-Semitism scandal rocked the publication.

Report: Campus Anti-Semitism Skyrockets Even as Coronavirus Forces Remote Learning

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee anti-Semitism

Adam Kredo
February 4, 2021 4:59 AM

Anti-Semitic incidents on American college campuses are rising at "alarming rates" and have migrated to online spaces as students have moved to remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

NBC’s Dilanian Stands By Story Network Retracted Amid Accusations of Anti-Semitism

'The story is accurate and was published by NBC News after our normal editing and vetting process', Dilanian tells the Washington Free Beacon

Matthew Foldi
January 28, 2021 5:22 PM

NBC News retracted a piece that questioned whether a Biden appointee's financial contributions to pro-Israel advocacy group AIPAC disqualified her from serving on the White House National Security Council (NSC).

Biden Taps Anti-Israel BDS Activist for Top White House Intel Job

Adam Kredo
January 27, 2021 3:40 PM

The Biden administration is tapping for a top intelligence post a Palestinian-American who spent years at the forefront of efforts to boycott Israel and danced in front of a banner calling Israel an apartheid state.

Florida State Student Government to Vote on BDS Resolution

Chrissy Clark
January 20, 2021 4:55 PM

Florida State University's student government will vote next week on a resolution to divest from Israel.

Describing Jews as ‘Privileged,’ Ethnic Studies Curriculum Sparks Backlash

California Department of Education curriculum will lay the groundwork for a required ethnic studies class

Matthew Foldi and Adam Kredo
January 20, 2021 3:17 PM

The latest draft of a state-mandated public school curriculum is generating concerns among Jewish groups, who say California’s proposed ethnic studies agenda raises troubling questions about the treatment of Jews compared with other minorities.

UC Merced Professor Won’t Teach Spring Semester After Anti-Semitic Tweets Exposed

Adam Kredo
January 19, 2021 1:00 PM

A University of California Merced professor who came under fire for anti-Semitic tweets earlier this year will not teach during the school’s spring semester, sources confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon.

State Department Cuts Ties With Islamic Charity Over Anti-Semitism

Adam Kredo
January 18, 2021 5:50 PM

The State Department has cut ties with Islamic Relief Worldwide, an international charity that the United States accuses of spreading anti-Semitism. The public accusations represent a wholesale shift in how the United States approaches a global charity that was, until recently, an official partner of the American government and raked in hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars.

Biden Pick For Civil Rights Chief Promoted Racism and Anti-Semitism at Harvard

Kevin Daley
January 12, 2021 5:23 PM

Kristen Clarke, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, advanced pseudoscientific theories of black racial superiority and organized an event with a notorious anti-Semite as a student at Harvard University.