AMCHA Initiative
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The AMCHA Initiative, founded in 2011, describes itself as 'dedicated to investigating, documenting, educating about, and combating antisemitism at institutions of higher education in America'.[1]. It includes 'demonizing Israel', 'delegitimizing Israel', 'applying double standards to Israel' and 'promoting boycott, divestment and sanctions' (BDS) against Israel as examples of anti-Semitism[2]
Activities
In September 2014, the group published a list of over 200 academics working in North American universities that it called 'anti-Israel Middle East Studies professors'.[3]
People
- Tammi Rossman-Benjamin - co-founder, University of California Santa Cruz Lecturer
- Leila Beckwith - co-founder, University of California Los Angeles Professor Emeritus
Notes
- ↑ Mission and Objectives, AMCHA Initiative, accessed 15 September 2014
- ↑ Identifying Antisemitic Activity, AMCHA Initiative, accessed 15 September 2014
- ↑ AMCHA publishes list of over 200 anti-Israel Middle East Studies Professors, AMCHA Initiative, accessed 15 September 2014
