Backlash Defense Overview

Standing for Palestinian lives, land, and liberation is not antisemitic. It’s part of the fight against racism.

To be anti-racist one must also be anti-Zionist In 2023, the long-term lobbying efforts of Zionist organizations resulted in a U.S. House of Representatives resolution declaring that anti-Zionism means the same thing as antisemitism. Across the US, elected officials, government agencies, companies, universities, and other institutions increasingly use accusations of antisemitism to punish and vilify ...

IJAN Bay Area Urges SF Board of Supervisors to Adopt Pro-Ceasefire Resolution

IJAN Bay Area is strongly supportive of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' ceasefire resolution, which will be put to a vote this Tuesday, January 9th. In advance of Tuesday's decision, and in collaboration with Jewish Voice for Peace, Bay Area, and other Jewish organizations, IJAN has distributed a petition urging SF's city supervisors to ...

SIGN THE PETITION: JCRC Bay Area Doesn’t Speak for Me

The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) has a known track record of not only attacking communities of color in the Bay Area but targeting teachers, school districts, non-profits, educational initiatives, and city councils. JCRC-BA promotes the silencing of people and organizations that speak up for Palestinian freedom and human rights. It does so by wielding ...