The report, titled \u201cAntisemitism at the American Psychological Association,\u201d says that APA leadership systematically appeased anti-Israel affiliate groups while ignoring, dismissing, or mocking Jewish members who raised concerns.<\/p>\n
The findings highlight internal deliberations surrounding the APA\u2019s public statement following the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel. According to internal communications, APA leaders consulted with an affiliate group, the American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy), whose leaders urged the association to remove references to terrorism. Incoming AMENA-Psy leadership argued that \u201cterrorist attacks need to change\u201d and claimed the term was \u201cone-sided and overused with Arabs,\u201d while an internal APA draft attempted to equate Hamas<\/a> attacks with Israeli military responses.<\/p>\n The final public statement released by the APA omitted any mention of terrorism.<\/p>\n Concerns from Jewish members were dismissed<\/p>\n The report also detailed internal emails written by senior APA figures in the weeks after the attack. Internal messages revealed that 2024 APA President Cynthia de las Fuentes compared Hamas\u2019s attack on Israelis to the murder of George Floyd, writing that police officers are equivalent to \u201cbelievers of \u2018by any means necessary\u2019 in achieving the goals of Zionism, similar to other terrorist groups\u2019 missions,\u201d while claiming \u201cGeorge Floyd is representative of Gazans.\u201d<\/p>\n Further internal records documented leadership\u2019s handling of complaints. When Jewish psychologists wrote to the association expressing distress over rising antisemitism, the APA\u2019s chief diversity officer internally responded, \u201cSigh!\u201d while another senior official complained about \u201cthe Jews who are so angry at us,\u201d accusing them of \u201cfeeding hatred\u201d by raising concerns publicly. The report noted that the APA declined to complete an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) survey regarding antisemitism, with staff claiming the questionnaire was \u201cclearly aimed at finding fault\u201d with the association.<\/p>\n Across governance and professional standards, the committee found that anti-Zionist members successfully altered the APA\u2019s resolution on antisemitism in February 2026. The Council of Representatives voted 127-37 to adopt a revised resolution that introduced clauses regarding the \u201cweaponization of antisemitism\u201d and relied on the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism over the objections of an internal Jewish advisory group.<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/690865.jpeg\"\/)
An illustrative image of a man in therapy. (credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)<\/p>\n