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Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released a report detailing widespread antisemitism and leadership failures at the American Psychological Association (APA), the nation's leading professional organization representing psychologists.
 
The report reveals how radical activist-academics have co-opted the APA to push political ideology, demonize Israel, and minimize Hamas terrorism, while association leaders have appeased those promoting antisemitism and dismissed concerns raised by Jewish psychologists.
 
Chairman Walberg said: “For an organization dedicated to understanding human behavior, the APA has done a remarkable job of ignoring prejudice within its own ranks. Its leaders have allowed antisemitism to fester and radical activists to turn a respected scientific institution into a platform for political agendas, while Jewish psychologists are ignored and ostracized. The APA has a credibility problem, and its leadership has no one to blame but itself.”
 
Key findings from the report include:

• APA leaders caved to pressure to whitewash Hamas' October 7 terrorist attacks. Internal emails reveal that APA leaders consulted an anti-Israel affiliate group that demanded the association remove references to terrorism from its October 7 statement. The APA complied, issuing a statement that failed to mention terrorism.
  
  
• APA leadership mocked and dismissed Jewish psychologists sounding the alarm on antisemitism. When a Jewish psychologist raised concerns about antisemitism, the APA's then-chief diversity officer responded internally, “Sigh!” Another senior official complained about “the Jews who are so angry at us,” accusing them of “feeding hatred” by speaking out against the association.
  
  
• APA officials appeased radical activists who gutted protections against antisemitism and accused Jews of having white privilege. The APA adopted a watered-down antisemitism resolution over the objections of a group of Jewish psychologists advising its board. Meanwhile, opponents of recognizing a Jewish ethnic psychological association argued that Jews benefit from “white privilege” and do not face the same discrimination as other minority groups. 

The Committee launched its investigation in December 2025 amid mounting concerns about antisemitism within the APA. The findings raise serious questions about the association's ability to uphold professional standards while failing to address discrimination within its own ranks.

The report also comes as the Department of Education's accreditation advisory committee has recommended a one-year suspension of the APA's recognition.

Read the full report HERE.