Project Esther

American conservative project against pro-Palestinian protests and alleged antisemitism Project Esther is a project of The Heritage Foundation , a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. , that aims to suppress pro-Palestinian protests and what it classifies as antisemitism . The effort has received support from several evangelical Christian organizations but no major Jewish ones. According to The New York Times , Slate , Haaretz , The Forward , and Jewish Insider , Project Esther does not address right-wing antisemitism. It has also been criticized for incorporating antisemitic tropes into its rhetoric. Project Esther broadly labels criticism of Israel as terrorism and calls for targeting universities, students, and American progressive politics and politicians. Politico described Project Esther as "a lesser-known blueprint from the same creators of Project 2025 ." In May 2025, The New York Times found that the second Trump administration had called for or acted upon more than half of Project Esther's proposals. The named reference J.M. Baker 05182025 was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). "Trump's pro-Palestinian activism crackdown closely mirrors a plan from the creators of Project 2025" .