Rachel O'Donoghue
ARTICLES BY: Rachel O'Donoghue
Forbes Labels Hamas Merely a ‘Political Group’ in Fact-Omitting Piece About Gaza Woman
It started out as a series of articles in Forbes about Israeli and Palestinian women, and their efforts to “promote equality and coexistence between both...
CNN Downplays Wave of Palestinian Terrorism with Bizarre Comparison to ‘Attacks by Jewish Settlers’
An Israeli security guard was left seriously injured on Monday when a Palestinian driver rammed his vehicle into a West Bank checkpoint. The perpetrator, identified as...
‘Israeli Apartheid’: University of Toronto’s Kosher Food Row Exposes Acceptance of BDS on Campus
Last month, the University of Toronto’s student union was embroiled in a scandal over its kosher food dining options. The row started when the college’s Scarborough...
Who’s Really Stopping a Palestinian State? Let’s Look at the Facts
In a recent piece for The Guardian, opinion columnist Owen Jones expresses his ire about a speech given by the UK Labour Party leader, Keir...
Israeli Archaeological Treasures Align with Hebrew Bible Accounts
Nothing helps us better understand the lives of the people who have lived in Israel than the archaeological artifacts that are dug up here. The...
South African Press Wages Anti-Israel Smear Campaign Over Miss Universe Pageant
The whipped-up controversy over the upcoming Miss Universe beauty pageant being held in Israel took another turn this week, when the South African government announced it...
The Real ‘Pinkwashing’ Is Done by Palestinians
British arts and culture magazine Dazed has run a gushing piece about an upcoming movie festival, "Queer Cinema for Palestine" (QCP), which will reportedly celebrate...
UK Paper: IHRA Antisemitism Definition ‘Silences Palestinians’
In an opinion piece for The Guardian, a group of “Palestinian university students from campuses across Australia” have warned that adopting the IHRA definition of...
Glossing Over Arab Violence Against Israelis: Forbes Omits Key Facts and Crucial Context
The traditionally business-oriented publication Forbes has been running a series of articles that highlight the efforts of a handful of Israeli and Palestinian women who...
Free Speech for Me, Not for Thee: Ilhan Omar Calls for Newspaper Censorship Over Critical Op-Ed
US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has been an outspoken proponent of the constitutionally-protected right of free speech when it comes to criticizing Israel. In 2019, for...
‘Bring Down the State of Israel’: Media Outlets Obscure BDS Campaign’s True Goal in Sally Rooney Boycott Coverage
The debate over Irish author Sally Rooney’s severing of ties with an Israeli publisher in line with her support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions...
Beautiful World, Where Are You? Best-Selling Author’s Israel Boycott Is Hypocritical and Antisemitic
Sally Rooney is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in the literary scene right now. The 30-year-old Irish author’s 2017 debut novel, "Conversations With Friends," was...
The Intercept Offers Impassioned Defense of Instructor Who Called Israel Supporters ‘Zionist Dirtbags’
Kylie Broderick is a Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina (UNC)’s History Department, and teaches a class to undergraduates called “The Conflict Over...
Major Media Outlets Mute as US States Divest From Unilever Over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott
The decision taken in July by the independent board of Ben & Jerry’s to end sales in disputed territories in Israel sparked a media field day....
