Posts Tagged: BDS Israel
The Real Danger Facing the Jewish Community
To listen to some people, the greatest blight afflicting the Jewish community is a scourge of intolerance against dissent about Israel. The alleged...
Gaza Mythbusting: It’s Easier Than You Think
"The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic". I don't...
Presbyterian Church Fabricates Mandela Quote to Attack Israel
Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), during its June 30-July 7 biannual conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., fabricated a quote from former South African president Nelson...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Express “Love” for Israel Ahead of First Visit (VIDEO)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform in Israel later this year, for the first time in the close to 30 years that the band...
Israeli Publisher Calls Alice Walker’s Decision “Unfortunate”
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker's refusal to allow Yediot Books to publish The Color Purple in Hebrew was "an unfortunate position" because literature is...
Beating Israel’s Boycott Through Lawyer Education
Israeli foreign ministry officials have been training lawyers and jurists from around the world to confront legal claims against Israel, Israel Hayom reported. For...
Presbyterian Church Urged to Reject Divestment of Israel Resolution
More than 12,000 Jews signed a letter urging Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) General Assembly delegates to reject a resolution that asks for three...
Belgian University Slammed for Recognizing Israel Boycott Movement
The president of the Committee of the Coordination of Jewish Organizations in Belgium (CCOJB) denounced the Free University of Brussels (ULB) after it...
Time for Israel to Broaden the Conversation
Simply put, in order to improve Israel's overall global position, we must broaden the conversation beyond just "the conflict" and look at Israel...
Antisemitism & Its Antidotes, Part III
Part of the joy that comes with investigation and research is the intellectual ride. You've got your topic. You may even have a working hypothesis...
Writers Defy Criticism to Attend Jerusalem Festival
The third International Writers Festival in Jerusalem did not pass without controversy. The weeklong gathering, which closed May 18, drew authors from 12 different countries to...
Ten Reasons to Admire Israel
In the daily news coverage, as they say, if it doesn't bleed, it doesn't lead. The larger story of Israel, therefore, is rarely told. And the...
Zionists Do Not Boycott Israel
Despite being a weekly columnist, I feel compelled to respond to the Jerusalem Post editorial titled "Zionist Unity" (22/5/12). The editorial makes the outrageous claim ...
Antisemitism & Its Antidotes, Part II
This is part 2 of the "Antisemitism & its Antidotes" series. You can read part 1 here. Teaching can be the ultimate instructor. It is where...
