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Rosanne Barr to attend anti-BDS conference in Jerusalem
by Itamar Eichner
February 26, 2016

The Jewish-American comedienne, known for her big mouth, is to arrive in Israel. Instead of jokes, she’ll be dealing with a much more serious issue: Barr is expected to join the Yedioth Ahronoth conference against BDS after a two-week-long tour around the country…I am proud to stand with Israel during the week of Purim, Roseanne Barr said Thursday night, this is the holiday where Esther mobilized the Jewish community, and because of her strong and unifying stance, she succeeded in overturning the brutal decree to destroy us. The Jewish-American actress is coming to Israel with her mother at the invitation of the pro-Israel advocacy organization StandWithUS, which is involved with PR efforts on college campuses across the United States and in the fight against the BDS movement. READ MORE