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American Historical Association rejects anti-Israel Resolutions

LEGAL INSURRECTION by William A Jacobson January 4, 2015 At the American Historical Association annual meeting in New York City, an anti-Israel group called Historians Against the War sought to present two anti-Israel resolutions (here and here). Neither resolution called … Continue reading

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U. Chicago defeats anti-Israel academic boycott one drop of water at a time

LEGAL INSURRECTION by William A. Jacobson January 2, 2015 When talking about the obsessive-compulsive haters of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement, it’s easy to focus on opposing what they do. In fact, this weekend at the American Historical … Continue reading

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Rinsing Israel Out of Europe: The Zionistfrei Movement

WALL STREET JOURNAL By Brendan O’Neill December 9, 2014 ….The Zionistfrei movement isn’t really about effecting any change in the Middle East. As Leicester Councillor Mohammed Dawood admits, Israel is hardly going to be “trembling in its shoes” over the … Continue reading

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Partners in protest: The anti-Israel, cop-bash link

NEW YORK POST by William Jacobson December 26, 2014 One of the great under-told stories of the anti-police turmoil after the Michael Brown and Eric Garner grand-jury decisions is the instigating role played by anti-Israel activists. What, you ask, does anti-Israel … Continue reading

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The Only Anti-BDS Speech You’ll Ever Need

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Zach Scheinerman December 19, 2014 Next semester, more BDS resolutions are likely to surface on American college campuses. Pro-Israel students may be called upon to speak out against them. I encourage any student facing BDS at … Continue reading

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Fighting the Global Anti-Israel Atmosphere [AUDIO]

VOICE OF ISRAEL December 24, 2014 CLICK FOR AUDIO Influential author, columnist, TV host, and lecturer, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach joins Yishai Fleisher in-studio to talk about the existential danger of the global anti-Israel zeitgeist, including his recent experience with anti-Jewish … Continue reading

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An Ominous Boycott of Jewish Businesses in New York City

NEW YORK OBSERVER by Shmuley Boteach December 22, 2014 I saw a nasty thing walking with my children in New York City on the Sabbath……But this one was not outside an Israeli Consulate or Embassy. It was outside a commercial, … Continue reading

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New Play Explores the ‘Arrogance’ of American Jews Critical of Israel, Playwright Says

ALGEMEINER by Shiryn Ghermezian December 18, 2014 In his new play Mr. Goldberg Goes to Tel Aviv, playwright Oren Safdie [son of famed Israeli architect Moshe Safdie] tackles an issue that he has a major concern with: the relationship between Israelis … Continue reading

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Open Hillel Outed as ‘Vessel for BDS Agenda’ by Former Campus Co-ordinator

ALGEMEINER by Ben Cohen December 8, 2014 Back in October, Holly Bicerano, a Jewish student at Boston University, penned an article for the Times of Israel entitled “Why Hillel Should Welcome Anti-Zionists and BDS Backers.” Extolling the virtues of a … Continue reading

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‘Open Hillel’ Is a Much Bigger Problem Than You Think

THE TOWER by Aidan Pink November 2014 A new movement started by college students seeks to dramatically disrupt Jewish activities on campuses. How the community responds will have a large impact on the future of American Jewish life. READ MORE

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