Tag Archives: BDS

University of Illinois professor takes on BDS movement in new book

THE NEWS-GAZETTE by Jim Dey October 26, 2014 University of Illinois Professor Cary Nelson doesn’t shy away from a fight. Some suggest he looks for them. If so, there he goes again. The 68-year-old professor emeritus, whose specialty is modern … Continue reading

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Open Hillel welcomes BDS, anti-Israel voices

JTA by Batya Ungar-Sargon October 14, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (JTA) — Harvard senior Rachel Sandalow-Ash scanned the exuberant crowd that packed a campus auditorium on Saturday night. “Wow,” she said, speaking to an audience of some 350 composed primarily of … Continue reading

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EU Prepares to Impose Crushing Sanctions on Israel

BREITBART by Thomas Rose October 8, 2014 Even as details of the latest ISIS plot to behead innocents on the streets of London emerges, the machinery of the European Union’s massive bureaucracy is well along its plan to impose crippling economic … Continue reading

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Sunny With Light Missile Cover Here in Tel Aviv

PJ MEDIA by David P. Goldman July 10, 2014 Sunny with light missile cover in Tel Aviv this morning. I awoke to muffled thuds in the distance, Iron Dome shooting down Syrian-made missiles launched from Gaza, according to news reports. … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to the Leadership of the Presbyterian Church

STANDWITHUS BLOG Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch Senior Rabbi, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, New York City June 23, 2014 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Faith: …..Our friendship has been ruptured not because we may disagree on any specific policy of the government … Continue reading

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There is justice….Efforts to demonize Israel have cost Royal Institute of British Architects £100k

BUILDING DESIGN ONLINE / UK by Elizabeth Hopkirk June 26, 2014 Venue bookings and donations cancelled as fallout from row continues The RIBA’s vote to suspend the Israeli architects’ union has cost it £100,000 in lost bookings and donations, it … Continue reading

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The Presbyterian Church and the Ku Klux Klan

ALGEMEINER by Kenneth Marcus June 24, 2014 At their General Assembly on Friday, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted to divest from three companies that supply Israel with equipment used in the West Bank and in the blockade of Gaza. Enemies … Continue reading

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Presbyterian Church votes in favor of divestment

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Rebecca Shimoni Stoil June 21, 2014 Jewish leaders condemn vote pulling funds from 3 firms — Caterpillar, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard — deemed profiting from Israeli occupation In a move that a number of Jewish leaders warned … Continue reading

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The BDS Bullies Take Over

MINDING THE CAMPUS by Hen Mazzig, StandWithUs May 26, 2014 Over the past year, I’ve been invited to speak at over 150 college campuses around the U.S. about my experiences as a commander in the Israeli Defense Forces. I’ve spoken … Continue reading

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BDS, DePaul University and Hypocrisy

ARUTZ SHEVA Professor (Emer.) Abraham H. Miller May 31, 2014 After months of campaigning, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement at Chicago’s DePaul University held a referendum on the issue. Only a small fraction of DePaul students actually voted and the … Continue reading

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