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Is Rockefeller Brothers Fund Consciously Helping to Delegitimize Israel?

ALGEMEINER by Ben Cohen, JNS May 26, 2014 The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) is one of the more august grant-making institutions in the United States. Founded in 1940 by the sons of legendary oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller—America’s first billionaire, … Continue reading

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Not Everybody Loves a Parade, Marching for and against Israel.

THE WEEKLY STANDARD By Kate Havard June 2, 2014 NEW YORK – On a cold wet day in April, a small crowd of protesters stood outside the United Jewish Appeal-Federation headquarters in New York to oppose the inclusion of anti-Israel … Continue reading

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DePaul Referendum: Intimidation Up Close and Personal, an eyewitness account

STANDWITHUS BLOG by Janet Cohen May 27, 2014 As a mother of recently graduated college students, I wanted to see for myself what the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) looked like. So I went to DePaul University, Chicago, on … Continue reading

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BDS Movement to Boycott Billionaire George Soros for Investing in SodaStream, what goes around comes around

THE TOWER May 22, 2014 Yesterday the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement called for a boycott of billionaire investor and activist George Soros. The statement appearing at the BDS Movement website began: The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in … Continue reading

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UCLA Chancellor, UC President Condemn Anti-Israel Pledge

JNS.ORG May 19, 2014 The heads of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California (UC) statewide system issued dual statements condemning a recent pledge organized by several anti-Israel student groups, including Students for Justice in … Continue reading

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Ethics, Geopolitics, and Architecture

ARCHITECT MAGAZINE May 15, 2014 By Ned Cramer, Assoc. AIA Should architects be held accountable for the politics of their clients or their country? The Royal Institute of British Architects seems to think so. …..Architecture usually doesn’t play much of … Continue reading

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Starbucks might buy a stake in SodaStream

CNN MONEY BY MATT EGAN APRIL 23, 2014 At least Starbucks isn’t intimidated by the prospect of the BDS movement reducing market share for SodaStream, which is manufactured in the Jerusalem suburb of West Bank Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Adumim. SodaStream … Continue reading

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Ellen DeGeneres Gives SodaStream as Earth Day Prize

JEWISH PRESS BY LORI LOWENTHAL MARCUS APRIL 24, 2014 Handing one more defeat to the BDS movement, Ellen celebrates Earth Day by giving away SodaStreams to audience members. TO CONTINUE READING    http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/ellen-degeneres-gives-sodastream-as-earth-day-prize/2014/04/24/ VIDEO http://www.ellentv.com/videos/0_gmkujzaq

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