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A documentary filmmaker who refused to sign the state of Georgia’s required oath involving Israel is suing the state, saying the law is in violation of free speech rights guaranteed by the US Constitution, The Associated Press reported on Monday. A Georgia…
read moreUC Berkeley’s Sather Gate. Photo: John Morgan. Seventeen faculty members at the University of California, Berkeley, warned on Tuesday against the threat posed by the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign to the academic freedom of their students and colleagues.…
read moreThe crisis of globalism, changing views on religion, and Middle Eastern conflicts are driving factors in the rise of anti-Semitism, a Hoover scholar says. Russell Berman, a professor of comparative literature and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, is the…
read moreRevellers take part in a gay pride parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 3, 2016. (Baz Ratner / Reuters) “The hideous hypocrisy of those who hate Israel knows no bounds.” That indictment of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement,…
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Speaking at the EU Parliament in Brussels, the Jerusalem-based Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid criticized Europe for turning a blind eye, for centuries, to the economic plight of Gaza, saying that “dignity can be achieved only via economic prosperity.”…
read moreMinister Gilad Erdan detailed on Tuesday night links between organizations involved in the global boycott movement against Israel and Palestinian terrorist groups, alleging that the PFLP, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority all have connections with radical, anti-Israel organizations. “The perpetrators…
read moreo maybe the image above is a bit of an overstatement. But for some reason, the New York Times can’t seem to get it right when explaining BDS activism to readers. BDS stands for boycott, divestment, and sanctions, and the self-styled “BDS…
read moreROUNDTABLE A: Middle Eastern Studies Professionals: How to Avoid Internalizing the Clash of Civilizations from ASMEA on Vimeo. Prof. Franck Salameh; Prof. Richard Landes; Dr. Asaf Romirowsky (This roundtable was organized by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East) No…
read moreFrom the moment that the first thrilling chords of What Difference Does it Make? rolled across the school common room, I was a fan. And if you were a fan of The Smiths, then you came to know well the…
read moreUnrelenting Palestinian efforts to have Israel sanctioned by FIFA over Israeli soccer clubs’ activity in the West Bank have deeply angered the world soccer organization, according to a Tuesday report from Hadashot news (formerly Channel 2). FIFA has rejected the request by…
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