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The actors’ union Equity has been accused of breaking its own rules in encouraging members to attend pro-Palestinian rallies. UK Lawyers for Israel has written to general secretary Paul Fleming pointing out what it calls “one-sided” interventions in the Israel/Palestine…
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Pop star Billie Eilish provoked a wave of angry criticism on social media after posting a short video online promoting her new album to Israeli fans. “Hi Israel, this is Billie Eilish, and I’m so excited that my new album,…
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Israel continues to draw the ire of hateful detractors who wish to see what they perceive as the “apartheid Jewish Zionist colonial state” replaced in full by a state called Palestine. The Center for Islam & Global Affairs (CIGA) in…
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A row has broken out over efforts to un-twin Bournemouth with the Israeli city of Netanya by pro-Palestinian campaigners. Bournemouth and Netanya, a resort city in central Israel, have been ‘twinned’ since 1995. Bournemouth’s branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign…
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The leadership of the United Church of Christ adopted a resolution at its General Synod slamming Israel, accusing it of using “imperialistic theology” as justification of its policies towards the Palestinians. The 3,500-word document, adopted by a vote of 462-78, titled “Declaration…
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In May, when Israelis were attacked by Hamas missiles from Gaza, the criticism from some voices within the American Jewish community seemed not only more intense but categorical, escalating very quickly from what Israel did to what Israel is. In…
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On June 2, the venerable publication Scientific American published an anti-Israel propaganda opinion piece on its website titled, “As Health Care Workers, We Stand in Solidarity with Palestine.” The article, now removed, was authored by a group of physicians and medical students. Voice4Israel…
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Jeffrey Lax, an Orthodox Jewish professor at the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Kingsborough Community College, announced on June 18 that he is resigning from CUNY’s professors union over the recently passed anti-Israel resolution. The Professional Staff Congress (PSC)-CUNY voted overwhelmingly…
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Patti Smith and Julian Casablancas of The Strokes are among more than 600 musicians who have signed a letter calling for artists to avoid playing concerts in Israel. “We call on you to join us with your name in refusing…
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A Danish pension fund, which prides itself on being the world’s strictest on human rights violations, says it is considering adding Israel to a long list of countries it excludes following this month’s conflict with Palestinians. The $22 billion Akademiker…
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