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The global pandemic that has shut down economies and educational institutions has been a boon for antisemitism and BDS. While campuses are shut the BDS movement has falsely claimed Israel is denying medical aid to Palestinians and education online has…
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A woman holds a sign which reads “Boycott Israel” in front of symbolic coffins while attending a demonstration supporting Palestine, in Berlin August 1, 2014. Israel launched its Gaza offensive on July 8 in response to a surge of rocket…
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NPA logo via Wikimedia Commons EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: UN treaty bodies are increasingly violating their mandates as part of discriminatory anti-Israel campaigns. In March 2020, the UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) embraced this disturbing trend by adopting a…
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In yet another instance of a civil society institution in the US becoming infected with the virus of anti-Zionism, a group called “Psychologists for Social Responsibility” (PsySR) is currently holding a vote to determine if it should enlist in the…
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A man walks in front of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans in January 2015. (AP photo/Jonathan Bachman) (CN) — In litigation challenging a Texas law blocking state agencies from hiring companies boycotting Israel, the Fifth…
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The logo of the “Africa for Palestine” group, formerly BDS South Africa. Source: Twitter The BDS movement, whose goal is for rest of the world to quarantine the State of Israel as though it was the coronavirus, is undergoing a…
read moreAn anti-Israeli protest inspired by BDS (photo credit: REUTERS) The Austrian press body issued a decision on Friday declaring that labeling the BDS campaign targeting Israel as “antisemitic” is not a violation of the organization’s ethical code. The Austrian Press…
read moreThe Austrian parliament on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that calls on the government to condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. All five parties represented in Austria’s National Council — including the Greens and the far-right…
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A view of the Jewish Federation of Durham-Chapel Hill building. Credit: Screenshot via Google. A group of pro-Israel activists in North Carolina is calling on the Jewish Federation of Durham-Chapel Hill to rescind an invitation to Durham Mayor Steve Schewel…
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Celine Dion in 2013. Photo: Wikimedia Commons The pro-Israel education group StandWithUs launched a petition on Thursday calling on people to show support for and solidarity with Canadian singer Celine Dion, who is facing pressure by BDS activists to cancel her two…
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