Category Archives: Antisemitism
Occupy Wall Street: Antisemitism Is Part of the Message
Tweet One of the first people to comment on the antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric at the “Occupy Wall Street” (OWS) protest camp in lower Manhattan as well as at several of its clones in cities across the United States and Europe, was Sean Spicer, communications director of the Republican National Committee. In a memorandum [...]
On March 30, Israel’s Supporters Will Shop “BIG” to Counter the Boycott Movement
Pro-Israel consumers are invited to hit the stores on Wednesday, March 30, to shop “BIG,” which is an acronym for “Buy Israeli Goods.” Knowing what to buy is easy; Israel’s supporters can simply follow the list of products and companies Israel’s enemies would like to see targeted by a boycott.
Arab World Still Exploding, but Now Antisemitism Is in the Mix
Despite the heady rush of promised independence in Egypt, the ugly specter of antisemitism came on with a vengeance when protesters in Tahrir Square began brandishing posters of President Hosni Mubarak and his new vice president, Omar Suleiman, with Stars of David emblazoned on their foreheads. Sometimes the Jewish symbol was drawn on ties before the two were hung in effigy.
Pro-Israel Jews and Christians Came Together in Seattle, Where There Was Absolutely No Sleeping on the Buses
At the end of December, many pro-Israel Jews and Christians felt their successful joint campaign to keep anti-Israel ads off buses in Seattle was an example of cooperation that allowed the good guys to win.
Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel: Annoying by Non-Jews; Painful When Perpetrated by Israelis against Each Other
Launched in 2005, the so-called “boycott, divestment, and sanctions” (BDS) movement was created by Palestinians seeking to prompt their supporters worldwide to convince Western authorities to engage in anti-Israel campaigns. The movement’s goal is to hurt Israel economically and encourage delegitimization of the Jewish state.
Combatting BDS Antisemitism: They Redraw Lines of Acceptable Discourse; the Pro-Israel Community Must Respond
The latest attempt to boycott Israel on a North American college campus was made over hummus. The Strauss Group, Israeli co-owner (with PepsiCo) of Sabra brand hummus, supports the Golani and Givati brigades with gift packages, and was thus accused of human rights abuses against Palestinians. Princeton students were urged to demand that other brands be offered on campus in addition to the offending Sabra product.
Letter to President Obama Concerning Jonathan Pollard
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WikiLeaks Upshot: Israel and the Arab States Agree Iran Must Be Stopped with or without a PA State; Why Is Obama Lying?
Tweet As bad as the WikiLeaks scandal is for the future of trust between the US and governments throughout the world that must rely on American intelligence security, for supporters of the Jewish state, the more than 800,000 leaked classified US documents and 250,000 State Department cables lend credence and support to positions taken by [...]
Arabs Celebrate Carmel Fire as “Punishment from Allah” and Condemn Muslim Governments That Helped “the Enemy”
Tweet Israel’s Muslim neighbors who sent firefighting equipment and workers to help the Jewish state received little praise from many of their co-religionists. Instead, the rescue teams were jeered and cursed, while Israel’s suffering in the fire was cheered as an act of Allah.
ZOA Campaign Leads to US Dept. of Ed Announcement: Jewish Students Now Protected from Antisemitic Harassment
After a six-year campaign by the Zionist Organization of America, the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced last month that it will enforce Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act in order to protect Jewish students from harassment, intimidation, and discrimination at federally funded schools.
An Ambitious “Wallenberg” in White Plains Demonstrates the Power of One, the Capacity of Us All
Tweet By Samuel Morrison The story of Raoul Wallenberg, the young Swedish diplomat who in a six-month period during the waning months of World War Two saved more than 100,000 Hungarian Jews from extermination, has, over the years, been told in several books, television programs, movies, and, of course, personal accounts of some of those [...]
Toffler Watch: Teaneck Councilwoman Suggests Votes by Her Colleagues Who Were Supported by Orthodox Jews Should Not Carry Equal Weight
According to a number of Teaneck residents, Teaneck Town Councilwoman Barbara Toffler, a self-proclaimed “ethicist” who sees no ethical issues in reading private emails in public as long they can be misconstrued to further her anti-Orthodox agenda, has been at it again.
PA Wants an Israeli “Freeze,” but Not if the Price Is Recognition of a Jewish State; Bibi Says It’s That or Nothing
Tweet When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made clear that he might agree to extend the freeze on building throughout Judea and Samaria for an additional 60 days, but only if the Palestinians were to agree to recognize Israel as the Jewish state, he articulated a sentiment that has resonated not only in Jewish communities [...]
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