Just desserts: Welcome to anti-Semitism: 2020, by Vivienne Grace Ziner (TOI)
Jan. 10, 2020 Click here for article
Read More →Arrested Palestinian Terrorist Leader Was BDS Official – Sean Savage (Israel Hayom via Daily Alert)
Dec. 19, 2019 Arrested Palestinian Terrorist Leader Was BDS Official – Sean SavageKhalida Jarrar, 56, whose arrest was announced on Wednesday by the Israel Security Agency, was the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s terror operations in the West Bank. Until recently, Jarrar also served as vice chairperson, director and board member […]
Read More →BDS, 1956: Arab firms tried to boycott “Jewish businesses” worldwide (EoZ)
Dec. 17, 2019 Today’s BDS movement is a direct descendant of the Arab boycott of the 1950s and 60s against Israel. Then, as now, the boycott isn’t against Israel, but Jews. No boycott list today includes Israeli Arab companies but only Jewish owned businesses in Israel. The Arab League in 1956 was a bit cruder. They had […]
Read More →In Europe, Israel needs a bottom-up approach to diplomacy, by Evelyn Gordon (JNS)
Dec. 11, 2019 Most people don’t care that much about Israeli-Palestinian issues, so small groups of committed activists can exert a disproportionate influence on policy. For years, I considered Europe a lost cause from Israel’s perspective and decried the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Euro-centric focus, arguing that it should instead devote more effort to places like Africa, Asia […]
Read More →2 Good News Stories (JTA/J.Post & WSJ)
Netherlands cuts aid to Palestinian Authority over terrorist salaries The country had given about $1.6 million directly to the Palestinian Authority annually to pay the salaries of justice ministry employees. By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA NOVEMBER 21, 2019 https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Netherlands-cuts-aid-to-Palestinian-Authority-over-terrorist-salaries-608527 The Dutch government has cut funding for the Palestinian Authority over its salaries to terrorists serving time in […]
Read More →Naftali Bennett silences Palestinian Arab activist with one question, by Leah Rosenberg (Israel Unwired)
Mar. 20, 2019 This Palestinian Arab activist tried to talk about the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement that aims to weaken the state of Israel. She tried to confidently say it would succeed and that it is growing and growing. But Israeli politician Naftali Bennett came back with the perfect response. Click here for […]
Read More →Summaries of 4 articles by Daily Alert, with links
1) Congress Warns EU Against “Warning Labels” for Jewish-Made Products – Adam Kredo Leading lawmakers in Congress are warning the EU that mandating that Jewish products made in contested areas carry consumer warning labels could trigger American anti-boycott laws and jeopardize U.S. trade with Europe. The European Court of Justice is expected to issue an opinion on […]
Read More →In landmark ruling, EU’s top court says settlement product labeling mandatory, by Raphael Ahren (TOI)
Nov. 12, 2019 Palestinians fete decision, urge Europeans not only to label but to ban West Bank goods; EU delegation in Ramat Gan: We still reject ‘any form of boycott or sanctions’ on Israel Click here for full article
Read More →The Anti-Semitic Nature of BDS Exposed …links to 3 articles from Daily Alert
Oct. 18, 2019 The Anti-Semitic Nature of BDS Exposed – Cary Nelson A new report by the Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs concentrates on the anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic tweets, cartoons and posters circulated on social media. To someone who has studied anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic tweets and cartoons for some years, it is clear they are becoming […]
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