Tag: Apartheid
McGill administrators push back against student passage of Palestine Solidarity Policy
Administrators at McGill University in Montreal are demanding that the Student Society of McGill University (SSMU) take “remedial action” after the passage of a Palestine Solidarity Policy earlier this week.
Saying that the policy “calls for several...
UN Human Rights Council report accuses Israel of apartheid
A report by U.N. Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council accused Israel of apartheid.
“The Special Rapporteur recommends that the international community accepts and adopts the findings … that apartheid...
Jewish students convey concern over anti-Israel measures passed at two Montreal universities
Jewish students and community groups are decrying the passage this week of anti-Israel measures at two Montreal schools of higher education, Concordia University and McGill University.
“We strongly condemn discriminatory votes targeting Israel at Concordia...
NGO Monitor report debunks Israel apartheid claims, places Amnesty International ‘on the defensive’
A new report by NGO Monitor debunks the accusation of apartheid against Israel and assesses whether apartheid, as previously defined, is applicable to Israel and territories under its military administration.
This new report, titled “Neo-Orientalism: Deconstructing Claims...
A double standard for free speech at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt’s Chabad hosted a speaking event on Feb. 23 by Rudy Rochman, who describes himself as a “Jewish and Israel rights activist” who has “the intention,” as Chabad put it, “of creating a productive conversation around...
Amnesty International should be ashamed
According to a recent Amnesty International report, Israel is apparently “committing the crime of apartheid.”
The use of the false term “apartheid” has prompted denunciations far and wide from such figures as U.S. Ambassador to...
Tlaib paid $170,000 to firm run by activist who accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing
The campaign of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has given $170,000 to a political consulting and advocacy firm run by an anti-Israel activist who called Israel an “apartheid state,” reported Fox News.
Unbought Power LLC is led...
Jewish groups urge UN not to use ‘false claims’ of Amnesty report against Israel
The blowback over a biased report by Amnesty International on Israel continues nearly a week after its release as 469 organizations and more than 4,000 individuals signed a strongly-worded letter on Monday urging U.N. Secretary-General António...
Amnesty International,Apartheid,Palestinian Authority,Sanctions,U.N. General Assembly
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said that it rejects the finding of a new report by Amnesty International UK that accuses Israel of apartheid and “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians.
“We reject...
In wake of Amnesty ‘apartheid’ report, Palestinians urge UN to sanction Israel
The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday night welcomed Amnesty International UK’s report accusing Israel of apartheid, and also urged the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council to impose sanctions on the Jewish state. The P.A. also called...