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National flags at the entrance of U.N European headquarters in Switzerland. The U.N. office was established in Geneva in 1947 and is home to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Credit: Giorgio Caracciolo/Shutterstock.

Jewish groups urge UN not to use ‘false claims’ of Amnesty report against Israel

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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...
Department Spokesperson Ned Price holds the Daily Press Briefing at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 31, 2022. Credit: State Department Photo by Freddie Everett.

Amnesty International,Apartheid,Palestinian Authority,Sanctions,U.N. General Assembly

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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...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas heads for a meeting of the P.A. leadership in Ramallah. May 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

In wake of Amnesty ‘apartheid’ report, Palestinians urge UN to sanction Israel

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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...

The Amnesty report on Israel affirms the PLO’s 60-year ‘apartheid’ strategy

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A new Amnesty International report, called “Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and crime against humanity,” is the latest in a series of political assaults on Israel by various “human rights” organizations,...
Desmond Tutu. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The reverend father of ‘Israeli apartheid’

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Back in 2003, I was a student at Yeshiva University’s Cardozo Law School. I had married my classmate, Malkah, and we were both halfway through the last year of school. One day, we heard that...
Israeli Foreign Minister and head of the Yesh Atid Party Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Dec. 13, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Legal experts: Opponents of Israel to push for ‘apartheid’ designation in 2022

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Last week, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid warned that Israel will face increasing allegations that it is an apartheid state in 2022, with the foreign minister saying that he fears that opponents of Israel will attempt...
Jon Stewart applauding at the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games, June 21, 2016. Credit: DoD via Wikimedia Commons.

Stewart denies calling Rowling ‘anti-Semitic,’ saying goblin comments were ‘lighthearted’

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Jewish comedian Jon Stewart denied calling British author J.K. Rowling “anti-Semitic” over how goblins are portrayed in the “Harry Potter” movies, saying on Wednesday that his comments from last month were “lighthearted” and taken...
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The mendacious apartheid slur against Israel

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South African archbishop and Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu, who died on Dec. 26 at the age of 90, was justifiably hailed as a champion of racial equality, especially related to his role in...
A screenshot of Google Maps displayed the “Apartheid Wall” near Jerusalem. Source: Screenshot.

Google Maps removes ‘apartheid wall’ label from security barrier near Jerusalem

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Google has announced that it has removed the label “Apartheid Wall” from a road adjacent to the security barrier on the outskirts of eastern Jerusalem. While it is unclear how it came about, the company...
Irish author Sally Rooney. Source: Screenshot.

Author Sally Rooney won’t allow Hebrew translation of book, citing support for BDS

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An Irish author announced that she will only sell the Hebrew translation rights of her new novel if she can find a publishing house that adheres to the guidelines of the anti-Israel BDS movement. Sally...