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A poster from a protest in London linking the Black Lives Matter movement to the Palestinians, June 2020. Source: Apartheid Off Campus via Facebook.

The Black Lives Matter movement and anti-Semitism

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On Aug. 28, a full-page advertisement was published in The New York Times to endorse Black Lives Matter. Claiming to represent “the majority of American Jews,” the ad not only proclaimed support for the “Black Lives Matter”...
Rutgers University professor Jasbir Puar. Credit: Rutgers University.

Controversial professor’s views on Israel prompt concern before convention appearance

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A Jewish group is speaking out about the upcoming appearance of a Rutgers University professor who has been criticized for her anti-Semitic and anti-Israel writings, and who is set to serve as a keynote...
Israeli actress Gal Gadot (right) with Patty Jenkins, who is directing a new “Cleopatra” film. Source: Screenshot.

The woke world goes to war against ‘Wonder Woman’

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I’m not sure the world needed another movie about Cleopatra. And the career arc of Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who became an international superstar with her “Wonder Woman” films, isn’t something that matters all...
Israeli currency. Source: pixabay.com.

Israeli NGO challenges tax benefits for ‘hostile’ organizations

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A document released by the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) recently and obtained by Israel Hayom indicates that the government is unwilling to supply information about hundreds of millions of shekels worth of tax exemptions given to...

After Zoom deplatforms Leila Khaled event, Facebook and YouTube follow suit

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After being deplatformed by the video-conferencing platform Zoom, Facebook and YouTube appeared to follow suit and remove an event on Wednesday being promoted and livestreamed, respectively, on their platform. On Tuesday, Zoom canceled a conversation hosted by San Francisco...
Columbia University. Credit: Pixabay.

Columbia University students to vote on BDS referendum

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Students at Columbia University in New York City are scheduled to vote this week on a referendum over whether the school should “divest its stocks, funds and endowment from companies that profit from or...
Orit Farkash Hacohen, then chairwoman of Israel's Public Utilities Authority, attends a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Oct. 26, 2015. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Israeli Strategic Affairs Ministry: Abraham Accords bad news for BDS

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Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry on Wednesday said on Wednesday that Israel’s peace agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are likely to interfere with the BDS movement’s ability to implement initiatives. In a memorandum...
Laila Mokhiber, communications director for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) U.S. office. Source: Twitter.

UNRWA communications director to address pro-BDS conference

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The communications director of the U.S. office of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) is scheduled to address a conference next week hosted by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). Laila Mokhiber is scheduled to...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr.

80 groups call on California governor to veto high school ethnic-studies bill

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Eighty groups have called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would make ethnic-studies courses a high school graduation requirement. California’s Department of Education released its recommendations to revise the state’s proposed ethnic-studies model...
Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.). Source: Richard Neal via Facebook.

Israel support pushed to side in heated Massachusetts congressional primary

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Longtime Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) is facing a serious primary challenge from progressive Alex Morse on Sept. 1 in Massachusetts’s 1st Congressional District. Will Morse, currently the mayor of Holyoke, Mass., continue the streak of...