Tag: Im Tirtzu
Sheikh banned from Temple Mount for lauding decapitation of teacher in France
Palestinian Islamic scholar Sheikh Issam Amira was summoned for questioning by police over the weekend for a recent sermon in which he praised the terrorist who beheaded history teacher Samuel Paty in a Paris suburb on...
New website lists Israeli professors who support BDS, oppose IDF service
A new English-language website, launched by the NGO Im Tirtzu, provides the names Israeli professors involved in the BDS movement and other activities critical of the state.
“Know the Anti-Israel Israeli Professor” lists 150 academics who accuse...
Facing backlash, PMO vows not to include far-left NGOs in its deliberations
Following criticism over its decision to include several left-wing NGOs in an official government discussion on combating the coronavirus pandemic, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Wednesday issued a statement that it “won’t involve...
Hebrew University professor calls for armed Palestinian militias against ‘terrorisettlers’
A senior Hebrew University professor sparked controversy this week when he called on Palestinians “to establish armed militias to protect their villages and towns from the terrorisettlers.”
Chemistry professor Amiram Goldblum made the remarks in...
Zionist watchdog launches campaign for judicial reform in Israel
The Zionist watchdog organization Im Tirtzu launched a new public campaign this week calling to reform the “unchecked and overreaching” judicial system in Israel.
The campaign, called “Saving Israeli Democracy—Restoring Trust in the Justice System,”...
Elections Committee: Left-wing voter-turnout initiative violates the law
Israel’s Central Elections Committee issued an injunction on Sunday against an initiative to bus 15,000 Arab voters to voting booths on Tuesday, ruling that the initiative violated election laws.
The injunction, against NGO Zazim, came...
Following backlash, Israel’s national lottery cancels controversial film prize
Israel’s national lottery, Mifal Hapayis, announced today that it is cancelling a NIS 150,000 ($42,000) prize awarded to a documentary film about the life of controversial Israeli attorney Lea Tsemel.
The move comes after thousands of...
Pro-Israel activists hold ‘Nakba Day Party’ to counter ‘nakba’ ceremony at TAU
Dozens of pro-Israel activists held a “Nakba Day Party” at Tel Aviv University today, across from the annual “Nakba Day” ceremony held by the university’s Arab and far-left students.
The party, organized by the Zionist...
Tel Aviv University students hold moment of silence for ‘martyrs’ in the Gaza Strip
In response to the recent escalation in the Gaza Strip, students at Tel Aviv University held a moment of silence on Tuesday for Palestinian “martyrs” there.
“This is a moment of silence in memory of...
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk speaks of ‘eye-opening’ stint in Israel
“The Western media has become so good at lying about this country,” says Charlie Kirk, founder of the Conservative “Turning Point USA” organization, referring to Israel as he addressed a standing-room only crowd in...