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| November 7, 2015
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Munich mayor rejects Israel’s request to cancel tax-funded BDS lecture

 

Outlawed in France as anti-Semitic, and reported in the Spanish press as a violent organization’ after Matisyahu’s concert ban & then reinvitation, the BDS city-sponsored lecture will take place on the eve of the Nazis’ ‘Kristallnacht’, in Munich, of all places.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

 

“We are in touch with the municipality of Munich in order to prevent this event from happening,” the head of Israel’s consulate, Dan Shaham, wrote to ‘The Jerusalem Post’ on Friday.

Demonstrators take part in a pro-Israel rally in Munich. – Photo: REUTERS

BERLIN – Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter on Friday refused a request from Israel’s top diplomat in the city to pull the plug on an allegedly anti-Semitic event advocating a boycott of the Jewish state in a municipal building. Continue Reading »

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| October 30, 2015
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WATCH: Helen Mirren: ‘Having worked on kibbutz in Israel made me the actress I am’

 

Award winning super-actress received Achievement Award at Israel Film Festival in Beverly Hills, revealing the impact of her time on Israeli kibbutz shortly after the Six Day War.

By Ari Yashar

 

Academy Award, Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren was honored at the 29th Israel Film Festival on Wednesday at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills, where she revealed how her first visit to the Jewish state shaped her career.

Mirren was honored with the Career Achievement Award at the festival, and while there she said her time working at an Israeli kibbutz shortly after the 1967 Six Day War “made me the actress I am.”  Continue Reading »

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| October 29, 2015
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Pope Francis: “Outright attack on the State of Israel is also anti-Semitism.”

 

Jewish leaders met with Pope Francis to celebrate 50th anniversary of the Rostra Aetate Declaration that led to improved relations between Catholics and Jews.

By JTA,  SAM SOKOL

 

Jewish leaders met with Pope Francis in Rome on the 50th anniversary of the Nostra Aetate, the declaration promulgated by Pope Paul VI that led to improved relations between Jews and Catholics.

Pope Francis meets with World Jewish Congress leaders at the Vatican. – Photo: WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS

“Yes to the rediscovery of the Jewish roots of Christianity. No to anti-Semitism,” the pope said Wednesday morning during the public audience on St. Continue Reading »

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| October 28, 2015
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French High Court Ruling: BDS calls for anti-Israel boycott are illegal

 

#BDSfail: France’s highest appeals court upholds conviction of a dozen anti-Israel activists who had been found guilty of “inciting hate or discrimination” by promoting the boycott of Israel and of Israeli products.
• Meanwhile in the UK, 340 British academics advocate the academic boycott of Israel.

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France’s highest appeals court affirmed last week that boycott, divestment, and sanctions calls against Israel are a form of illegal hate speech.

A pro-Palestinian supporter during a BDS rally in Paris [Archive] – Photo: Reuters

The Paris-based Court of Cassation’s ruling came in a case in which it denied an appeal filed by a dozen anti-Israel activists who had been convicted of “inciting hate or discrimination” by promoting the boycott of Israel and of Israeli products. Continue Reading »

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| October 27, 2015
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The Guardian to publish BDS ad signed by 343 UK professors

Despite that academic boycotts do nothing to advance peace or improve the lives of Palestinians, and numerous  institutions are already reversing this anti-Israel trend, these UK professors prefer the publicity than seeking solutions through dialogue.

By Tova Dvorin

343 university professors from the United Kingdom signed a letter supporting an Israel boycott, and the letter is due to appear as a full-page advertisement in the British Guardian Tuesday.

BDS (illustrative) – Reuters

Simon Johnson, the Chief Executive of the Jewish Leadership Council, blasted the professors as being out of touch with academia – and supporting a crackdown on academic freedom.
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| October 26, 2015
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J Street Votes ‘No’ to World Zionist Congress Resolution: Jews Indigenous to Israel

 

‘Pro-Israel’?? – Why would liberal Jewish groups that proclaim to be pro-Israel try to torpedo a World Zionist Congress bill declaring the Jewish people indigenous to Israel?

By Ari Soffer

 

It would seem to be a fairly basic principle for a pro-Israel organization to accept: that the Jewish people is an indigenous nation to the Land of Israel.

Not so for J Street and several other self-defined “liberal Zionist” organization’s.

At the World Zionist Congress last week, a proposal entitle “Recognition of the Jewish People as Indigenous to the Land of Israel” was proposed by LAVI, a relatively small but active group of newcomers to the World Zionist Organization’s legislative body.

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| October 26, 2015
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Spanish Town Officially Changes Name After 400 Years From ‘Camp Kill Jews’ to ‘Jews’ Hill’

 

Hundreds of years after the Spanish Inquisition, a Spanish town formerly known as Castillo Matajudíos, which translates to Camp Kill Jews, was renamed to Castillo Mota de Judíos, or Jews’ Hill Camp.

By Eli Leon & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Israeli Ambassador to Spain Daniel Kutner took part on Friday in a name-changing ceremony for an ancient Spanish town that did away with an old anti-Semitic name.

Changing signs at the renaming ceremony – Photo: AFP

The town, formerly Castrillo Matajudíos, which translates to Camp Kill Jews, was renamed as Castrillo Mota de Judíos, or Jews’ Hill Camp.

Historical records indicate that Jews’ Hill Camp was actually the town’s original name, which was changed to Camp Kill Jews in 1627, 135 years after Jews were ordered to convert to Catholicism or flee the country in the 1492 Spanish Inquisition. Continue Reading »

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| October 26, 2015
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German Security Agency: Influx of Migrants Will Bring anti-Semitism

 

German intel raised pressing concerns about the wave of Muslim migrants entering the country, bringing their anti-Semitism & hostility toward Israel.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

 

BERLIN – Germany’s security and intelligence agencies expressed alarm over the influx of refugees and migrants who harbor radical Islamic views and hatred of Jews, according to a Sunday report in Welt am Sonntag.

Syrian Refugees in Berlin. – Photo: URIEL HEILMAN/ JTA

According to a security document obtained by the paper and read by top-level agency personnel, “We are importing Islamic extremism, Arab anti-Semitism, national and ethnic conflicts of other peoples as well as a different societal and legal understanding.”

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| October 18, 2015
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Congress Calls to Cut $5 Billion to PA Over Continued Incitement

 

The resolution conditions funding only after acceptance of Jewish state, and condemns the way Obama has used executive authority to continue sending funds to the PA in spite of their incitement to attack Jews.

By Ari Yashar

 

There is a push in the US Congress to cut over $5 billion in US aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), so as to punish it for its open incitement that has fueled the current wave of Arab terror in Israel that has seen at least eight Israelis murdered.

Mahmoud Abbas, Barack Obama – Reuters

Representative Martha McSally (R-AZ), who is a retired Air Force colonel, submitted the proposal which seeks to block US taxpayer funds from being transferred to the PA in light of its calls for terror. Continue Reading »

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| October 9, 2015
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Obama called out for “appalling and unprecedented” shunning of Israel

 

view videoZOA National President condemns Obama for top U.S. delegates’ absence during Israeli PM’s UN address, as were the expected Arab countries’ delegates.
• WATCH: Benjamin Netanyahu’s complete United Nations Address 

By Hillel Fendel

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s powerful speech in the United Nations last week was largely upstaged by the murderous Palestinian terrorist attack wave that began less than two hours later.

However, two announcements by the Zionist Organization of America have returned the speech – during which he glared at the General Assembly delegates from around the world for 45 seconds of dramatic silence – to the news. Continue Reading »

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| September 20, 2015
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Icelandic capital withdraws current boycott of Israel for revised version

 

Reykjavik mayor cancels ban on all Israeli-made goods, but plans to revise proposal for a version limited to all Israeli products from Judea and Samaria.

By Itamar Eichner & Ynetnews

 

The capital of Iceland’s decision to ban Israeli products is to be withdrawn, Reykjavik Mayor Dagur Eggertsson told the Icelandic Broadcasting Service RÚV on Saturday, according to Iceland Magazine.

The magazine quoted Eggertsson: “Yes, the decision was poorly prepared. In the past I have taken great pride in preparing all big decisions thoroughly. I’ll admit here and now that I am angry with myself for not doing that, and for not having prepared the decision as well as I would have liked to. Continue Reading »

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| September 19, 2015
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UC Irvine considers enacting principles against intolerance, anti-Semitism & demonization of Israel

 

University of California is the 1st statewide university to consider adopting a set of principles against intolerance, but the draft fails to explicitly address anti-Semitism & the demonization of Israel.
• Freedom of Speech advocates criticize decision, saying it amounts to censorship.

By News Agencies & Israel Hayom Staff

 

Under pressure from Jewish organizations, members of the University of California’s governing board Thursday called for an overhaul of a proposed set of system-wide principles against intolerance, saying it should explicitly address anti-Semitism.

About two dozen people gave input to the board of regents at their meeting at UC Irvine about the proposed “Statement of Principles Against Intolerance,” a broad declaration that free speech advocates contended would amount to censorship. Continue Reading »

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| September 17, 2015
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Pro-Palestinian B’Tselem, Blames Jewish Israelis for Losing Dutch Funding

Confrontational and propaganda-driven pro-Palestinian NGO blasts ‘right-wing Israelis’ for voting for legitimate humanitarian groups to attain a lucrative European grant, making them ineligible.

By Ari Soffer

 

Far-left Israeli NGO B’Tselem is licking its wounds after falling short in an online vote to win a 100,000 euro-grant from the Dutch government – and is blaming “right-wingers” for spoiling its chances.

B’Tselem – which receives most of its funding from foreign, primarily European, donors – was among 30 NGOs and charities running for the Dutch Human Rights Tulip 2015.

Six candidates – including three “public favorites” along with another three “wild cards” selected by judges – will be shortlisted for the prize money, following which “an independent jury will meet and advise the Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs, who will select the winner.” Continue Reading »

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| September 16, 2015
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Iceland’s capital bans all goods from Jewish State 

 

In support of Palestinian claims of Israel’s ‘racist apartheid policies,’ Reykjavik city council has passed a resolution boycotting all Israeli-made products.

By Itamar Eichner

 

The city council of Icelandic capital Reykjavik has passed a resolution banning all Israeli-made products in protest of policy in the Palestinian territories.

The resolution was proposed by Councilwoman Björk Vilhelmsdóttir, who mentioned that she intends to spend the rest of the year doing humanitarian work in the Palestinian territories.

The city of Reykjavik. – Photo: Getty Image Bank Israel

The resolution appears to be purely symbolic, since it didn’t mention specific companies or products, and it’s not clear if the Reykjavik municipal authorities have even had any business ties to Israeli companies –  or if they’ve been purchasing Israeli products – so far. Continue Reading »

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| September 16, 2015
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REPORT: Australia’s Newly Sworn In Prime Minister Has ‘Jewish Roots’

 

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who was sworn in Tuesday, has expressed interest at a meeting in August that Australia should collaborate much more with Israel.

By Cynthia Blank

 

Australia has a new prime minister – one who claims to have Jewish roots and has also expressed a desire in advancing and increasing relations with Israel.

Malcolm Turnbull, a former communications minister, was sworn in on Tuesday as Australia’s latest leader, replacing outgoing prime minister Tony Abbott.

Screen Shot - Arutz 7

In an interview with the Australian Jewish News in 2013, Turnbull asserted he had Jewish roots, saying his “mother always used to say that her mother’s family was Jewish.” Continue Reading »

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