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| April 1, 2016
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US to disregard UNHRC resolution to blacklist companies working with settlements

 

US State Department spokesman John Kirby said the US is opposed to the resolution on West Bank settlements the UNHRC approved last week in Geneva under the highly anti-Israel Agenda Item 7.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

The United States does not intend to provide the United Nations Human Rights Council with information for its new blacklist of companies doing business with West Bank settlements, US State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington on Wednesday.

The United Nations headquarters. – Photo: REUTERS

The Obama administration, he said, is opposed to the resolution on West Bank settlements the UNHRC approved last week in Geneva, as it wrapped up its 31st session. Continue Reading »

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| March 31, 2016
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U.S. State Dept. condemns the UNHRC for seeking to ‘blacklist’ Israeli companies

 

Once again the U.S. exposes the UNHRC, calling it biased against Israel, and condemns their resolution calling for a blacklist of businesses operating in Judea and Samaria.

By Ben Ariel

 

The United States on Wednesday condemned last week’s United Nations Human Rights Council resolution that calls for setting up a blacklist of businesses operating in Judea and Samaria.

UN Human Rights Council – Photo: Reuters

Speaking to reporters at his daily briefing and quoted by Reuters, State Department spokesman John Kirby criticized the motion.

“We continue to unequivocally oppose the very existence of that agenda item and therefore any resolutions … that come from it,” he said, accusing the body of “bias against Israel.” Continue Reading »

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| March 29, 2016
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Canada to UN: Don’t name Canadian anti-Israel prof as Palestinian rapporteur

 

A row of Canadian gov’t officials that include the Foreign Affairs Minister & MPs Michael Levitt, Tony Clement and Peter Kent of the Conservative Party have called on the United Nations to disqualify local professor as UN adviser after accusations of his anti-Israel bias.

By Shoshana Miskin

 

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion has joined the chorus of voices calling on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to review its appointment of a Canadian law professor with an alleged history of anti-Israel bias to a key Middle East position.

Western University law professor Michael Lynk was named on Thursday the UNHRC’s special rapporteur on human rights in “Palestine”. Continue Reading »

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| March 25, 2016
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu calls the UN, an “anti-Israeli circus”

 

view videoIsrael’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reacts to the UN, following their decision to create a ‘blacklist’ of businesses working in Judea & Samaria, by acknowledging the UN’s obsessive bias against the only Jewish State.

By Shoshana Miskin

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu condemned Thursday the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over their decision to compile a “blacklist” of Israeli and international companies that conduct business in Judea and Samaria, the Biblical heartland of Israel.

”The UNHRC has become an anti-Israeli circus with their attacks on the only democracy in the Middle East and their disregard for the gross violations in Iran, Syria and North Korea,” said Netanyahu.
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| March 21, 2016
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UN Human Rights Council ignores ISIS, Syria etc. -Resolutions ONLY against Israel

With Israel worse than ISIS, Syria, N. Korea, Iran etc. the UN’s Human Rights Council discusses FIVE resolutions against Israel, nothing on anyone else.

By Matt Wanderman

The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) gathered on Monday to discuss five resolutions about Israel.

Unfortunately, the international body was unable to look into other pressing issues, such as the expansion of ISIS; Iran and North Korea’s violations of UN weapons resolutions; and attacks on civilians in Syria, Yemen and Iraq.

This is partially due to the body’s infamous Item 7, which requires a review of Israel’s human rights record during every session. 

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| March 20, 2016
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Illinois first US state to blacklist companies for adhering to BDS

 

Illinois becomes first US state to produce a list of offenders, of more than 20 American states that are considering legislation or have passed laws targeting companies that conformed with BDS policies against Israel.

By JTA

 

WASHINGTON — An Illinois state agency named 11 companies barred from doing business with the state for boycotting Israel or its settlements, the first such designation by an official US body.

THE DOWNTOWN skyscrapers of Chicago rise against the backdrop of Lake Michigan.- Photo : REUTERS

A number of the entities on the list approved Friday by the Illinois Investment Policy board have pulled money from Israeli businesses that operate in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem, but have not boycotted Israel within its 1967 lines.

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| March 17, 2016
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TIME magazine decides to stick by bias, half-truth filled, & unethical reporting

 

Despite repeated requests to correct the factual error in an article mentioning a ‘Palestinian graphic designer’ killed by Israel, TIME magazine 5 months later has yet to mention that the Palestinian terrorist, Baha Aliyan, was armed & killed in the commision of a terror attack on a closed bus that left 3 dead, 17 others injured.

By Itamar Eichner

 

The article, published on October 15, 2015, by TIME correspondent Rebecca Collard, stated: “On Tuesday, Allyan (sic), a graphic designer from the predominantly Palestinian neighborhood Jabel Mukaber, was killed by Israeli security forces after allegedly trying to carry out an attack in Jerusalem.” Continue Reading »

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| February 28, 2016
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UN Ignores Reports of Hezbollah’s Daily Violations on Israel’s Northern Border

 

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, says the UN is giving Hezbollah free pass when 2,374 reports of violations of Israel-Lebanon Security Council resolution 1701 were completely ignored in 2015.

By David Rosenberg

 

Israel’s border with Lebanon is violated on a daily basis, according to a new report by the Israeli Mission to the United Nations.

The report also shows the degree to which UN resolutions are ignored and even tolerated – despite the presence of United Nations observers. In 2015 alone, there were fully 2,374 documented violations of the most recent UN ruling on the Israel-Lebanon border, UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

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| February 23, 2016
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Arab journalists in Israel for unprecedented visit

 

Israeli’s Foreign Ministry hosted a delegation of 4 visiting Arab journalists who live in Europe as part of a new initiative, hoping their personal experience will erase the automatic bias, based on propaganda, when reporting to the Arabic-speaking world.

By Itamar Eichner

 

The Foreign Ministry hosted a delegation of Arab journalists who live in Europe in an effort to change negative coverage of  Israel.

“The visit to Israel was exciting and unique. It is a shame that most people in the Arab world are still filled with blind hatred and prejudice toward Israel,” said G.M., an Iraqi journalist living in exile in Germany. Continue Reading »

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| February 13, 2016
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Dutch parliamentarians fail at blocking export of canines to Israel

 

Stymied by EU regulations, the Dutch government failed in attempts to ban sale of dogs to Israel, claiming the IDF uses them as ‘weapons.’

By Matt Wanderman

 

The government in the Netherlands attempted to ban the export of dogs to Israel, claiming that the IDF uses them as “weapons,” but was unable to find a legal means to do so.

An injured IDF soldier with his unit K-9, who is allowed to stay with him. – Facebook

EU Observer reports that Minister for Foreign Trade Lilianne Ploumen investigated the possibility through the European Commission and other supervisory organizations.

EU countries can only restrict exports in certain cases, and such cases are typically decided by the EU as a whole. Continue Reading »

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| February 12, 2016
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British host refused Israeli Airbnb guest because of nationality

 

Although Airbnb posted a timely reply saying it would investigate the complaint, another Facebook user responded on Kelmer’s post, writing, “Appalling & sadly, happens too often.”

By JTA

 

An Israeli man said a British Airbnb host refused to rent an apartment to him because, the host said, Israelis don’t respect “basic human rights.”

An Israeli man said a British Airbnb host refused to rent an apartment to him because, the host said, Israelis don’t respect “basic human rights.”

Tower Bridge and the River Thame, London. - Photo: REUTERS

Tower Bridge and the River Thame, London. – Photo: REUTERS

Ben Kelmer, a Tel Aviv photographer, reserved a London apartment for a week in March through the online company, which has come under fire recently for listing properties in West Bank settlements. Continue Reading »

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| January 30, 2016
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Ultimatum to Israel: Enter Peace-talks With PA or France Recognizes Palestinian State

 

French Foreign Minister says his gov’t will formally recognize the State of Palestinian if efforts in coming weeks to break the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock fail.

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France will recognize a Palestinian state if its efforts in coming weeks to try to break the deadlock between Israelis and Palestinians fail, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius – Photo: AFP

“France will engage in the coming weeks in the preparation of an international conference bringing together the parties and their main partners, American, European, Arab, notably to preserve and make happen the solution of two states,” he said.

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| January 27, 2016
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Connecticut College Fully Emerged in Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Bias

 

NEWEST CAMPUS HATE CRIME:
For the second straight semester, Andrew Pessin, a Connecticut College professor is still off-campus after receiving death threats for exposing Hamas on Facebook.

By Noah Beck

 

A pro-Israel professor won’t be on campus at Connecticut College when classes start Monday, missing the second straight semester since his 2014 Facebook post criticizing Hamas led to death threats and ostracism.

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Andrew Pessin “requested and received a sabbatical for the Spring semester to continue his studies in Jewish philosophy and Israel studies,” Connecticut College spokeswoman Pamela Serfes said in an email last week. “He has been and continues to be a valued member of the Connecticut College faculty.” Continue Reading »

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| January 19, 2016
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WATCH VIDEO: US Amb Shapiro follows White House lead in delegitimization of Israel speech

view videoOn the day a pregnant Jewish woman was seriously stabbed, & the funeral for a mother of 6, who was butchered to death in front of her 17yr-old daughter, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro could not have done a better job in twisting reality to suit the Palestinian agenda & Obama policy.

By Ruthie Blum

 

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro did his administration proud on Monday. His boss, Secretary of State John Kerry, couldn’t have done a better job of twisting reality to suit fantasy.

At the annual Institute for National Security Studies conference in Tel Aviv, Shapiro delivered an address worthy of note in its content and timing.

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| January 18, 2016
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Newest EU anti-Israel resolution too critical of Jewish State

 

European Union ministers debate anti-Israel resolution that could lead to additional sanctions against post-1967 communities, after a few EU foreign ministers argue language too critical of the Jewish State.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

EU foreign ministers were trying to resolve last-minute differences Monday before voting on a resolution that distinguishes between Israel-proper and the territories it captured during the 1967 Six Day War.

New EU dictated label – Source – Twitter

According to officials and diplomatic sources, some countries consider the language of the resolution too critical of the Jewish state.

The resolution, being promoted by Sweden and Ireland, would stipulate that all agreements between Israel and the EU would not apply to any areas over the 1949 Armistice Lines. Continue Reading »

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