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| March 30, 2016
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Jean-Claude Van Damm in Israel, posing in front of the Old City in Jerusalem

 

After “The Muscles from Brussels” posted a photo of himself in “Jerusalem, Israel” on his Facebook page, the anti-Israel trolls attacked him in hordes.

By DANIEL K. EISENBUD

 

Sure, Jean-Claude Van Damme can dismantle world-class tough guys with a swift roundhouse kick to the head or shattering punch to the jaw, but “The Muscles from Brussels” learned the hard way in Jerusalem that fighting anti-Israel Internet trolls is a different story, altogether.

Jean-Claude Van Damm wearing 'Israel' cap - Facebook

Jean-Claude Van Damm wearing ‘Israel’ cap – Facebook

On Tuesday, during his five-day sojourn in the country, the legendary action star posed for a seemingly innocuous picture outside the Old City wearing an ‘Israel’ cap, which he captioned “Shalom from Jerusalem, Israel!”

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| March 14, 2016
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EU bankrolls group holding forum in Tel Aviv on how to destroy Israel as Jewish State

The EU is financing the rabid anti-Israeli organization Zochrot, that’s set to host a conference in Tel Aviv next week to discuss how to flood Israel with ‘Palestinian refugees’, bringing an end to a Jewish state.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

The radical anti-Israeli organization Zochrot will host a conference in Tel Aviv next week, thanks to funding from European governments and US organizations.

The event is titled “The Third International Conference on the Return of Palestinian Refugees.” It will focus on how to make Israel give citizenship to all Palestinians around the world, and how such a move would end Israel’s status as a Jewish state. 

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| March 9, 2016
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#BDSfail: Austrian student association rejects BDS, rebukes American & British universities

 

Rejection of BDS by the University of Vienna student group is believed to the first major European student organization opposing all the anti-Semitic & anti-Israel academic initiatives in Europe & the US.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

 

Berlin – Student association at the University of Vienna issued a statement on Wednesday, declaring their opposition to every form of anti-Semitism, including the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement targeting Israel.

Members of the young Jewish community attend a commemoration ceremony for Holocaust victims in front of the synagogue in Vienna [File] – Photo: REUTERS


“As student representatives it is important for us to criticize the academic boycott against Israel, which entirely excludes Israeli academics,” the student council of the University of Vienna said. Continue Reading »

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| February 21, 2016
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Austria’s Parliament cancels Holocaust event honoring anti-Israel Jewess who fled to UK in 1939

 

Zuroff said the choice of Epstein is “absurd” and they “should disinvite her because they are making a mockery of their event… If they [Austria’s parliament] want to talk about the Holocaust, they chose the wrong person. If they want to bash Israel, they chose the right person.”

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

 

The spokeswoman for the president of the Austrian parliament informed The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that an event slated to honor Hedy Epstein – an anti-Zionist Jew and defender of Hamas – has been canceled.

Hedy Epstein. – Photo: REUTERS

“In consideration for the concerns against some of the participants, the Austrian Parliament has cancelled the event ‘In Grandmother’s Words…The Fate of Women in the Second World War,'” Marianne Lackner said. 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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| January 14, 2016
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PM Netanyahu criticizes Swedish FM’s ‘foolish & immoral’ remarks

 

Israel’s PM denounces the Swedish FM’s attempt to delegitimize the response of Israeli security forces for shooting at Palestinian terrorists as they attempt to knife Jews to death.

By Nitsan Keidar

 

Prime Minister Binaymin Netanyahu on Thursday night responded for the first time to the latest inflammatory comments of Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom against Israel, which were made on Tuesday.

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom – Reuters

Wallstrom called to investigate the Jewish state for “executing” Palestinian Arabs, in an attempt to delegitimize the actions of security forces killing Arab terrorists as they conduct an attack. Killing the terrorists is often a matter of life or death in preventing further victims, as in many cases the terrorists continue attacking after being shot.
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| January 8, 2016
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Palestinian ‘incitement doll’ focus of British Parliamentary debate

 

Israel accused of using disproportionate force against Palestinian children throwing stones & calls to prepare a ‘black list’ of Israelis who detain & interrogate Palestinian children.
• Pro-Israel MK Andrew Percy displays a rock-throwing ‘incitement doll’ seized by Israel as an example of Palestinian inciting children to violence.

By Itamar Eichner & Yaniv Halili

 

The rock-throwing “incitement dolls” seized by Israel at Haifa port last month were at center stage of a British parliamentary debate Wednesday initiated by a Member of Parliament known for her hostility to Israel.

British MP Andrew Percy holding an “incitement doll”

Sarah Champion of the Labour Party called on the British government to prepare a “watchlist” of Israeli officials suspected of war crimes and investigate them when they come to the United Kingdom. Continue Reading »

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| December 14, 2015
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European Union policy chief says EU ‘united’ in labeling only Jewish products

 

Despite Jerusalem freezing diplomatic ties with the EU, its foreign policy chief said after a meeting with the Union’s FMs that the EU is adamant in maintaining product labeling from only the Israeli disputed areas, and claims it isn’t a boycott.

By Ari Yashar

 

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini led a meeting with EU foreign ministers on Monday, in which the officials reiterated they will not drop their plan to label Jewish products from Judea, Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini – Photo: Reuters

The EU is “united on these technical guidelines on the indication of origin, which is in no way a boycott,” Mogherini said after the meeting according to Associated Press.
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| December 13, 2015
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UK apologizes after detaining IDF reserve officer for war crimes

 

view videoIDF soldiers & officers who participated in Israel’s Operation Protective Edge, are now liable to be detained upon entry into European countries after members of pro-Palestinian organizations filed complaints against them.

By Yoav Zitun, Itamar Eichner

 

An IDF officer in reserves who fought in Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014 was detained upon landing in the UK a few weeks ago due to a complaint made against him that he was involved in war crimes, Ynet has learned.

Any soldier who fought in the 50-day war, whose details or photos were posted online, may find himself on the blacklist of pro-Palestinian organizations who filed and are still filing complaints at European police stations. Continue Reading »

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| December 12, 2015
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Egyptian media lists Facebook’s Top 5 “most dangerous” Arabic pro-Israel pages

 

Egypt’s Alwatan newspaper quotes Dr. Mansour Abd al-Wahab, “Israel is using modern means to carry out plots to reach the hearts of Arab youth”

By i24news

 

Egypt’s Alwatan newspaper published an article about the ‘most dangerous’ Arab-language Israeli Facebook pages, warning its young readers of the pages’ “Israeli pursuits”.

The article, titled “Five Arabic language Israeli pages that you should stay away from”, begins by describing the history of “Zionist plots” dating back to the 19th century, particularly “the takeover of Palestinian lands using religious justification” to create a political entity, Israel’s Ynet News reports.

The article continues by naming the top five most “dangerous Facebook page list”. Continue Reading »

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| December 11, 2015
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NGO Monitor Informed Danish Parliament It’s Inadvertently Funding Israel’s Destruction

 

NGO Monitor addressed a special parliament session, warning them that huge amount of funds are covertly going to NGOs that acts against explicit Danish policies.

By Ari Yashar

 

The NGO Monitor research institution on Wednesday took part in a special session of the Danish Parliament, and told Danish lawmakers the supposedly humanitarian funds their country is handing over to local NGOs is actually advancing anti-peace agendas.

Copenhagen, Denmark (illustration) – Reuters

Shaun Sacks, a researcher at the independent Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor, addressed the Foreign Affairs Committee and Foreign Policy Committee in Copenhagen.

He revealed that Danish taxpayers’ money being sent through third party NGOs for the goal of stopping the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in fact end up funding projects that contradict the Danish government’s stated objectives. Continue Reading »

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| December 3, 2015
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Rabbi Boteach silenced at Kings College by Jewish students for mentioning Israel

 

Rabbi Shmuely Boteach responds to his lecture at the Union of Jewish Students in London when his mention of Israel caused the abrupt end of the discussion.

By Raphael Poch

 

 

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach – Photo: Eliran Aharon

Last week the Union of Jewish Students (UJS) at Kings College in London silenced questions about Israel and cut off renowned author Rabbi Shmuel Boteach’s lecture. The moderators for the event offered the explanation that Israel, which Rabbi Boteach had spoken about during his lecture, was not to be discussed, as part of the UJS policy of having only topics relating to Judaism being allowed for discussion at the lecture.

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| November 26, 2015
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#ShoddyReporting: CNN replaces Israel with Palestine on its map

 

CNN offers no apology or explanation to reader that asks, “Why is my country erased on this map?”

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

A CNN Money article on the Middle East dropped Israel’s name from a map of the Middle East that accompanied a story on the turmoil in the region.

CNN Erases Israel From the Map

The article, entitled “Beyond ISIS: 2016’s scariest geopolitical hot spots,” naturally featured the ongoing war in Syria and the image that originally accompanied the article was a map of the Middle East. But the name Palestina, Spanish or Portuguese for Palestine stood in for Israel on the map. Continue Reading »

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| November 20, 2015
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New Israel Fund Financed Video to Persuade Israeli Arabs, Minorities Not to Join IDF

 

The New Israel Fund, which claims to promote Jewish-Arab coexistence, does exactly the opposite when it funds anti-Zionist organizations that incite against integrating the Arab youth into Israeli society.

By Gil Ronen

 

Deputy Minister of Defense Eli Ben-Dahan and MK Moti Yogev (Jewish Home), MK Merav Ben-Ari (Kulanu) and MK Miki Zohar (Likud) dispatched a letter this week to Talia Sasson, President of the New Israel Fund, in which they demanded that the Fund cease its support for the “Baladna Association for Arab Youth” organization.

Baladna recently produced a music video inciting against Arabs and members of other minorities who enlist in the Israeli Defense Forces, and calling on minorities to refuse to enlist.
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| November 16, 2015
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Hungary Says “NO” to EU’s “Irrational” Settlement Labeling Decision

In the presence of top EU representatives, Hungarian FM states opposition to “irrational” guidelines that will not contribute to a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but rather, cause more problems & damage.

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

 

Hungary will not place special labeling on products from the West Bank and the Golan Heights, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told a breakfast meeting of the Israel Council on Foreign Relations on Monday.

EU Commission approves Israeli ‘settlement’ product guidelines (Illustrative picture)‏. – Photo: REUTERS,JPOST STAFF

The minister characterized the European Union’s decision to affix special labels on such products as “irrational,” saying that it will not contribute to a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and it could cause more problems and damage.

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