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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.

Israel Hayom

 

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 21, 2015
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UNESCO condemns Israeli ‘aggression’ once again, but rejects Islamizing Western Wall

 

Deleting the text calling on Judaism’s Kotel (Western Wall) as “an integral part of al-Aksa Mosque/al-Haram al-Sharif” because of pressure from Russia, US and the NGO’s Director-General Irina Bokova, UNESCO went on to condemn Israel for ‘aggressive actions’ on the Temple Mount.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

UNESCO’s executive board on Wednesday solely condemned Israeli aggression on the Temple Mount but swayed away from reclassifying the Western Wall as a Muslim holy site.

UNESCO with PA handshakeThe vote in Paris was 26 in favor, six against and 15 abstentions. The US, Germany, United Kingdom, Estonia, the Netherlands, and Czech Republic voted against the resolution while a number of other European countries such as Albania, Austria, France, Spain, and Italy were among those that abstained. Continue Reading »

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| October 21, 2015
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Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Malmo, Sweden Chant “Slaughter the Jews”

 

Israel’s ambassador to Sweden, “These are extremely troubling instances of a grotesque but nevertheless very real, & murderous, incitement…”

By JTA

 

Hundreds of protesters in the Swedish city of Malmo were filmed chanting in Arabic about slaughtering Jews and stabbing soldiers.

A protester chants slogans near a banner reading “Boycott Israel” during an anti-Israel march in Malmo. – Photo: REUTERS

Pro-Palestinian groups organized a rally Monday in the city center against what they consider Israeli violence and to show solidarity with Palestinians amid deadly measures taken by Israeli authorities to stop the recent spate of attacks on Jews in Israel and the West Bank. Continue Reading »

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| September 21, 2015
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Israel TV2: Jerusalem messages King Abdullah that Jordan breaches Temple Mount status quo

 

Israel’s channel 2 reported that Israel has sent messages to the Jordanian King that the Waqf was allowing armed rioters sleep in al-Aksa to continue the violence.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Following Jordanian King Abdullah II’s criticism of Israel over recent violence on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, Israel reportedly responded to the monarchy and indicated that Jordan itself was allowing the status quo at the site to be broken.

According to a Channel 2 report on Monday, Israel communicated to Jordan that it should not be shirking its own responsibility at the Temple Mount and that it was in fact the Jordanian Waqf that has allowed the rioters who were armed with stones to sleep in al-Aksa Mosque. Continue Reading »

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| September 16, 2015
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Abbas: ‘Jews have no right to desecrate Temple Mount with their filthy feet’

 

Palestinian leader’s inciting comments “to defend Jerusalem,” only perpetrates further violence at Judaism’s most Holy site.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday that the Palestinians wouldn’t allow Israelis to “desecrate” Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.

Referring to the tensions surrounding visits by Jews to the Temple Mount, Abbas said: “Al-Aksa is ours and so is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. They have no right to desecrate them with their filthy feet. We won’t allow them to do so and we will do whatever we can to defend Jerusalem.”

Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: REUTERS

Abbas was speaking in his office in Ramallah during a meeting with east Jerusalem activists. Continue Reading »

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| September 16, 2015
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Arab Joint List party lawmakers congratulate new UK Labour leader Corbyn on win

 

Jeremy Corbyn, known for his anti-Israel rhetoric, has come under scrutiny for his ties and support of Islamic extremist groups such as Hezbollah & Hamas, to whom he calls ‘our friends.’

By i24news

 

Five lawmakers from the Arab Joint List party sent a letter of congratulations to newly-elected UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. They hail Corbyn’s victory as “an extraordinary achievement for all democratic forces and socialists around the world.”

The letter continues: “We see you as a partner in our struggle to end the occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and a sovereign state with East Jerusalem as its capital, alongside Israel.” Continue Reading »

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| September 4, 2015
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Israeli Legal Aid Threatened GE with Lawsuit Over Union’s Supporting BDS

 

The Israeli NGO Shurat Hadin sent General Electric explicit warning of legal action for its blatant and open violations of numerous U.S. “state and federal statutes” if it doesn’t void union support of anti-Semitic boycott and their accusations of Israeli ‘ethnic cleansing’.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Tel-Aviv based legal rights organization Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center has taken on General Electric Co. on Thursday, urging the company to void GE’s labor accords with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) in light of the union’s endorsement of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

The letter, signed by Shurat HaDin president Nitsana Darshan-Leitner of Tel-Aviv and U.S. Continue Reading »

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| September 1, 2015
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German Chancellor Merkel: “Not acceptable how Iran continues to talk about Israel”

 

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel says that she welcomes Iran’s participation in the fight against ISIS in Syria, but Iran must change its attitude and slander towards Israel.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a news conference in Berlin on Monday that she would welcome Iran’s participation in the ongoing fight against ISIS in Syria, however Iran’s attitude and slander towards Israel must change.

“I think Iran has a lot of influence over what happens in Syria. And everyone is welcome to participate constructively in the negotiations,” she said.

"Death to Israel" - Iranian president at anti-Israel march.

“Death to Israel” – Iranian president at anti-Israel march.

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| August 20, 2015
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#BDSfail: Following widespread condemnation, Spanish festival reverses decision to disinvite Matisyahu

view videoRetraction comes after Spanish gov’t condemned reggae festival’s anti-Semitic axing of Jewish singer, after he ignored demands to publicly accept Palestinian state.

By i24news

 

The Rototom Sunsplash festival in Spain retracted its decision to disinvite Jewish reggae artist Matisyahu after he failed to comply with the demand of publicly endorsing Palestinian statehood, an ultimatum that incurred the organizers accusations of anti-Semitism.

Jewish reggae artist Matisyahu – Photo: AFP

Matisyahu, who fuses reggae and hip-hop with Jewish influences in his songs, had been due to perform at the weeklong Rototom SunSplash festival, one of Europe’s largest reggae festivals, in Benicassim in eastern Spain on Saturday. Continue Reading »

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| August 17, 2015
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Presidential Candidate Ben Carson: Yes, Obama’s Actions Are Anti-Semitic

‘Anything that is against the survival of Israel, who is surrounded by enemies, and then act like everything is normal there, and that these (Jewish) people are paranoid, I think that’s anti-Semitic,’ says Republican candidate.

By Gil Ronen

 

Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson accused President Barack Obama Sunday of being anti-Semitic, as evidenced by Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson – Photo: Reuters

Carson told Fox News Sunday, in response to a question on his criticism of the Iran deal, : “Well, all you have to do, Chris, is, like I have, go to Israel, and talk to average people, on all ends of that spectrum.
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| August 16, 2015
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Spanish Festival Cancelled Matisyahu for ‘Refusing to Endorse Palestinian State’

view video#RESPECT
Spanish media reports Jewish reggae star was cancelled from Spanish festival for refusing outrageous ultimatum: ‘Publicly support Palestinian state or get cancelled.’

By Ari Soffer

 

A Spanish music festival has cancelled a performance by Jewish reggae star Matisyahu – because he refused to produce a statement clearly endorsing “Palestinian statehood,” according to Spanish media outlets.

Matisyahu – who shot to fame as a bearded “hassidic raggae” star, before leaving Orthodox Judaism in 2011 – was due to appear at the Rototom Sunsplash festival in Benicassim, north of Valencia. The yearly music festival is the European tribute to the major Jamaican reggae festival of the same name. Continue Reading »

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| July 26, 2015
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Israel’s TV2 introduced Israeli audience to betrayal of American group, Jewish Voice for Peace

WATCH: American Jews united with Israel’s most extreme enemies are actively seeking to strip the world’s Jews of their inalienable right to self-determination in a Jewish State.

By Yitzhak Santis/JNS.org

 

Israel’s Channel 2 recently dedicated a full 15 minutes to the anti-Israel group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). Reporter Danny Kushmaro brought to an Israeli audience awareness of “the Jews that stand behind the boycott of Israel.” For me, a longtime “student” of JVP, as well as many Americans, there would be little surprise to hear the venomous rhetoric disgorged by JVP activists. For an Israeli audience that never heard of JVP, however, the reaction had to have been nothing short of shock and a profound sense of betrayal. Continue Reading »

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| July 7, 2015
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Israel outs UNESCO for ignoring Jewish & Christian historical bond to Jerusalem

Israel’s Foreign Ministry director denounces UN body saying, typically, “The resolution is full of distortions & is totally disconnected from reality on the ground.”

By HERB KEINON

 

Israel slammed the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday for adopting a “completely one sided resolution” on the Old City of Jerusalem that “deliberately ignores the historical connection between the Jewish people and their ancient capital.”

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The Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST

The resolution, adopted by the World Heritage Committee meeting in Bonn, takes Israel to task for – among other grievances – the following allegations: engaging in “illegal excavations” in the Old City; causing damage to structures on the Temple Mount; impeding restoration work on the Temple Mount; and damaging the “visual integrity” of the Old City with the Jerusalem light rail.

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| July 4, 2015
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UN Human Rights Council Ratifies Biased Protective Edge Report

Israel’s UN envoy condemns decision, calls widely adopted resolution ‘an anti-Israeli manifesto’ which ignores multiple int’l law violations by Hamas.

By Itamar Eichner

 

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday voted to adopt a report made by a UN inquiry commission on Operation Protective Edge in Gaza last summer, calling on Israel and the Palestinians to prosecute alleged war crimes and to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s preliminary investigation. 

The UN Human Rights Council discussing the report – Photo: Reuters

The UN Human Rights Council discussing the report – Photo: Reuters

Forty-one countries voted in favor of adopting the report, five abstained – India, Kenya, Ethiopia, Paraguay, Macedonia – and only one, the United States, voted against, saying it was biased against Israel. Continue Reading »

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