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| June 15, 2016
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#BDSfail: Germany’s second largest bank shuts down anti-Israel BDS account

 

Israel’s Security Minister Erdan urges European banks to follow Germany’s closure of the anti-Israel account because of BDS activity, which is believed to be the 1st German bank taking such action to stop the movement.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

 

BERLIN – in the latest of a series of similar account closures by international banks, German bank Commerzbank has shut down a boycott Israel account, the first action of its kind in that country, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Visitors arrive to Commerzbank’s headquarters before the bank’s annual news conference in Frankfurt, Germany. – Photo: REUTERS

The account has been “dealt with” and the bank notified the account holder more than a month ago, a source told the Post. Continue Reading »

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| June 9, 2016
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Analysis: 10 years of global BDS movement has had zero economic impact

#BDSfail: Even before US, Canada & European courts have illegalized BDS for being racist/anti-Semitic, foreign investments in Israel are 3 times greater since the Jewish State was 1st targeted by a coalition of Palestinian groups a decade ago, proving that efforts to isolate Israel have failed.

By Brian Schrauger

 

Foreign capital flow to Israeli assets hit a record high of $285.12 billion last year, nearly triple of what this figure was in 2005, Bloomberg News reported last week. And while the Israeli economy has been slowing as of late, it is still performing better than that of the United States and other Western nations. Continue Reading »

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| June 8, 2016
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Israel’s Ex-Shin Bet Chief Tells Danish Parliament Speaker: Stop Funding BDS

 

Former Shin Bet Chief and current MK, Yaakov Perry of Yesh Atid, points out that the Danish government is defying the EU’s policies against boycotting Israel by clandestinely funding the BDS through proxy NGOs.

By LAHAV HARKOV

 

MK Yaakov Perry (Yesh Atid), presented Danish Parliament Speaker Pia Kjærsgaard with a list of organizations her country funds that promote boycotts of Israel, calling on her to fight the anti-Semitic boycott, divestment and sanctions movement during her visit to the Knesset Wednesday.

Ynet lego #stopBDS

“Denmark is part of the European Union, and it cannot be that it’s government funds anti-Israel organizations. These actions defy the EU’s policies against boycotting Israel,” Peri, the head of the Knesset’s delegation to the European Parliament, said. Continue Reading »

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| June 8, 2016
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#BDSfail: Austrian bank latest European firm to close BDS account

Austrian bank closes pro-BDS account belonging to OKAZ, which hosted a convicted Palestinian terrorist in Vienna.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

 

Berlin – The Austrian financial giant Bawag closed the bank account of the pro-BDS Austrian-Arab cultural center (OKAZ), which hosted a Palestinian terrorist in Vienna in April.

PFPL plane hijacker Leila Khaled in South Africa. – Photo: AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA

A spokesman for New York-based investment firm Cerberus – the principal owner of the Bawag bank – told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday that the account was closed. OKAZ is part of the BDS (Boycott,Divestment, Sanctions) movement targeting the Jewish state. Continue Reading »

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| June 6, 2016
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#BDSfail: UJA commends New York Governor Cuomo’s anti-BDS directives

 

The UJA Federation of New York and Israeli Ambassador to the UN, thanks Governor Cuomo for directing state agencies to divest all public funds supporting BDS.

By Ben Ariel

 

The UJA-Federation of New York on Sunday applauded New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, who had earlier issued an executive order directing state entities to divest all public funds supporting the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo – By Reuters

“UJA-Federation of New York applauds Governor Cuomo for being the first governor in the nation to issue an executive order directing state entities to divest all public funds supporting the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel,” said UJA Federation of New York CEO Eric S. Continue Reading »

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| June 2, 2016
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United Nations Has a Pro-Israel Moment

view videoIsraeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, “Never before have so many people, from so many places, gathered here in the General Assembly to declare unanimous support for the State of Israel.”

By Israel Today Staff

 

“Look around you. This is an historic moment in the UN!”

Those were the words of Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon on Tuesday as he looked out over a packed General Assembly Hall at the start of an event opposing the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

More than 2,000 attended the session, making it one of the rare occasions, if not the only to date, in which the UN General Assembly Hall could be described as a place of pro-Israel sentiment. Continue Reading »

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| May 25, 2016
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Swiss parliament to end funding “racist & anti-Semitic actions” or are involved in BDS

 

The Swiss parliament’s inquiry into anti-Israel NGOs could bring about devastating changes for scores of pro-Palestinian NGOs operating in Israel & in the disputed territories.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

 

Berlin – The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) has allocated funds in the millions to anti-Israel NGOs linked to terrorism and working in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, according to a report that appeared in Switzerland’s Basler Zeitung on Monday.

Swiss parliament in Bern – Photo: AFP

The front-page story by veteran journalist Dominik Feusi, headlined “Resistance in Parliament against money for Israel-critical campaigns,” stated that MP Christian Imark had introduced a motion supported by 41 lawmakers from across the political spectrum calling on the FDFA to stop all direct or indirect funding to organizations that sponsor “racist and anti-Semitic actions” or are involved in BDS campaigns. Continue Reading »

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| May 20, 2016
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#BDSfail: Top French bank closes BDS account

Bank Credit Mutuel, one of France’s largest, freezes account of ‘La Campagne BDS France’ over escalating criticism of group’s illegal practices that target Israel for boycotts.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

 

Berlin – Massive French bank Credit Mutuel shut down the account of La Campagne BDS France amid escalating criticism over the illegal practices of supporting financial transactions that target Israel for boycotts.

Credit Mutuel’s Director General Michel Lucas, leave the Elysee Palace after a meeting with France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy. – Photo: BENOIT TESSIER /REUTERS

In a dramatic setback for a large Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement (BDS) group, BDS France removed a link on its donor webpage in May for Credit Mutuel and added a link to PayPal as a method of contribution. Continue Reading »

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| May 18, 2016
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Watch: Pro-Israel supporters neutralize BDS mob protesting in London

 

WATCH: The UK’s Israel Advocacy Movement mobilized activists, including a number of pro-Israel Muslims, seriously outnumbering the bewildered group of ignorant far-left extremists who were waving their Palestinian flags upside down.

By Ari Soffer

 

Things didn’t go quite as planned for a group of anti-Israel activists, who hoped to force the closure of an Israeli-owned shop in honor of “Nakba Day” – the day dedicated to mourning the failure of combined Arab armies to destroy the State of Israel at birth.

Several dozen members of the London Palestine Action organization targeted the Sabon cosmetics store on Sunday, mimicking campaigns by other anti-Israel boycotters – belonging to the so-called Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) – to force the closure of businesses owned by Jewish Israelis. Continue Reading »

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| May 17, 2016
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Texas Governor to ignore Iran nuclear deal & maintain sanction

 

Texas’ Governor Abbott formally responded on Monday to President Obama’s April 8th letter, stating that “Texas will maintain its sanctions against Iran.”

By DANIELLE ZIRI

 

New York – Texas will not lift its sanctions on Iran and will take no part in the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with the Islamic republic, which has made the world a “more dangerous and compromised” place, Texas Governor Greg Abbott told Jewish media at a special meeting in New York on Monday afternoon.

Activists gather at a Capitol Hill rally against the Iran nuclear deal in Washington September 9, 2015. – Photo: REUTERS

The Governor formally responded on Monday to a letter sent out by President Barack Obama on April 8 requesting that Texas “review” its economic sanctions against Iran as part of the deal concluded last year. Continue Reading »

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| May 13, 2016
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Palestinian activists stop Israeli-themed charity using designer Reebok shoe

 

Reebok ‘distanced itself from the shoe’ an Israeli designer, who’s a gym owner, sought to auction the one pair for charity.
• Reebok, collapsing under the outraged, also found an international demand for Israel’s 68th Independence Day themed sneaker.

By Meirav Crystal

 

Pro-Palestinian websites were angry to discover that Reebok had released a sneaker commemorating Israel’s 68th Independence Day and delighted to report that the company had cancelled its decision. However, it turns out that Reebok never even designed such a sneaker; the whole story ended up being about a single pair of sneakers privately designed to raise money for charity. Continue Reading »

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| May 1, 2016
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Palestinian football club reaps ‘insults & injury’ from Lebanon & AFC

 

One month after 9 Arab Israeli soccer players were ‘insulted’ by Lebanon’s refusal to allow them entry for a match, the AFC ‘injured’ them by declaring the team losers & fining them $20,000 to boot.

By AFP

 

The Palestinian Football Association on Saturday denounced the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) decision to declare as losers a Palestinian team who had several players unable to enter Lebanon for a soccer game in the AFC Cup.

The match was supposed to take place on March 9 between the Palestinian soccer team Shabab Al-Thahriyeh from near Hebron and the Syrian team Al-Wahda. Because of the ongoing war in Syria and restrictions imposed on Syrians who want to travel to the Palestinian territories, the game was organized in Lebanon. Continue Reading »

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| April 28, 2016
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#BDSfail: French gov’t indicates giant bank violates anti-BDS law

 

France’s Credit Mutuel Bank is now in the cross hairs of a 2-front legal war, at home in France, and on the other side of the Atlantic, where Credit Mutuel has a branch office in NYC, as the state’s legislature is presently negotiating a tough anti-BDS law.

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

 

NEW YORK CITY – The French embassy in Israel announced that an account held by Campaign BDS France with Credit Mutuel bank appears to violate the law.

Credit Mutuel’s Director General Michel Lucas, leave the Elysee Palace after a meeting with France’s President Nicolas Sarkoz – Photo: BENOIT TESSIER /REUTERS

“The French opposition against any form of boycott is well known.

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| April 25, 2016
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Israeli-American Council seeks mandate to spearhead war against BDS

 

In an in-depth interview, Adam Milstein articulates why the Israeli-American Council should lead the battle against BDS.

By STEVE LINDE

 

As national chairman of the Israeli-American Council, an umbrella group of Israelis living in the US, the Los Angeles-based Adam Milstein sees himself as the “connector” between Israel and the US, and at the forefront of fighting the anti-Israel BDS movement.

Adam Milstein – Photo: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM

“We are the nexus between the Israeli and American people,”  the affable Milstein says in an interview with Jerusalem Post editors during a recent visit to Jerusalem. “We feel that the Israeli American community is equipped and has the information necessary to lead the fight against BDS.” Continue Reading »

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| April 24, 2016
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Lebanese BDS calls on gov’t to ban blockbuster with Israeli actress

 

view videoLebanese BDS chapter sent a letter to the Israel boycott office in the Lebanese Economic Ministry, to inform officials that the ‘Superman’ film stars Gal Gadot, an Israeli actress.

By MAAYAN GROISMAN

 

The Lebanese BDS movement has demanded that the government ban the screening of the new Hollywood movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, starring the Israeli actress, Gal Gadot, the Lebanese daily newspaper al-Akhbarreported Saturday.

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. – Photo: FACEBOOK

The Lebanese BDS movement has demanded that the government ban the screening of the new Hollywood movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, starring the Israeli actress, Gal Gadot, the Lebanese daily newspaper al-Akhbarreported Saturday.

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