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| February 21, 2014
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Dutch firm says boycotting Israel wasn’t factor in port tender exit


TheMarker may have erroneously reported that at least 2 foreign companies dropped out of a tender for port construction, due to anti-Israel boycotts.

By TheMarker

 

 

A report in TheMarker on Monday stating that at least two foreign companies dropped out of the Israeli government tender to develop private seaports due to anti-Israel boycotts has been disputed by two of the companies involved.

Ashdod port.

Ashdod port. – Photo by Ilya Melnikov

Spokesmen for Royal Boskalis Westminster, a Dutch company that did not submit a bid as expected, and the Israel Ports Company, the state-owned company conducting the tender, both denied in separate statements that Bosalis had dropped out of the tender at all.

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| February 20, 2014
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Church Leaders Reject BDS Boycott After Tour in Soda Stream Factory

American delegates from the Presbyterian Church, which formally endorsed boycotting Israel, change their minds after viewing up close the West Bank Soda Stream factory.

By Maayana Miskin

 

A delegation of 14 leaders from the Presbyterian clergy, a church that in the past supported boycotting Israeli products manufactured in Judea and Samaria (Shomron), arrived last week to visit Israel.

Presbyterian delegates – Photo: Courtesy of AIFL

The visit was organized by the America-Israel Friendship League (AIFL); the delegates’ goal was to discover Israel personally and to better understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Representatives from the Presbyterian Church, which has an estimated six million followers, visited the Soda Stream factory which is located in Maaleh Adumim, east of Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| February 19, 2014
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US Professors Follow Scarlett Johansson’s Lead in Rejecting Boycotts of Israel


248 heads of major American universities & colleges publicly object to the ASA academic boycott of the Jewish state.

By Yossi Aloni

 

Scarlet Johansson is not alone. At least 248 major colleges and universities in the US have outright rejected any boycott of Israel

zzzHollywood star Scarlett Johansson is not alone in her principled stance against boycotts targeting Israel. Following intense activity by Jewish organizations, Israeli consulates and various friends of Israel, the heads of no fewer than 248 major American universities and colleges have in recent weeks openly stated their rejection of an academic boycott against the Jewish state. Continue Reading »

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| February 18, 2014
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Israel boycott fears facilitated 2 foreign bidders to withdraw ports tender

 

2 local joint concerns and a Chinese company remain in contention to build the private port facilities in Ashdod & Haifa.

By Avi Bar-Eli

 

 

The deterioration of Israel’s international standing has been evident this week as at least two leading international companies bidding to build private seaports here dropped out of the government’s tender due to concerns over the political repercussions.

Haifa port.

The Haifa port. – Photo: Albatross Aerial Photography

Royal Boskalis Westminster, a Dutch operator of ports that had submitted a proposal under the name Holland Terminal in the prequalification stage last December, dropped out shortly thereafter. More recently, Italy’s Condote de Agua withdrew after passing the prequalification process.

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| February 18, 2014
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Israel’s PM Netanyahu: ‘Israel’s boycotters are classic anti-Semites’

 

Addressing the Conference of Presidents in Jerusalem, PM Netanyahu slams nuclear talks with Iran, saying they will lead nowhere, and repeated his calls for Palestinian recognition of Jewish Israel.

By i24NEWS

 

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Monday evening the recent international wave of boycotts against Israel, focusing especially on the European boycotters.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper (unseen) following their meeting in Jerusalem, on January 21, 2014 – Photo: Menahem Kahana/AFP

“There is a new campaign against us. [People] think the boycotts will hurt us. Continue Reading »
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| February 18, 2014
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Huckabee in Jerusalem, lambasts BDS movement & peace negotiations

Huckabee praised Scarlett Johanssen saying boycotting Israel is “embarrassingly stupid since Israel is the one place (in the Middle East) where freedom exists.”

By DANIEL K. EISENBUD

 

 

 

Presumptive 2016 US Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee did not mince words regarding his stances on the burgeoning Boycott, Divestment and Sanction  (BDS) movement and floundering Palestinian peace negotiations while visiting the capital Monday.

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee in Jerusalem - Photo: DANIEL K. EISENBUD

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee in Jerusalem – Photo: DANIEL K. EISENBUD

During a press conference held at Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum, Huckabee patently denounced the BDS movement as “embarrassingly stupid,” and questioned the substance and viability of US-brokered peace talks. Continue Reading »

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| February 15, 2014
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French courts punish anti-Israel BDS activists in hate crime

 

About 20 anti-Israel BDS activists have been convicted under the Lellouche law, which has France spearheading the efforts to neutralize the movement through legal means.

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When Farida Trichine and 11 of her friends burst into a French supermarket in 2009 and began applying stickers with anti-Israel slogans to vegetables imported from the Jewish state, she expected to be escorted from the store by police.

Farida Trichine (third from right) and fellow BDS activists in Mulhouse, France, September 11, 2010.

Farida Trichine (third from right) and fellow BDS activists in Mulhouse, France, September 11, 2010. – Photo by Collectif Palestine 68, via JTA

What she didn’t expect was to be convicted of inciting racial hatred and slapped with a $650 fine.

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| February 15, 2014
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BDS Facebook page hassling Rolling Stones on boycott is phony

The Facebook page calling on the Rolling Stones to boycott their scheduled performance in Israel has been revealed as a spoof.

 

WASHINGTON — A Facebook page claiming victory in getting the Rolling Stones to boycott Israel is an apparent hoax.

BDS Rolling Stones Facebook page The “Rolling Stones: Boycott Israel” page, established Wednesday, on Thursday reported that the group had cancelled a planned June 10 concert.

It cited “sources with the Rolling Stones,” but there has been no such announcement.

The page also posted a letter asking the group to boycott Israel and  signed by the page organizers as well as supposedly by Electronic Intifada and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Continue Reading »

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| February 14, 2014
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BDS Trailer: Anti-Israeli Apartheid Week Coming To Universities Near You

A new video promo-trailer has been released to aid the BDS in their Israel-bashing events for ‘Israel Apartheid Week 2014’.

By Dalit Halevi, Ari Yashar

 

Anti-Israel advocates are ramping up their rhetoric this week in a new promotional “trailer” for the events of “Israeli Apartheid Week 2014.” The annual week-long event, starting in the last week of February, will see opponents of Israel protesting in dozens of nations around the world.

Anti-Israel demonstrators – Reuters

The short video calls on viewers to take part in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to delegitimize Israel by pressuring the Jewish state over its alleged “racism” in not letting descendants of Arabs who left the country around the War of Independence in 1948 “return.” Continue Reading »

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| February 10, 2014
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Israel Law Center challenges BDS in Australian court

Lawsuit is the 1st time that Australia’s anti-racism laws have been utilized against those seeking to harm Israeli academics or businesses because of their national origin.

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A landmark case that could determine whether the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel breaches Australia’s antiracism laws returns to court this week, The Australian reported on Monday.

Hebrew U.

Mount Scopus, one of the Hebrew University’s four campuses.- Photo: Lior Mizrahi

The parties will “debate potentially decisive orders this week,” according to the report.

Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center, an Israel-based civil rights organization, last year filed suit against Jake Lynch, director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney.

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| February 4, 2014
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Rice slams Israeli officials on Twitter for ‘unfounded & unacceptable’ criticism of Kerry

 

Former US envoy to UN goes after Netanyahu & his cabinet ministers on Twitter for criticizing Kerry’s warning of growing boycott calls.

By Ynetnews

Kerry is not the only person who has warned of a looming increase in boycotts. Israeli business and political leaders have been vocal about their concerns on this matter. Last month, a delegation of captains of industry flew to the annual international business conference in Davos to warn Netanyahu that maintaining a growing and stable economy requires Israel to make peace with Palestinians.

Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor with former US counterpart Susan Rice (Photo: Shahar Azran)

Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor with former US counterpart Susan Rice – Photo: Shahar Azra

The US National Security Advisor Susan Rice has rapped Israeli officials for comments directed at Secretary of State John Kerry over the ongoing peace process with the Palestinians. Continue Reading »

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| February 1, 2014
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Kerry brings up Israel boycott – AGAIN – if peace deal not made

 

US secretary of state makes another such remark, now at Munich Security Conference.

Deputy defense minister Danon condemns  Kerry’s remarks, responding that Israel will “not negotiate with gun to its head.”

By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

US Secretary of State John Kerry believes Israel could face an economic boycott if the current round of peace negotiations with the Palestinians do not lead to a final deal. Kerry made the remarks on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference.

US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Munich Security Conference in Germany Photo: REUTERS

US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Munich Security Conference in Germany – Photo: REUTERS

“There’s an increasing de-legitimization campaign that has been building up. Continue Reading »

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| January 31, 2014
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BDS to New Zealand: ‘Refuse visas to Israeli dance troupe’

BDS & Pro-Palestinian activists are trying to prevent Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company from performing in February at the New Zealand arts festival.

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Pro-Palestinian activists in New Zealand have called on the government there not to issue visas to members of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company, which is scheduled to perform at next month’s New Zealand Festival of the Arts.

In letters to New Zealand’s immigration and foreign ministers, activists from several different pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel boycott groups expressed their “concern” about the scheduled Batsheva performance, according to J-Wire, a Jewish news source from Australia and New Zealand. Continue Reading »

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| January 31, 2014
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N.Y. Senate: New law penalizes universities that boycott Israel

The new law doesn’t specifically mention Israel, but the bill’s sponsor Senator Jeffrey Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), noted that academic boycotts of Israel were what inspired him to introduce the legislation.

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The New York State Senate approved a bill that would suspend funding to educational institutions that fund groups which boycott Israel.

Bill de Blasio and Sheldon Silver.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. – Photo: AP

The legislation, approved Tuesday in a 56-4 vote, bans state funding to colleges that fund organizations boycotting “countries that host higher education institutions chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.” Continue Reading »

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| January 30, 2014
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Scarlett Johansson quits as Oxfam ambassador

Movie star resigns from humanitarian group due fundamental difference of opinion in regards to BDS, boycotts and Israel.

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Scarlett Johansson is ending her relationship with the humanitarian group Oxfam International after being criticized over her support for an Israeli company that operates in the West Bank.

A statement released by Johansson’s spokesman Wednesday said the 29-year-old actress has “a fundamental difference of opinion” with Oxfam International because the humanitarian group opposes all trade from Israeli settlements, saying they are illegal and deny Palestinian rights.

“Scarlett Johansson has respectfully decided to end her ambassador role with Oxfam after eight years,” the statement said. Continue Reading »

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