By Uri Yacobi Keller. Alternative Information Center, October 2009 – The idea of an academic boycott of Israel first emerged in 2002 as part of the growing boycott and divestment campaign against Israel, itself a part of the struggle against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and the violation of Palestinian human and national rights. […]
By Matthew M. Aid. Foreign Policy, 9/9/13 – Syria’s reported use of chemical weapons is threatening to turn the civil war there into a wider conflict. But the Bashar al-Assad government may not be the only one in the region with a nerve gas stockpile. A newly discovered CIA document indicates that Israel likely built […]
…Roskam’s bill is blatantly unconstitutional, as are the various bills in the state legislatures… By Mitchell Plitnick. Lobelog, 02/07/14 – Earlier this week, a bill was hastily removed from the agenda of the New York State Assembly. The bill was designed as a response to the American Studies Association’s decision to boycott Israeli educational institutions. […]
By Andrew Doughman. Las Vegas Sun, 1/28/14 – State Sen. Mark Hutchison, a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, decided Monday to disclose an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel last year. Hutchison had faced criticism from another Republican lieutenant governor candidate, Sue Lowden, who called on Hutchison to disclose the trip as a gift. Although state law calls for elected officials […]
By Frederic W. Bush. EMEU.net I. My Experience with the Jewish World In 1964 I received a Ph.D. in Ancient Near Eastern languages, literature, history and culture rom Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass, and taught there one year, 1964-65. Brandeis University was established in 1947 by the Reformed or Liberal Jewish Community to be a 4- […]
“America gives Israel money, arms and advice. Israel takes the money, it takes the arms, and it rudely rejects the advice. The fundamental problem with American support for Israel is its unconditional nature. Consequently, Israel does not have to pay a price for acting unilaterally in a multilateral world, for its flagrant violations of international law, […]
“At issue is language that would exempt Israel from having to treat Americans the same way the U.S. treats Israelis before it can be eligible for visa-free travel. Critics say that would allow Israel to discriminate against Arab-Americans and critics of Israel with the U.S. government’s blessing.” By Julian Pecquet. The Hill, 1/31/14 – Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) […]
By Omar Barghouti. New York Times, 1/31/14 – If Secretary of State John Kerry’s attempts to revive talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority fail because of Israel’s continuing construction of illegal settlements, the Israeli government is likely to face an international boycott “on steroids,” as Mr. Kerry warned last August. These days, Israel seems […]
By Jason Ditz. AntiWar.com, 2/3/14 – Israeli officials may say that the settlement expansions into the occupied West Bank totally aren’t a problem, but they’ve clearly been a source of strain on the peace process, and if the talks fail Israel will be blamed because of that. Andersen’s comments echo similar ones made over the […]
By Chris Roush. TalkingBizNews, 01/16/14 – Wall Street Journal technology editor Jonathan Krim sent out the following staff announcement on Thursday: We’re excited to announce a number of appointments as we continue our global expansion of technology coverage: Amir Mizroch will shortly take on the role of tech editor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, spearheading tech […]
