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Israel supporters use Boston bombing to call for firing of UN Rapporteur
A smear campaign against UN Rapporteur Richard Falk distorts his words to claim that he blames Israel and the US for the Boston bombing—and that he believes the vicitms had it coming. Yet Falk never made the comments he was accused of making. Above, Falk talks at the United Nations.
Some thoughts on the 10-year anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie
Phan Nguyen reflects on the 10th anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s death: “I was at my home in Olympia, Washington, on the morning of Sunday, March 16, 2003, when I received a call from Will, a friend who had traveled to Rafah. It was a pleasant surprise. I had already heard from Rachel Corrie, whom he had gone to Palestine with, but not from him, so my enthusiasm was pronounced when I asked him how he was doing. “Um … really bad,” he said. “Rachel’s dead.””
It’s delicious to see very uncool people fall for ‘Rolling Stones’ anti-BDS hoax
Pamela Geller and other Israel supporters rejoiced when it was announced that, in an affront to BDS, the Rolling Stones would perform in Israel—except it was a hoax.
Posted in BDS, Israel/Palestine, Media
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How the JCRC inspired New York officials to fight BDS
When New York public officials criticized Brooklyn College for hosting a BDS event with Judith Butler and Omar Barghouti, it wasn’t the first time local politicians had mobilized against pro-Palestinian activism. Under the guidance of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York elected officials have rallied against boycott, supported censoring speakers critical of Israel and even met with settler leaders. Although JCRC may not have led the fight at Brooklyn College, its influence in city politics is clear to see. Above, New York City Council members pose with JCRC-NY Vice President and CEO Michael Miller and Israeli Minister of Information and Diaspora (and settler) Yuli Edelstein.
Dissecting IDF propaganda: The numbers behind the rocket attacks
Phan Nguyen examines the conflicting rocket attack statistics cited by the Israeli military to justify the current attack on Gaza.
Newsweek: From ‘Black Rage’ to ‘Muslim Rage’
“Rage” is all the rage with Newsweek, apparently. For comparison:
Posted in Media, US Politics
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Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb is latest target in anti-Obama campaign
Veteran peace activist and interfaith dialogue advocate Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb is the latest target in a campaign to attack Barack Obama in the run-up to the US presidential election.
Defining ‘occupation’ with Israeli Consul General Akiva Tor
The recent hubbub over the word “occupation” reminds me of a conversation I had last year with Akiva Tor, the Israeli Consul General to the Pacific Northwest.
Posted in BDS, Israel/Palestine, Occupation
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After LGBT forum, Oren will headline for notorious homophobic pastor John Hagee
What does the Equality Forum’s LGBT Summit and a conference hosted by John Hagee have in common? The same headlining speaker.
Jewish press concoct threat against 200 Jewish students in Florida university
Yesterday, YNet, the Times of Israel, the JTA, and the Jewish Daily Forward published reports about the targeting of 200 Jewish university students in a guerrilla campaign instigated by “pro-Palestinian” activists at the start of Passover. One problem with the story — it never happened.
Hasbara in 1988: ‘despite difficulties, South Africa is a vital, progressive state with much to admire ‘
First of an ongoing series by Phan Nguyen on the use of the apartheid analogy. Defenders of South African apartheid said blacks were doing better there than in other African countries and South Africa was an asset to the west. Sound familiar?
StandWithUs manufactures boycott of Jewish deli in Olympia
The pro-Israel organization StandWithUs concocted a story about a mass boycott of a Jewish deli in Olympia, WA to attack the region’s growing BDS movement.
Northwest pinkwashing events cancelled, StandWithUs’s record of queer exploitation exposed
Last week, three pinkwashing events in Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia, Washington were cancelled, following actions by anti-pinkwashing activists.
Excerpts from the Olympia Food Co-op lawsuit dismissal
On February 27, Judge Thomas McPhee of Thurston County Superior Court dismissed the anti-BDS lawsuit against the Olympia Food Co-op, accepting the defendants’ motion that the lawsuit violated Washington State’s anti-SLAPP law. Here are excerpts of Judge McPhee’s key findings.
Posted in BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine
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Who’s who behind the Olympia Food Co-op lawsuit
The first court hearing in the lawsuit against the Olympia Food Co-op will commence on Thursday, February 24. Let’s look at some of the players behind this “apolitical” lawsuit, from the plaintiffs to the StandWithUs-affiliated attorneys to the Israeli officials.
Posted in BDS, Israel/Palestine
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Pro-Israel handbook explains how to attack professors and ‘co-opt’ students of color
Last week, the David Project released its “white paper” on Israel advocacy in US colleges and universities, titled A Burning Campus? Rethinking Israel Advocacy at America’s Universities and Colleges.
Khader Adnan on his 59th day, when Francis Hughes died
Khader Adnan, age 33, is on his 59th day on hunger strike. Fifty-nine days was how long it took for Francis Hughes to succumb to his starvation and die. Hughes was one of ten Irish republican prisoners who died during the 1981 hunger strike, calling for the British government to recognize their status as political prisoners.
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation
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When Desmond Tutu got the ‘Penn BDS’ treatment
In light of the attacks against the upcoming Penn BDS conference, here is a reminder of the time Desmond Tutu got the “Penn BDS” treatment at other US universities, even when he wasn’t talking about BDS or Israel.
Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine
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Penn boycott conference is target in viral scare game
Propagandists seek to scare fellow Jews against Israel boycott by invoking the Holocaust
Opponents of Penn conference say: BDS bad, war good
Neocons slamming boycott movement in Philly always resort to military action when they don’t like foreign countries’ behavior
Ynet manufactures new threat to promote Ben White book
Israel’s self-delegitimization campaign intensifies as Ynet, the website of Israel’s second largest daily, publishes a news article headlined, “Zoabi Endorses Anti-Semitic Author.” The article, which also appears in print in Hebrew, is a shocking exposé that reveals that Palestinian-Israeli Knesset … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government
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Shlomo Blass honors Martin Luther King… and does Blackface
Martin Luther King is used in Israeli video to promote Zionism. Same producer has done racist blackface skits
MLK and the peace process
Martin Luther King rejected offers of peace in the South as a negative, obnoxious peace that papered over blacks’ legitimate struggle for rights
Posted in Israel/Palestine
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Muslims ban Christmas and rape white women, in latest Latma satire
Israeli group Latma has come out with another alleged satire. This one says that black people are trying to rape white women. Funny?
Occupy Olympia launches Rachel Corrie Community Center
Occupy Olympia celebrates Rachel Corrie’s commitment to social justice by occupying a county building and renaming it after her
Posted in Israel/Palestine
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