Tag Archives: anti-semitism

Latest anti-Israel BDS antics

Posted on 18 April 2013 by

None of the actions mentioned in this post will be much of a surprise to those of you who follow the antics of the BDS anti-Israel brigade,   but I thought it worth listing some of the most recent events … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher, RIP

Posted on 9 April 2013 by

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away yesterday at the age of 87.  She was an extraordinary woman, a powerful politician who aroused very strong feelings of warmth or hatred, depending on your political point of view, but rarely … Continue reading →

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Yom Hashoah 5773

Posted on 8 April 2013 by

Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, began this evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke of Israel’s need not forfeit its security to other nations: Netanyahu stated that anti-Semitic hatred “has not disappeared, it … Continue reading →

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The Anti-Semitism of the UCU

Posted on 4 April 2013 by

Almost two years ago I reported about the British University and College Union (the UCU) rejecting the EUMC working definition of antisemitism in favour of their own distorted version. In that post I quoted Ronnie Fraser, a member of the … Continue reading →

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The anti-Israel boycott rebounds upon itself

Posted on 7 March 2013 by

The New York Times today published a great article calling for an end to the Arab boycott of Israel. That in itself is excellent news. What is even more gratifying and certainly most surprising is that the article is written … Continue reading →

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Chavez is dead

Posted on 6 March 2013 by

Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez has died of cancer, aged 58, and he won’t be mourned in Israel. President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across … Continue reading →

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