Monthly Archives: October 2014

Yehuda Glick shot and wounded (UPDATED), Chickengate, and BDS descends into outright Jew-hatred

Posted on 30 October 2014 by anneinpt

I’ll start with some terrible breaking news: Rav Yehuda Glick, the advocate for Jewish prayer rights on the Temple Mount, has been shot and very seriously wounded in Jerusalem: Yehuda Gilck, a leading advocate for Jewish rights on the Temple … Continue reading →

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Huge rise in campus anti-semitism and anti-Israel activity

Posted on 29 October 2014 by anneinpt

I have documented academic anti-Israel and antisemitic activity on occasion, but my focus was more on the anti-Israel activity against Jewish and Israeli academics and institutions, including boycotts. I have not really focussed on campus antisemitism against Jewish and pro-Israel … Continue reading →

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Israel’s allies and enemies – which is which?

Posted on 27 October 2014 by anneinpt

Lately I have been feeling that, like Alice in Wonderland, we have stepped through the looking glass and are living in an alternative universe.  Our old allies have turned against us whilst our old enemies are now siding with us … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 24 October 2014 by anneinpt

After the hard week we’ve just been through, it’s not easy to write about good news. Nevertheless, for reasons that will become clear further on, here is another Good News Friday installment. We’ll start with one of Israel’s greatest natural … Continue reading →

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Terror attacks in Canada – and more stone-throwing in Jerusalem

Posted on 23 October 2014 by anneinpt

Israel has sadly not been the only victim of Muslim terrorism this week. In two terrorist attacks in Canada two soldiers were killed and several people injured. In the first terror attack, in an echo of yesterday’s attack in Jerusalem, … Continue reading →

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Terror attack by vehicle in Jerusalem – 3-month old baby killed

Posted on 23 October 2014 by anneinpt

As if predicted by my previous post, a Palestinian terrorist with previous form drove his car directly into a group of people waiting at the Ammunition Hill light rail stop, killing a 3-month old baby and injuring several others. A … Continue reading →

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