Monthly Archives: May 2016

Antisemitism on British campuses from both student and teachers’ unions

Posted on 31 May 2016 by

(A slightly edited version of this article was first published in the Algemeiner.) Antisemitism on British campuses recently became entangled with the scandal of antisemitism in the Labour Party, to the extent that even the non-Jewish student chairman of the … Continue reading →

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Ups and downs in the fight against BDS

Posted on 31 May 2016 by

While antisemitism in Britain is dominating the news, it is in no way the only country with a Jew-hatred problem. And make no mistake, BDS is antisemitism in politically-correct clothing. Sadly there seem to have been several losses as well … Continue reading →

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The Jews and Israelis who back BDS

Posted on 30 May 2016 by

There once was a time when you might have thought there is a typo in the headline, but nowadays we all know the sad truth. Astonishingly, there are Jews both in the Diaspora and within Israel who promote, encourage or … Continue reading →

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In the British Labour Party, antisemitism springs from the top down – Update: antisemitic member readmitted

Posted on 29 May 2016 by

The nasty phenomenon of antisemitism in the British Labour Party is not leaving the news, and for a very good reason: The indefatigable Douglas Murray of the Gatestone Institute explains that in the UK Labour Party anti-Semitism springs from the … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 27 May 2016 by

Thank goodness it’s Friday again, and time for another Good News Friday installment. We’ll start with some Jewish tradition. Yesterday was the minor holiday of Lag Ba’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer. The main celebration, or “Hilula” is marked … Continue reading →

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Son of Hamas: There is an Islamic problem that threatens humanity

Posted on 25 May 2016 by

Continuing on the theme from my previous post about the state of Israel’s moral compass, here is someone who knows how truly moral Israel is. Mosab Hassan Yousef is the son of Hamas commander Sheikh Hassan Yousef, and worked as … Continue reading →

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