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Huge rise in campus anti-semitism and anti-Israel activity
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
Posted in Academia, Antisemitism, Boycotts and BDS
Tagged academic boycott, anti-Israel, anti-semitism, BDS, Israel Apartheid Week, students, universities
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The antisemitism of the intelligentsia, disguised as anti-Zionism
A couple of recent articles caught my eye as I noticed a similar strain run through both pieces: the subject of antisemitism disguised as anti-Zionism. Haaretz, of all papers, has an article by Uzi Silber about The Jew Flu (h/t … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Antisemitism, Media and journalism
Tagged academic boycott, anti-Israel, anti-Zionism, antisemitism, BDS, Haaretz, media bias, New Left
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ISIS spreads as the West stands by and lets Anti-semitism grow
Apologies for the lack of posts since Friday. I’ve been suffering from a severe case of over-bloggingitis (aka writers’ block together with an overdose of internet) combined with too many chagim. To say that the Middle East is in turmoil … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Antisemitism, Boycotts and BDS, Mideast news
Tagged academic boycott, antisemitism, Iran, ISIS, Kobani, Kurds, nuclear program, Palestinian state, Sweden, Turkey, US airstrikes
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Couldn’t happen to nicer people edition
Two recent incidents gave me a serious attack of schadenfreude, which I thought to share with you in order to lighten the beginning of the New Year. An “activist” (read: terrorist) who took part on the Mavi Marmara flotilla fiasco … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Antisemitism, Mideast news
Tagged Amira Hass, anti-Israel, antisemitism, Bir Zeit, Haaretz, IHH, Mavi Marmara, Syria, US airstrikes
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Peace without normalization is not peace
After the terrorist attack on Passover eve, when Police Chief Superintendent Baruch Mizrachi was shot dead and his pregnant wife and one of their children injured by a Palestinian terrorist, it was rumoured that Palestinian “President” Mahmoud Abbas had condemned … Continue reading
Blaming Israel leads to BDS
I hadn’t intended to write an extra post on this subject but several links came to my attention which you might find interesting. It seems that the Americans were taken aback by Israel’s fierce rejection of Kerry’s blame and are … Continue reading
