Category Archives: Lawfare and Delegitimization

Kristallnacht – 83 years

Posted on 9 November 2021 by anneinpt

It is the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht tonight, the massive pogrom against the Jews organized by the Nazi regime in Germany in 1938, signalling the beginning of the Shoah, the planned genocide of the Jews. There had in fact been … Continue reading →

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Yom Hashoah 5781- 2021

Posted on 8 April 2021 by anneinpt

Yom Hashoah began at sundown yesterday evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem with torches lit in memory of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Shoah. You can watch the entire ceremony here: Six Holocaust survivors lit torches … Continue reading →

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The ICC wants to investigate Israel – again

Posted on 21 March 2021 by anneinpt

The International Criminal Court (the ICC) reminds me of a movie monster that, despite being killed, simply won’t stay dead. After repeated efforts to investigate Israel’s purported “war crimes” and “human rights abuses”, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda declared that she … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Is it Antisemitic?

Posted on 11 February 2021 by anneinpt

This is another guest post by frequent contributor Brian Goldfarb. Brian wrote this article since arguments about what constitutes antisemitism continue to rage on on the internet, social media and in political circles, this despite the publication of the IHRA … Continue reading →

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The Trump Deal, Palestinian war-crimes, and a UN boycott of Israel

Posted on 15 February 2020 by anneinpt

The background to this post is the “Deal of the Century” peace deal from President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and several other Administration officials.  Their hearts were in the right place, and the initial reaction of most Israelis was that … Continue reading →

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Chanukah Same’ach! Happy Chanukah!

Posted on 24 December 2019 by anneinpt

I’m a couple of days late with my Chanukah post but the reason is all good – on Sunday we celebrated the brit of our new grandson and we were still in recovery mode so to speak. 🙂  The baby … Continue reading →

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