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More water libels, this time from Germany
A few weeks ago I wrote about the Palestinians’ water libels against Israel in which Israel was accused of cutting off water to Palestinian villages. The water libel has not gone away but, just like the antisemitism that fed this … Continue reading
Posted in Lawfare and Delegitimization, Media and journalism
Tagged Germany, media bias, Palestinians, water libel, water theft
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Elder of Ziyon speaks in Jerusalem
The Elder of Ziyon in the title is the world-famous pro-Israel blogger and activist, and most definitely NOT related to the vile antisemitic forgery “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion”. (Note the extra “y” in the Elder’s name). I … Continue reading
Slandering Israel – who cares about the inconvenient truth?
Last week the UK’s Independent ran an extremely nasty hit-piece on Israel, claiming that Israel deliberately cut off water supplies to a Palestinian town during Ramadan, purely for the sheer sadistic pleasure in it. The Israellycool blog was all over … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, Incitement, Media and journalism
Tagged antisemitism, blood libel, Independent, Jew hatred, Jo Cox, media bias, Robert Fisk, UK, water libel
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UN denies accreditation to press freedom NGO – for all the wrong reasons
(A slightly edited version of this article was first published last week in the Algemeiner under a different headline.) An interesting news item caught my eye the other day. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) was denied press credentials at … Continue reading
Posted in Lawfare and Delegitimization, Media and journalism, Terrorism
Tagged Algemeiner, CPJ, cross-post, Hamas, Israel-Palestinians, journalists, media bias, NGO, press freedom, terrorists, UN
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Netanyahu’s appointment of Liberman as Defence Minister: Gewald on the Left, cautious welcome on the right
The last few days in have been a roller-coaster in Israeli politics, with coalition talks going on behind the scenes – but constantly leaked to the public – between Likud and, alternately, Zionist Union and Yisrael Beitenu. In the end, … Continue reading
Howard Jacobson on anti-Zionism: “It’s chutzpah with blood on it”
The renowned British Jewish writer and columnist Howard Jacobson, famous for coining the term “as-a-Jew” or “ASHamed Jews”, was interviewed by the BBC’s Chris Cook on the subject of the intersection of antisemitism and anti-Zionism. Jacobson was very hard-hitting and … Continue reading
Posted in Antisemitism, Media and journalism
Tagged anti-Zionism, antisemitim, Britain, Europe, Israel, Jew hatred, Labour Party, obsession
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