Tag Archives: academic boycott

Good News Friday

Posted on 1 December 2017 by anneinpt

Thank goodness it’s Friday and time for another Good News Friday installment. This week the focus is on education. The Jerusalem Post reports that three Israeli universities have been ranked amongst the 100 most innovative universities in the world: Hebrew … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 20 October 2017 by anneinpt

In the spirit of my previous post, what better way to finish the week than with another Good News Friday post. Let’s start with some excellent news from Israel’s biomedical sector. Israeli researchers have engineered a new substance that can … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Addressing the Root of the BDS Problem

Posted on 23 August 2017 by anneinpt

This is a guest post by someone who has requested to remain anonymous. Addressing the Root of the BDS Problem The rise of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, otherwise infamously referred to as the BDS, perhaps may be a bit … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 24 February 2017 by anneinpt

I must apologize for having been offline for most of this week, due to a combination of new grandchild exhaustion (there’s a reason why parents are young and grandparents aren’t!) and a touch of flu. Nevertheless I don’t want to … Continue reading →

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The four victims of the Tel Aviv terror attack

Posted on 9 June 2016 by anneinpt

The four victims of the Sarona shooting attack were named earlier today: The four victims of Wednesday night’s shooting attack in central Tel Aviv have been named as 41-year-old Ido Ben-Ari of Ramat Gan; Ilana Naveh, 39, of Tel Aviv; Ben Gurion University … Continue reading →

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The Jews and Israelis who back BDS

Posted on 30 May 2016 by anneinpt

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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