Tag Archives: BDS

Blaming Israel leads to BDS

Posted on 11 April 2014 by

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 →

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Another day, another boycott

Posted on 2 April 2014 by

It’s getting boring and tiresome and irritating and frustrating and above all screamingly unfair that Israel is the target of yet more boycott attempts by the BDS brigade, who shall henceforth be called the anti-peaceniks. The first (not necessarily chronologically) … Continue reading →

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Latest #BDSFails

Posted on 26 March 2014 by

The efforts to delegitimize and stigmatize Israel, alone amongst the nations, never cease. Considering the number of failures and the meagre successes the boycotters have achieved you would think they would have learned a lesson by now. You would be … Continue reading →

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Good News Thursday

Posted on 13 March 2014 by

Since Purim is fast approaching (it falls this Sunday) I have decided to post an additional good news post before tomorrow’s usual Good News Friday post. This post will concentrate on #BDSFails – failures and backfires of the boycott efforts … Continue reading →

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Amnesty, UNRWA, Israel Apartheid Week – and #BDSFails

Posted on 1 March 2014 by

Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) (or is that a month? Maybe it should be a permanent item on the calendar, just like at the UN)  is always the pretext for a slew of anti-Israel reports and events by the usual suspects. … Continue reading →

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It’s Israel Apartheid Week once again. Let’s counter the vicious smear

Posted on 25 February 2014 by

The vile Jew-hating Jew-baiting Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) has kicked off again in the US and Europe. The IAW is a major advocacy event of the BDS (Boycott, Sanctions, Divestment) movement, and offers seminars on what is termed the Israeli … Continue reading →

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