Tag Archives: Richard Falk

UN-fair anti-Israel apartheid accusation withdrawn

Posted on 18 March 2017 by anneinpt

The UN can’t seem to get enough of bashing Israel.  Not only did the Human Rights Wrongs Commission condemn Israel last week for the umpteenth time, but yet another UN agency, one that I’ve never heard of, called the Economic … Continue reading →

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UNRWA tries to silence free speech

Posted on 11 December 2014 by anneinpt

As if UNRWA isn’t already in enough trouble being caught out with Hamas missiles hidden in its Gaza schools, and with some of its teachers praising the Jerusalem synagogue massacre, they have now called for a boycott of the Jerusalem … Continue reading →

Posted in Boycotts and BDS, Lawfare and Delegitimization, Media and journalism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

In other news, water is wet, night is dark, the UNHRC condemns Israel

Posted on 31 March 2014 by anneinpt

Ho hum, here we go again. In case we might have been allowed to forget, the UN’s favourite whipping boy is back in the stocks. In its annual Bash-Israel day (or week, or month, or year) Israel was the subject … Continue reading →

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Apologies – and a midweek link-dump

Posted on 20 February 2014 by anneinpt

My apologies for my recent absence on this blog. A combination of recovering from sad news, preparations for good news, pressure of work and volunteer work plus a bout of mild flu have kept me from writing, despite the dozens … Continue reading →

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Drowning out the anti-Israel voices and countering anti-Israel activism

Posted on 18 November 2013 by anneinpt

Reader Pete asked in the comments the other day: I have been wondering why so many anti-Israel posts keep showing up on Yahoo News.  Are there really that many people who are anti-Israel, or anti-Semitic?  I actually doubt this is … Continue reading →

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The EU’s not-so-hostile relations with Israel

Posted on 12 June 2013 by anneinpt

Despite the EU’s intermittent cold neutrality, if not hostility, towards Israel, it can also be happy to warm up relations with Israel when it suits them – or when anti-Israel sentiment goes too far even for them. For example, the … Continue reading →

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