Anti-Israel Bias
“Folks refuse to acknowledge the war crimes and human-rights violations in apartheid Israel,” says Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)
More than half of intelligence alerts regarding terror plots trace back to Jenin • Three separate fire exchanges took place during IDF operation • Palestinian gunmen fired in indiscriminate manner.
Israeli forces came under “massive fire” during an arrest raid, according to the military; the source of the bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh is being investigated.
Criticism of the appointment came mostly from Jewish groups, who think that the White House is further exacerbating the out-of-control rise in anti-Semitism in the United States by appointing someone with Karine Jean-Pierre’s record.
They raised concerns about the effect of the BDS endorsement on the “well-being of Jewish and Zionist students at Harvard, some of whom have already reported that they have become alienated from the newspaper on account of the inhospitable culture that prevails there.”
NGO Monitor: Akevot has received $503,320 from the Swiss government since 2018.
Karine Jean-Pierre is set to take over the role on May 13.
“The Netherlands is making it very clear that the so-called conclusions of Amnesty International are incorrect, the term apartheid is a very serious allegation and in some cases, a malicious term, and clearly doesn’t apply to Israel,” said Shaun Sacks, a senior researcher at NGO Monitor.
“Does the editorial board believe Israel even has a right to exist? Because, if so, that line is coincidentally missing,” says Natalie Kahn, a student journalist and the president of Harvard’s Hillel.
During the same interview, Public Security Minister Omer Barlev also claimed no Israelis had been murdered by terrorists in April.
It wrote: “Israel remains America’s favorite first amendment blindspot” and praised the Palestine Solidarity Committee for its “spirited activism.”
The resolution, which was heavily anti-Israel, led to protests by Jewish students and alumni, as well as Jewish groups and organizations.
