Anti-Israel Bias
The 79 organizations also asked university president Tim Sands to affirm his commitment to ensuring that “no student will be subject to unfair discrimination or harassment because of the implementation of such a boycott on campus.”
The Miss South Africa Organization responded to the online hatred, saying it is “not getting involved in a political war of words and looks forward to watching Miss SA make the country proud.”
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price: “The delegation provided a verbal briefing on information that they had on certain groups. They provided written materials. We’ve provided those written materials to our counterparts in the administration.”
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said Ben & Jerry’s decision violated his office’s policy against the BDS movement against Israel.
The designation has “far-reaching consequences for the organizations in political, legal and financial terms,” say Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway and Albania in a joint statement.
Anti-Israel demonstrators also held signs that compared Zionism to “racism” and said Israel shouldn’t be allowed to play in the competition.
Israelis have been tweeting photos at weddings, restaurants, the beach, bars and concerts, dancing in bomb shelters, on hikes—with the satirical hashtag #SadSadIsrael.
Fadah Jassem, a London-based former television producer and editor, is being criticized for supporting Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and leaving out the flag of Israel in an introductory tweet.
The Israeli ambassador pointed to U.N. Security Council Resolution 2129 of 2013, which affirms the rights of member states to prosecute and penalize the financing, direct or indirect, of terror organizations and their activities.
The United States and Europe apparently believe that Israel is criminalizing Palestinian civil society and undermining the Palestinian “struggle for freedom.”
The move follows Israel’s decision to outlaw six Palestinian groups affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
The decision was announced by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who manages the $263 million state Common Retirement Fund.
