Anti-Israel Bias
It recognized that “anti-Zionism can clearly serve as a cover for anti-Semitism—and some criticism of Israel, as the cartoon demonstrated, is couched openly in anti-Semitic terms.”
Following a gold-medal finish by an Israeli athlete in the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha in March, the Israeli national anthem was played and the Israeli flag flown, angering many in the Arab world.
Over the last year, Hamas security service summoned, arrested and detained 742 people, including five women, for exercising their beliefs. Also documented were reports of police exercising excessive force in dispersing protesters, journalists and human-rights activists.
“We have also seen one of the world’s most prestigious newspapers become a cesspool of hostility towards Israel that goes well beyond any legitimate criticism of a fellow, imperfect democracy,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer.
Passed by a vote of 26-0, the bill moves to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign it into law.
Entertainers include queer Palestinian pop-artist Bashar Murad, Palestinian drag performer Elias Wakeem and London-based drag performer Ray Filar.
A course designed for high school teachers on the Israeli-Arab conflict now offers a better range of opinions after an immediate outcry that it was biased.
According to an email obtained by JNS from the International Legal Forum, PayPal said it would “thoroughly review” Samidoun’s account, and that it will “take further action as appropriate.” Following similar complaints, Samidoun’s accounts with Donorbox and Plaid have been removed.
Scheduled over Passover despite student criticism, the resolution calling for divestment from Israeli companies was voted down by an overwhelming majority.
“These departments bill the event as a defense of free speech, and yet they plan to silence pro-Israel voices by not including them,” says CAMERA’s Hali Haber. “The event is really nothing more than ugly political theater pretending to be liberal and academic for reasons of public relations.”
New student union leader Omar Chowdhury’s comments during a debate on the Facebook group Bristruths included telling Izzy Posen: “Your comments are like Israeli settlements: always popping up where they aren’t wanted.”
Contracts signed by Switzerland, pro-Palestinian groups show Bern financing efforts to build cases against Israel at the International Criminal Court • Swiss Embassy in Tel Aviv: Activities not aimed at harming Israel but promoting respect for human rights, democracy, peaceful coexistence around the world.
