Anti-Israel Bias
The 469-page legal complaint, “Dechter et al. v. Newton School Committee et al.,” submitted by several Newton residents, purportedly details the history of residents in addressing and correcting bias in the curriculum when it comes to the Arab-Israel conflict.
“From this Benjamin, it’s not about the Benjamins!” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the annual AIPAC conference speaking by live video from Israel.
“The Western media has become so good at lying about this country,” says Charlie Kirk, founder of “Turning Point USA” organization, whose fact-finding mission showed him realities on the ground that will assist him in his pro-Israel advocacy on college campuses.
A March 18 protest will point to five resolutions condemning Israel; Iran, North Korea and Syria get one resolution each. There will be none on Turkey, Zimbabwe, China, Pakistan and other oppressive regimes.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society is a member of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies associated with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The focus of the three-day event was on educating and inspiring the next generation of advocates for the Jewish state.
“The pro-Israel students at Columbia deserve enormous credit. They prove that the truth about Israel is still compelling, and that unity is still powerful,” said Maccabee Task Force executive director David Brog.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s campaign manager Faiz Shakir and foreign-policy adviser Matthew Duss have been accused of furthering anti-Semitic conspiracy theories during their tenure at the left-wing think-tank Center for American Progress.
“It’s shameful that Canadian university students are using Western platforms to discriminate against the Jewish people and the only democratic state in the Middle East: Israel,” said Avi Benlolo, president and CEO of the Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Pro-Israel and Jewish groups have been pushing the Democratic Party to take a stand against anti-Semitism and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s remarks, which could undermine the party’s position for criticizing Republicans and U.S. President Donald Trump for their views on racism.
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said he will not eject Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the committee over her latest anti-Semitic remarks.
The move by High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet came amid outside pressure, including from NGO Monitor, which tracks nongovernmental organizations and how they view Israel.
