Anti-Israel Bias
The congresswoman was photographed with Abbas Hamideh, who has repeatedly expressed support for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, at her swearing-in ceremony in Detroit on Jan. 12.
Professor Gerald Steinberg, founder and President of NGO Monitor said: “Precisely because tourism to Israel is at an all-time high, Amnesty International is targeting this sector.”
One of the organization’s co-chairs, veteran Democratic strategist Ann Lewis, said anti-Israel Democrats, including freshmen Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, are “dominating the press, the media. And they aren’t going to be able to get anything done.”
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, three Republican members of Congress introduced a resolution condemning anti-Semitic and anti-Israel vitriol in America and worldwide.
The information is based on a comprehensive study released by Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs in May 2018 related to E.U. funding for pro-BDS groups in 2016.
While several pro-Israel groups criticized the appointment of Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has endorsed BDS, as a “dangerous development,” others expressed confidence in the pro-Israel leadership of the committee to counter her. J Street contends the attacks on her are “bigoted and deeply wrong.”
Temporary International Presence in Hebron is accused of anti-Israel bias, overstepping its mandate as a neutral observer.
“Everyone has a right to exist. I just don’t feel that everyone has a right to exist at the disposal of another group,” said Tamika Mallory.
The Jewish state slammed Malaysia’s ban on Israeli participation in the Muslim-majority nation’s hosting of international sporting events, citing the choice was motivated by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s “rabid anti-Semitism.”
House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) called on the reversal of her appointment, which was made on Jan. 17.
“No matter your political persuasion, all leaders— and Americans—need to unequivocally speak out against anti-Semitism and hate,” posted ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in a Twitter thread. “That especially goes for members of Congress.”
Anti-Israel lesson plans are fast becoming a problem in high schools across the country and even in unlikely places like the heavily Jewish populated town of Newton, Mass.
