Anti-Israel Bias
“A lot of faculty are scared,” Jeffrey Blutinger, Jewish studies chair at California State University, Long Beach, told JNS.
Madrid summoned Jerusalem’s diplomatic representative after Israel’s foreign minister called the Spanish prime minister “an antisemite and a liar.”
“There is no reason why Israel should not continue to be a significant part of this cultural event, which must not become political,” said Kan director Golan Yochpaz.
Flyers opposing Dana Erlich’s appearance read: “Zionists—not here, not anywhere! Cut all ties with Israel on the way to its dismantling.”
“Accusing Jews of killing women and children is one of the oldest antisemitic accusations in history,” according to a statement by the CONIB umbrella group of Jewish communities.
The paper called a series of Karen Attiah’s social-media posts after the killing of the conservative activist “unacceptable” and “gross misconduct.”
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist, and Rima Hassan, a French European parliamentarian of Palestinian origin, are among those participating in the flotilla.
While denouncing the targeting of individuals over their origins, Bart De Wever announced Belgium favors all E.U. sanctions on the Jewish state.
The premier of Nova Scotia called the act “disgraceful” and a local rabbi described it as an “escalation.”
The Israeli foreign minister accused Pedro Sanchez of stoking violent demonstrations that forced an early end to the Vuelta a Espana cycling race.
Tens of thousands joined the protest, rejecting immigration and left-wing politics, denouncing pro-Palestinian demonstrations and demanding free expression.
As the Gaza war grinds on, there is a worsening trend of violence by anti-Israel elements.
