Tag Archives: Anti-Israel Bias
Harvard professor with history of anti-Israel bias elected to Pulitzer Prize Board
The Pulitzer Prize Board is facing scrutiny following the election of Vijay Iyer, a composer, pianist and professor at Harvard University with a documented history of anti-Israel bias and activism.A Jan. Read more » »
Woman running for Wikimedia board reportedly said Oct. 7 rapes ‘fake news,’ accused Israel of ‘hundreds of genocides’
Ravan Al-Taie, who is based in Iraq and works for an oilfield services company, states on her page as a candidate for the board of the Wikimedia Foundation that she thinks “it’s time for more voices from underrepresented communities” to shape the Read more » »
EU Jews defend antisemitism czar from pro-Israel bias claims
Major Jewish groups in Europe and beyond on Monday publicly defended Katharina von Schnurbein, the E.U. point person for the fight against antisemitism, after lawmakers from the bloc’s legislative arm criticized her, allegedly for arguing against punishing Israel with sanctions.It s “deeply troubling” to see Katharina von Schnurbein, the E.U. Read more » »
Antisemitic attacks surge in Europe 80 years after the Holocaust
Eighty years after the Holocaust, Jews are once again being attacked on European soil, with each day seemingly bringing a more disturbing headline from countries across the continent. Read more » »
Irish boycott law will harm ties with US, local pol warns
Following condemnations by U.S. officials of proposed Irish legislation that would boycott Israeli products from Judea and Samaria, former Irish Justice Minister Alan Shatter warned on Wednesday that a ban would neither be “well received” nor go “unnoticed” in Washington, D.C. Read more » »
‘One-sided account of Israel’s actions in Gaza,’ B’nai B’rith says of European Union report
B’nai B’rith International stated on Monday that it “repudiates” what it called a biased European Union report, which was leaked on June 20 and which suggests measures be taken against Israel for possible violations of international law in Gaza and Judea and Samaria. Read more » »
Israeli anthropologists to pro-BDS, US colleagues: We’re already fighting the state – JNS.org
Many people of all backgrounds oppose the BDS movement, which they consider concerted antisemitism against the Jewish state. Read more » »
United Nations to hold meeting in Spain to examine internal antisemitism – JNS.org
Miguel Moratinos, charged with monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response with the United Nations, told JNS that an intergovernmental group would hold a meeting in Cordoba, Spain, in June to discuss an action and response plan for antisemitism, including within the world body’s ranks. Read more » »
Christian groups protest move by Presbyterian Church (USA) accusing Israel of apartheid
The International Engagement Committee of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)’s 225th annual General Assembly adopted an overture accusing Israel of being an apartheid state on June 28. Read more » »
Unilever ends Judea and Samaria boycott, sells license to Ben & Jerry’s Israel franchisee
The ice-cream battle between Ben & Jerry’s and its Israeli distributor may have been resolved, but the repercussions continue to reverberate in what many considered a considerable loss for the BDS movement. Read more » »
