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Anti-BDS crowd smear Australian boycott professor as "nut job"

Submitted by Ben White on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 11:40
Opponents of BDS are – presumably deliberately – misrepresenting an Australian professor’s support for academic boycott.

Brits for Hasbara Now -- "peace" group is part of anti-boycott campaign

Submitted by Ben White on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 13:31
As they organise a debate on boycott, Brits for Peace Now refuse to answer questions on their role within anti-BDS coordination group Fair Play.

Israeli army spokesperson's inaccuracy exposed, as judge releases Palestinian detained in Hebron

Submitted by Ben White on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 10:49
Earlier this week, an Israeli military court judge ordered the release of a Palestinian whose violent arrest by non-uniformed Israeli soldiers a month ago was captured on video.

In attack on South Africa, Israel's Deputy FM Danny Ayalon trivializes apartheid

Submitted by Ben White on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 04:28
Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister declares that “South Africa remains an apartheid state,” in response to decision to label settlement goods.

Head of UK Israel lobby initiative: BDS designed to "distress" Jews

Submitted by Ben White on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 18:42
The head of a UK Israel lobby group describes the Palestinian BDS campaign as “designed” to “distress…the Jewish community.”

Board of Deputies’ amateurish spinning of “dialogue” with Oxfam

Submitted by Ben White on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 12:48
Oxfam GB clarify claims made by The Board of Deputies of British Jews in an account of a recent meeting.

Justice and accountability Israeli-style: 45 days for killing a mother and daughter in Gaza

Submitted by Ben White on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 06:50
Comparing jail sentences sheds light on the Israeli army’s problem with impunity.

Church of England backs Palestine motion in spite of strong Israel lobby pressure

Submitted by Ben White on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 20:26
Today the Church of England General Synod overwhelmingly voted in favorr of a motion on Palestine, in spite of intense pressure from pro-Israel organizations

On eve of synod, Palestine/Israel motion gains more support

Submitted by Ben White on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 21:28
On the eve of the Church of England’s General Synod, the Private Member’s Motion on Palestine/Israel by Dr John Dinnen has received further support from Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), The Parents Circle-Family Forum member Rami Elhanan, and the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions.

Uproar over Ariel settlement university highlights Israeli academia's hypocrisy

Submitted by Ben White on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 13:35
Protests by Israeli academics to the proposed upgrade of Ariel’s college to university status highlights hypocrisy about complicity in human rights abuses.

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