South Africa and Denmark make historic rulings to correctly label Israeli settlement products; and international Quaker churches fully divest from the Caterpillar corporation.
Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 18:58
Israel, already one of the world’s most negatively viewed countries, according to an annual BBC survey, has seen its reputation sink even lower in 2012.
While the IDF Spokesperson is eager to share information about goods going in to Gaza, there is a remarkable reluctance to answer questions about how many goods are being exported out of Gaza.
Following the Co-Op decision to boycott four Israeli suppliers, Israel’s apologists have responded with an ‘argument’ of unintentional hilarity: that BDS harms the Palestinians it claims to help.
Submitted by Linah Alsaafin on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 19:01
Tufts “Friends of Israel” falsely claimed that among the speakers in the week-long celebration of Israel’s “independence” would be Palestinian author and journalist Sayed Kashua, known for his satirical sitcom “Arab Labor”.
Submitted by Benjamin Doherty on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 13:43
Did Israel’s Ynet publish an article containing a fabricated story to make it look as if Israeli social media users are succeeding in persuading Israel’s critics, gay ones in particular, to become its greatest champions?
Israel’s strategy of “pinkwashing” — using its supposedly stellar record on gay rights — to obscure abuses of Palestinian human rights has done more to provoke than to quiet criticism.
Submitted by Jalal Abukhater on Sun, 03/25/2012 - 22:26
An Israeli army video features smiling groups of Israeli soldiers saying “Like the IDF on Facebook.” But a spoof of the video makes it much more realistic, depicting the Israeli army as it really is.
Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Sun, 03/25/2012 - 01:14
What does the spokesman of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do when his propaganda efforts fail to conceal Israel’s abuses of Palestinians? He uses the blood of Jewish children murdered in the French city of Toulouse last week to try to blot them out. This is low, even for Israeli official propaganda.
Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 21:00
Israeli talk show personality and socialite wife of Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom has called for escalated bombing of Gaza and for the “passive residents” to be made to “suffer.”
