25 January 2012
The Israeli “satire” show Latma TV produces an animated cartoon that represents African people as apes. Latma TV has become notorious for its racist videos, including one which spread a libel that Muslim men were responsible for a “rape epidemic” in Norway. Read more about Israeli "satire" show Latma TV represents Africans as dancing, banana-eating baboons
24 January 2012
In the run-up to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) conference at the University of Pennsylvania in early February, at which I will be speaking, the defamation and fabrication machines of anti-Palestinian groups have gone into over-drive. In December, StandWithUS attempted to smear me as an “anti-Semite” with fabricated quotes. Read more about Does this look like "incitement" to you? Zionist fabrications, smears intensify ahead of Penn BDS conference
24 January 2012
The Strauss Group, the company that openly supports the Israeli army and makes Sabra brand hummus, is trying a new advertising strategy to hide its Israeli connections and combat a growing boycott movement. It is to depict Arabs and Muslims in its ads as a form of cover. Should we call this “Arabwashing?” Read more about New Sabra hummus ad uses images of Arabs, Africans to cover up Israel army connection
21 January 2012
Is Barack Obama running for reelection as President of the United States or Prime Minister of Israel? A new Obama campaign video makes it increasingly hard to tell, and even more ominously ratchets further the Israelization of US politics. Read more about In scandalous new campaign video, Obama takes Israel pandering to dangerous levels
19 January 2012
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to deny comments attributed to him that The New York Times and Haaretz are Israel’s greatest enemies. Read more about Despite Netanyahu denial, campaign to smear Haaretz as "enemy" of Israel already underway
19 January 2012
Noted French philosopher and political theorist Jacques Rancière has canceled a visit to Israel after an appeal by PACBI, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. Read more about Noted French theorist Jacques Rancière cancels Israel lecture, heeding boycott call
19 January 2012
A Dutch lawmaker is calling on Israel to continue building Jewish-only colonies in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including eastern Jerusalem, in violation of international law. Read more about Dutch lawmaker incites Israel to build more colonies, violate international law
18 January 2012
Israel’s Ynet website has published an article supposedly by an Israeli hacker named “Yoni” (last name not given) which threatens a “war” in response to a Saudi hacker who disrupted several Israeli websites in recent weeks in what is has been described “as a tit-for-tat exchange of posturing, threats of mass credit card exposures, and denial-of-service attacks.” Read more about Israeli "hacker" threatens to "harm" people "regardless of religion, creed or gender"
18 January 2012
Israeli courts have begun to impose a NIS 20,000 ($5,200) “guarantee” on Palestinian victims who have brought cases related to “Operation Cast Lead,” Israel’s 27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009 offensive on the Gaza Strip which killed 1,400 people and injured and displaced thousands of others. Read more about Israeli courts impose $5,200 "guarantee," blocking cases by victims of Gaza massacre
18 January 2012
Two activists have filed a war crimes complaint with federal prosecutors in Belgium, against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. Hajar Moumni and Muhammad Najar allege they were detained, mistreated, beaten and harshly interrogated when they took part in the “Welcome to Palestine” solidarity fly-in last summer, Belgian media have reported. Read more about Two Belgians file war crimes complaint against Israeli leaders over "flytilla" abuse