UK Parliament Passes Anti-BDS Amendment
February 24, 2022
The amendment bars local councils from going toward businesses that boycott Israel.
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Amnesty Israel Head Slams Report Accusing Israel of Apartheid As “A Punch to the Gut”: “Neither True Nor Helpful”
February 23, 2022
Malekar argued that there is “serious debate” over whether or not Israel meets the legal definition of apartheid, but Amnesty is supposed to be a human rights group, not a group that focuses on “theoretical definitions.”
ADL Hosts Webinar Supporting Lipstadt Nomination
February 23, 2022
Lipstadt, 74, is particularly known for her Holocaust scholarship and for successfully fighting against a libel lawsuit from Holocaust denier David Irving.
Mitch McConnell Says It’s “Jaw-Dropping” That BLM Chapter Bailed Out Suspect in Attempted Shooting of Jewish Louisville Mayoral Candidate
February 22, 2022
“The American people need public servants to crack down on crime and defend their safety. Less pandering to woke mobs; more protecting innocent families.”
Jewish Student Says She Was Dismissed from SUNY New Paltz Sexual Assault Survivors Group Over Pro-Israel Views
February 17, 2022
Blotner had shared an Instagram story in December arguing against allegations that Israel is a settler-colonial state, stating: “You cannot colonize the land your ancestors are from.” Various members in the NPA group chat on WhatsApp confronted Blotner on her post, saying that they needed to have a conversation about it to see if she supports “violence against the Palestinians.”
KY BLM Chapter and Bail Fund Post Bond for Suspect Who Allegedly Shot at Jewish Mayoral Candidate
February 17, 2022
Brown was reportedly involved with BLM Louisville and regularly participated in the George Floyd protests. Brown will be put under home incarceration in the interim.
Rep. Bowman Ends Co-Sponsorship of Bill Strengthening Abraham Accords
February 16, 2022
In his letter, Bowman wrote that his J Street-led trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories in November as well as “further conversation” made him realize that the bill was not the best step forward for peace.
Activist Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Shoot Jewish Mayoral Candidate
February 15, 2022
The alleged perpetrator has been identified as Quintez Brown, a student at the University of Louisville and a former columnist for the Louisville Courier Journal.
AOC Claims That Palestinian Children Are in Cages in West Bank
February 15, 2022
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) alleged that Palestinian children are being put in cages during a February 13 event.
AOC Calls Marc Lamont Hill’s CNN Firing Over “From the River to the Sea” Comment an Example of “Cancel Culture”
February 15, 2022
“Notice that those discussions only go one way,” she said. “We don’t talk about all the people who were fired. You just kind of talk about, like, right-leaning podcast bros and more conservative figures. But, for example, Marc Lamont Hill was fired [from CNN] for discussing an issue with respect to Palestinians, pretty summarily. There was no discussion about it, no engagement, no thoughtful discourse over it, just pure accusation.”
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