David Siegel’s tachlis diplomacy
David Suissa
May 18, 2016
Teaching Eritrean soldiers drip-irrigation technology was not how David Siegel envisioned the start of his career in public diplomacy.
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boycott
Celebrate Israel Festival seeks to engage, expand partnerships
Ryan Torok
May 11, 2016
With a precision flyover, a Moroccan henna party, a fairy hunt, an exhibition honoring 75 years of Bob Dylan and officials paying tribute to the Jewish state, the annual Yom HaAtzmaut Celebrate Israel Los Angeles festival is set to take place this Sunday at Cheviot Hills Recreation Center (Rancho Park).
Name-and-Shame BDS posters stir backlash at SDSU, UCLA
Eitan Arom
May 3, 2016
A planned appearance by pro-Israel provocateur David Horowitz ignited a firestorm at San Diego State University in advance of a May 5 lecture there by the right-wing activist.
Conference in Los Angeles details strategies to combat BDS
Ryan Torok
April 13, 2016
The second annual StandWithUs “Combating the Boycott Movement Against Israel” conference drew hundreds of people from across the country to Los Angeles to learn more about — and develop a strategy to fight — the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS).
Bernie Sanders says anti-Semitism is a factor in BDS
Jewish Journal
March 22, 2016
It would be a mistake to count out anti-Semitism as a driver of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, Sen. Bernie Sanders said.
The country BDS doesn’t want Oscar winners to see
Jewish Journal
February 28, 2016
Last week, two groups affiliated with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement took out a full-page ad in the L.A. Times excoriating the Israeli Government for offering an all-expenses-paid trip to the Holy Land for Oscar nominees.
Ad accusing Israel of apartheid published in Los Angeles Times
Jewish Journal
February 24, 2016
A full-page ad that calls on Oscar nominees to refuse a free Israel trip worth $55,000 offered in their Academy Award swag bags was published in the Los Angeles Times.
Sharansky’s campus tour with Michael Douglas, talking Israel, anti-Semitism and how to combat BDS
Jared Sichel
February 9, 2016
People in the audience at UC Santa Barbara’s Pollack Theater on the evening of Feb. 3 weren’t quite sure what to make of Michael Douglas clapping one hand against the other and then against his leg.
Hillary Clinton: Taking the U.S.-Israel relationship to the next level
Jewish Journal
January 6, 2016
In this time of terrorism and turmoil, the alliance between the United States and Israel is more important than ever. To meet the many challenges we face, we have to take our relationship to the next level.
Can Israel save itself?
Jewish Journal
January 5, 2016
Recent weeks have witnessed an intense debate surrounding the Israeli human rights group “Breaking the Silence” (BTS).
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