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Ahmadinejad signs Israel boycott law

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a total boycott on Israeli goods or companies that do business with Israel.\n

Toronto film fest calls Israeli PR strategy into question

When Amir Gissin helped come up with an idea to remake Israel\’s international image several years ago, it\’s unlikely he imagined that the showcasing of Israeli films in Toronto would spark a star-studded Hollywood brouhaha over artistic expression and cultural boycotts.

Jane Fonda responds to Toronto backlash

I recently signed a letter protesting the Toronto International Film Festival\’s decision to showcase and celebrate Tel Aviv. This in the very year when Gaza happened.

Donors Protest Israeli Professor’s Op-ed

Neve Gordon, the Ben-Gurion University political science professor whose Aug. 20 op-ed in the Los Angeles Times titled “Boycott Israel” described Israel as an “apartheid state,” has drawn protests and threats of cutting off funding for the school by some U.S. donors.

Attempt to pressure China on Darfur loses to the Olympics

Jewish groups have taken lead roles in drawing attention to China\’s policies and specifically sought to spotlight the country\’s record in advance of this summer\’s Olympic Games in Beijing. Yet it appears as if China will suffer no significant international sanction when the games open Aug. 8

British boycott moves reveal anti-Israel bias

The British Union cares less about journalists or freedom of the press than it does about blindly condemning the Jewish state…it has everything to do with anti-Israel bigotry.

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