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There’s Something Rotten in Virginia: Israel Is a Malignant Force in Local Politics

[email protected] April 9, 2019 American Israel Education Foundation, BDS, boycott, institute for curriculum services, virginia coalition for human rights, Virginia Israel Advisory Board, zionism

Among the many state and local orgs that work in the shadows for Israel is the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board (VIAB), funded by Virginia taxpayers. VIAB’s main objective is to provide preferential and unconditional funding to oftentimes secretive Israeli business projects designed to entwine Israeli industries into Virginia industries and government. VIAB is currently being scrutinized by the state Attorney General over its handling of government funds.

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Trump made snap decision on Golan after “quickie” history lesson

[email protected] April 8, 2019 annexation, David Friedman, golan heights, history, Jared Kushner, occupation, Republican Jewish Coalition, Six Day War

President tells Jewish GOP confab that recognition, upending US policy, was made during a ‘quickie’ briefing; says U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman reacted ‘like a wonderful, beautiful baby’

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News media get it wrong on the Golan Heights

[email protected] April 5, 2019 analysis, golan heights, media bias, new york times, occupation, resolution 242, Six Day War, un charter, Wall Street Journal, washington post, zionism

Standard Operating Procedure: top news outlets reporting on the Golan Heights issue have failed in their journalistic duties: euphemisms, partial truths, and omissions abound.

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American Jewish Council misrepresents facts about Gaza

[email protected] March 23, 2019 agenda item 7, analysis, blockade, Gaza, gaza border, Great March of Return, human rights abuse, unhrc, United Nations

The latest United Nations report on Israeli violence at the Gaza border was allegedly rebutted by the American Jewish Committee; however the AJC defense came up very short on facts.

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Levy: Netanyahu Isn’t the Problem. The Israeli People Are

[email protected] March 23, 2019 analysis, apartheid, israeli elections, racism, xenophobia, zionism

Gideon Levy writes in Ha’aretz: “The apartheid did not start with him and will not end with his departure; it probably won’t even be dented. One of the most racist nations in the world cannot complain about its prime minister’s racism.”

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Netanyahu, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) display racist views

[email protected] March 22, 2019 ADL, analysis, Anti-Defamation League, equality, jewish state, nation-state law, zionism

Netanyahu: “Israel is not a state of all its citizens. According to the nation-state law we passed, Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people — and not anyone else.”

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FLORIDIANS: your freedom of speech is at risk – take action!

[email protected] March 20, 2019 anti-Semitism, florida hb741, florida house of representatives, florida legislature, florida sb1272, florida senate

The Bill of Rights gives Americans the right to free speech, including the right to criticize any country on earth, including our own. But a Florida ‘hate crime’ bill working its way through the Florida legislature would interfere with Floridians’ constitutional right to make statements critical of one foreign country: Israel. Contact these Florida lawmakers now and tell them to vote no on this attempt to violate our freedom of speech!

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B’tselem: Israeli “investigations” whitewash, perpetuate killing in Gaza

[email protected] March 19, 2019 analysis, btselem, Gaza, Great March of Return, open fire, sniper, unhrc

Israeli human rights organization B’tselem discusses Israel’s “investigations” into killings of Palestinians, which have served no authentic purpose, but only created an illusion of inquiry. B’tselem calls on the international community to demand real accountability.

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Florida’s anti-Semitism bill would go even further in blocking free speech

[email protected] March 16, 2019 anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, first amendment, florida, freedom of speech, hate crime, michael caruso, randy fine, zionism

A Florida ‘hate crime’ bill with an expanded, Israel-centric definition of anti-Semitism and no mention of other religions, is working its way through House committees. Critics say that it violates free speech. This is the latest step in an international campaign to rewrite the definition of anti-Semitism to prevent many criticisms of Israel.

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Israel bans Arab parties, okays Jewish racist candidate

[email protected] March 9, 2019 balad, jewish power, kahane, kahanist, michael ben ari, ofer cassif, Otzma Yehudit, zionism

In Israel, two Palestinian political parties and one Jewish member of a mostly Palestinian party have been banned from running in the April 9th election; meanwhile a radical Jewish candidate stays in, despite the Attorney General’s recommendation to remove him from the ballot.

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