Amith Gupta reports in Mondoweiss that claims of “antisemitism” at the annual “Dyke March” in Chicago were untrue. Witnesses say that many paraders wore kippas, Stars of David, etc. The smears, they say, were initiated by Israel partisan Laurel Grauer…
The European Jewish Press reports that the European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on all member states to adopt a definition of anti-Semitism that contains Israel-centric items. The resolution was adopted at its plenary session in Brussels and officially endorses the International Holocaust Remembrance Association’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism…
Romania stated that the Justice Ministry and the Interior Ministry will consult with law enforcement bodies to identify measures for the use of the definition. The Government will also work to consolidate the legislative framework based on the defintion, and the Education Ministry will ensure it is included in the civic education curricula…
IAK INVESTIGATION: For two decades, some Israeli officials and partisans have worked to embed a new, Israel-focused definition of antisemitism in institutions around the world, from international bodies and national governments to small college campuses in heartland America. This effort is now snowballing rapidly. As a result, advocacy for Palestinian rights is well on the way to being curtailed and even criminalized as “hate.”
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs is funding Eagles’ Wings in order to prevent churchgoers and priests “from adopting pro-BDS and anti-Israeli positions.” This week, Eagles’ Wings is spearheading a push on Capitol Hill against Israel’s public relations crisis. They don’t disclose their $700,000 Israeli check.
Immigrants can now be denied a green card for expressing political opinions, such as participating in pro-Palestinian campus protests or posting criticism of Israel on social media.
This is a relationship without parallel in which the largest economic & military power the world has known, subordinates itself to a tiny country that would otherwise be almost entirely inconsequential. Not only systematically redistributing its own wealth to that tiny, well-off country, but unconditionally embracing that country’s geopolitical agenda, and taking extreme actions on behalf of that country in a way that causes immense harm to its own interests, while also inflicting death, displacement and despair on millions of innocents.
Netanyahu tried to smooth over recent Israeli anti-Christian hostility by showing off his token Christian soldiers. Don’t believe the hype.
What does “ties to Hamas” mean? ■ 1% of debris removed in Gaza, 8K bodies still buried ■ More Israeli violence against Christian sites ■ Updates on flotilla, Iran, Lebanon, Syria ■ More.
CEO of parent company Axel Springer (which also owns Business Insider, the Telegraph and other news organizations) said that if journalists do not feel comfortable with the company’s pro-Israel viewpoints they should find work elsewhere