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…
Electronic Intifada reports: Labour Friends of Israel chair Joan Ryan demanded that Corbyn cut ties with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Ryan threatened to revive the anti-Semitism witch hunt that engulfed Labour last year; Ryan herself had been caught personally engaging in concocting false anti-Semitism charges against a member of her own party…
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…
Netanyahu tried to smooth over recent Israeli anti-Christian hostility by showing off his token Christian soldiers. Don’t believe the hype.
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
A deep dive into the controversial and high-profile anchor’s approach to journalism, Trump, Israel, and the fallout in the CBS newsroom. His interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared to change the trajectory of Dokoupil’s career, and of CBS News.
Nearly half of Iranians killed by Israel-US were civilians: Iran ■ War criminal Netanyahu declares, “There is no place for violence…against anyone” (LOL) ■ More news and headlines from the region.
Israel has used the steady decline in Palestinian Christian numbers to promote a claim that Muslims are hounding them out of the region. But the real blame lies with Israel and the foreign Churches.
More “alternative facts” about Iran from Trump ■ All’s not quiet on the Lebanon front ■ Board of Peace representative admits: Israel is the obstacle to Gaza aid ■ More