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Harvard Crimson ad asks if anti-BDS Harvard profs “only care about certain lives”

contact@ifamericansknew.org August 30, 2017 AJC, American Jewish Committee, BDS, Boston Globe, Crimson, Harvard, Harvard Crimson

A full page ad in the Harvard Crimson names 71 Harvard professors who signed a statement condemning potential harm to children done by boycotts, but would not sign a statement against ongoing, direct harm to Palestinian children. The ad, by If Americans Knew, details Israeli actions against children…

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North Carolina 22nd state to pass anti-BDS legislation promoted by Israel lobby groups

contact@ifamericansknew.org July 7, 2017 American Jewish Committee, BDS, boycott, Jewish Federation, North Carolina, The Israel Project, United for Israel

Legislation against companies boycotting Israel is being enacted in state legislatures, cities, and at the national level. The American Jewish Committee and other Israel advocacy groups tout their successes, including getting all 50 governors to sign an anti-BDS statement.

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