Tag: bds
SodaStream boycott hurts Palestinians
Ben Sales, JTAFeb 14, 2013
MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank For proponents of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, SodaStream would appear to be a straightforward target. The Israeli company,...
Abe Foxman says it as it is
Chris LeppekNov 01, 2012
YOUVE got to give Abraham Foxman credit he is an eminently adaptable creature. Leave alone that his knowledge base and skill set as the Anti-Defamation Leagues...
Headlines from Europe
Shana GoldbergJul 13, 2012
In an extremely close vote, Presbyterian Church (USA) voted against boycotting Israel. That the motion was defeated by only two votes doesn’t point to a victory...
Presbyterians narrowly reject BDS
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 12, 2012
WASHINGTON Proponents of using economic pressure to force Israel out of the West Bank may have lost a key battle this week by a hairs breadth but they...
Levin ‘smitten’ after recent trip to Israel
Chris LeppekApr 26, 2012
SO just how is Israel doing as it approaches its 64th birthday? Is it, like the Beatles once lamented in singing about that particular number, losing its hair and...
Stormy skies don’t dampen stellar spirits for Israel Independence
IJN Editorial StaffApr 26, 2012
Should one celebrate birthdays when storms loom on the horizon? We contemplated this as Israel celebrated its 64th anniversary of modern existence this week, for it...
Harvard students: ‘One-state solution’
Penny Schwartz, JTAMar 08, 2012
BOSTON To critics, the one-state conference held at Harvard University was a thinly veiled assault on the legitimacy of the Jewish state. To organizers, the...
Goal: ‘To make CU most pro-Israel’
Chris LeppekOct 22, 2011
JOSH Siegel and Zach Silverman are two courteous and well-spoken young men sophomore and junior at CU, finance and international affairs majors, respectively with...
40 years of IST — it’s in a very different place from where it started
Chris LeppekMay 05, 2011
LET us ponder, for just a moment, the significance of the number 40 in Judaism and Jewish life. The ancient Hebrews wandered for 40 years in the desert on their...
ADL’s Sugarman says anti-Semitism isn’t going away
Chris LeppekMar 17, 2011
THE more things change, the more they stay the same. Robert Sugarman, national chair of the Anti-Defamation League, doesnt use the ancient truism himself, but his...