“For younger Jews, Horowitz BDS smear is cynical exploitation”

(original here) For younger Jews, Horowitz BDS smear is cynical exploitation For previous articles on this, see NY Times fails to publish professors’ letter of protest at Horowitz advert,  and  Massive US support for BDS revealed by hate advert in NY Times … Continue reading →

Desmond Tutu: “Justice requires action to stop subjugation of Palestinians”

Justice requires action to stop subjugation of Palestinians By Desmond Tutu, special to the Tampa Bay Times. A quarter-century ago I barnstormed around the United States encouraging Americans, particularly students, to press for divestment from South Africa. Today, regrettably, the … Continue reading →

Desmond Tutu supports United Methodist Church decision to divest

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Norman Finkelstein’s criticisms of the BDS

One of the responses to Finkelstein’s criticisms of the BDS movement is by David Letwin on The Electronic Intifada (“Transforming Finkelstein’s BDS Attack Into Opportunity”).

Latest IAJV Newsletter

Here is the latest IAJV newsletter: Dear friends, We are sending out our occasional newsletter and we would like to express our gratitude for the support we have received. In particular, we are grateful to various generous benefactors without whom … Continue reading →

Marrickville’s Israel boycott: anti-Semitism or legitimate protest?

ABC Radio National’s Breakfast Show Ever since Sydney’s Marrickville council passed — and then rescinded — a boycott on Israel, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been the subject of heated debate. But is the boycott anti-semitic because it targets Jews as … Continue reading →

Australia Palestine Advocacy Network

A new organisation has recently formed called the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN), of which IAJV hopes to be a part. Here are some excerpts from the APAN press release with details of the organisation. For more see their website … Continue reading →

Max Brenner and Australia’s fascists

(Photo from here.) Jeff Sparrow writes: “[...] the anti-Max Brenner protesters have been widely denounced as Nazis. Paul Howes, Michael Danby, Andrew Bolt, Gerard Henderson: have all joined in a very public campaign that draws a line between the Brenner … Continue reading →

Statements from the Israeli group BOYCOTT! supporting the Palestinian BDS call

We, Israeli citizens, members of Boycott!, would like to express our solidarity with the Australian citizens who were brutally arrested by the police during a non-violent demonstration near a Max Brenner store on July 1 in Melbourne. We consider these … Continue reading →

Peter Slezak on his removal from the program of Limmud-Oz

Limmud-Oz organizers have sought to explain their actions in banning presenters from their festival. Michael Misrachi explains that the executive committee of Limmud-Oz “decided not to accept” certain presenters, which is problematic enough, but this misrepresents what happened in a … Continue reading →