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BoD’s Arkush: The Consequences of Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘antisemitic views’
31 May, 2018
By Anna Mikhailova, Telegraph, 30.05.18 Jeremy Corbyn has been accused by one of Britain’s most senior Jewish leaders of holding “anti-Semitic views” which could drive Jewish people out of Britain if he becomes Prime Minister. Jonathan Arkush, the outgoing President of the Board of Deputies, said British Jews were for the first time asking “do […]
Read MoreJeremy Corbyn can’t pretend he has only just noticed
27 March, 2018
The Labour leader refers to ‘pockets’ of antisemitism in his party but fails to say that for 30 years he was in them too Hugo Rifkind, The TIMES, 26 March 2018 Did you know that Jeremy Corbyn’s mother fought at the Battle of Cable Street? I know it’s a well-kept political secret, a […]
Read MoreCorbyn & ‘Palestine Live’: The Ultimate Mainstreaming of Antisemitism?
14 March, 2018
DAN HODGES: Last week Corbyn and his anti-Semitic pals smashed the moral compass to pieces but the most terrifying thing of all? Nobody even cares Mail on Sunday, 11 March 2018 Imagine the following scenario. In the next few months an extreme party surges to the brink of power on mainland Europe. Its leader is […]
Read MoreJDU – Sussex Friends of Israel counter the BDS
Posted on 23/12/2013 by Shirlee Finn – News and Views from Jews Down Under When I lived in the ‘Mother Country’, Brighton was a medium sized, peaceful seaside town situated on the south coast of England. It was always a good place for us Londoners to visit for the day and was a popular holiday […]
Israel visit is dream come true for Michael Gove
By Marcus Dysch, thejc.com December 20, 2013 Education Secretary Michael Gove said he had fulfilled a long-held ambition after visiting Israel for the first time. During the trip, which took place last week, he signed a deal with Israeli counterparts to strengthen education links, a move he said was evidence of the increasingly strong bilateral […]
Dead Sea to be linked to Red Sea by 112-mile underground pipe
By SARAH GRIFFITHS Daily Mail 10 December 2013 An ‘historic agreement’ designed to save the Dead Sea has been signed to link its dwindling body of water with the Red Sea using a 112 mile (180km) pipeline. The deal, named the Red-Dead Conduit, has been considered for years, but has finally been signed by The […]
Fathom: The Making of Within the Eye of the Storm
An interview with Bassam Aramin, Rami Elhanan and Shelley Hermon Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan, a Palestinian and Israeli, were once dedicated fighters willing to kill and be killed. Yet each one of them came face to face with the price of war when their daughters were killed in the conflict. Left with the pain […]
Exclusive: 65 percent of new visitors leave Israel with better impression
From Jewish News Online A staggering 65 percent of first-time visitors from Britain to Israel have an improved impression of the country after seeing the state for themselves, a new survey has revealed, writes Justin Cohen. The research, initiated by the Jewish News and conducted by easyJet among more than 500 passengers, also highlights the […]
Times of Israel: Lighting up Africa with Israeli technology
BY David Shamah The Times of Israel December 2, 2013, Innovation: Africa nonprofit has helped over half a million people lead better and healthier lives with solar energy projects throughout the continent In central Africa, there’s an orphanage that is a last refuge for hundreds of children. For kids whose parents have died — many […]
Israel invited to join UNHRC’s Western nations group
By Israel Hayom staff The United Nations Human Rights Council upgrades Israel’s status in the Geneva-based body’s Western European and Others group New position to increase Jerusalem’s ability promote Israel’s interest, block attempts to internationally isolate it. The United Nations Human Rights Council has invited Israel to join its Western European and Others Group nations […]
Israel Wins EU ‘Reducing the Gender Gap’ Prize for ME
From The Algemeiner 27 November 2013 The European Union Parliament on Wednesday awarded Israel the prize for being the leading country in the Middle East and North Africa in “Reducing the Gender Gap,” the name of the award, Israeli daily Ma’ariv reported. Supreme Court Justice Daphna Barak-Erez will accept the prize on behalf of the […]
Sir Tom Jones speaks out against anti-Israel protesters
By Richard Eden Daily Telegraph Sir Tom Jones says entertainers should ignore calls to boycott Israel because of its treatment of Palestinians When Sir Tom Jones announced that he was to sing in Israel, he declined to respond to protesters who urged him to boycott the country because of its treatment of Palestinians. Now that […]
IDF Treats 2000th Parient in the Philippines
By Viva Sarah Press Israel21c.org Doctors restore eyesight to four patients; Head of security in Cebu names his daughter after IDF Military Attaché to the Philippines. The IDF medical team in Bogo City in the Philippines treated its 2000th patient over the weekend. One out of every three patients at the field hospital is a […]
BBC: The victims of Syria’s war finding care in Israel
By Kevin Connolly – BBC Middle East correspondent, Tzfat In the maternity unit at the Sieff Hospital in the Israeli city of Tzfat, the safe arrival of every baby feels like a minor miracle. But on the day we visited, there was one little boy among the row of newborns who will one day have […]
New panel aims to settle Israeli-Palestinian business disputes
SFI says: Visitors to the EcoStream demonstrations against the BDS are familiar with their ‘Don’t Talk To Zionists’ policy and close-minded refusal to engage in dialogue. What does that make real Palestinians who engage with Israelis? Honestly, BDS: Wake up and smell the humous! BY Maayan Lubell – Reuters – Jerusalem Novermber 18, 2013 Arbitration […]