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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 MoreSociologist David Hirsh Digs Deep to Explain Antisemitism and The Left
3 May, 2018
Sussex Jewish News, February 2018, p. 14 Book Review by Winston PickettSometimes the first two sentences of an author’s work explain everything. At other times they offer hints of what’s to come. In David Hirsh’s case, they do both.“This book is about antisemitism in social spaces which think of themselves as anti-racist and democratic,” writes Hirsh, a […]
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 MoreIsrael21c: Baby ‘Israel’ Born in IDF Field Hospital
SFI invites you to follow the link at the foot of this article for a remarkable video clip By Viva Sarah Press Israel21c: November 17, 2013 A Philippine woman gave birth over the weekend in the IDF field hospital in Bogo City on Cebu Island, and called her son “Israel” to thank the Israeli army’s […]
Israeli hospital treats hundreds a day in Philippines
Sussex Friends of Israel was heartened to read this story, we hope you are too. By Mitch Ginsberg – The Times of Israel – November 17, 2013, IDF facility has delivered 12 babies, hopes to treat upwards of 2,000 survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the coming days The Israeli field hospital on the island of […]
In Israel and Palestinian Territories, British Still Tend Memory of 16,000 War Dead
While the the formal commemoration has come and gone, SFI felt the poignance of this piece merited a retrospective glance, we hope you agree. By Oren Kessler – Tabletmag.com November 11, 2013 12:00 AM A tour of the cemeteries maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission reveals oases of calm—but few living visitors William Shakespeare […]
Sir Tom Jones condemns Israel music boycotts
The Jewish News Online Sir Tom Jones this week spoke out against the campaign urging musicians to boycott Israel – and revealed that talks are already underway for him to return to the country where he performed just last month, writes Justin Cohen. In a fresh blow for those advocating a boycott, the Sex Bomb […]
The JC reports: Britain’s ‘super’ university link with Israel
By Charlotte Oliver, The JC November 14, 2013 Representatives from five British universities have travelled to Israel to explore the country’s academic opportunities for British students. Officials from Nottingham, Sussex, City, Essex and Cardiff Universities — members of the UK Study in Israel Delegation — spent five days touring campuses, including the University of Haifa, […]
Israel Sends Team To Philippines After Typhoon
By JTA Forward.com – Published November 10, 2013. Group Will Provide Disaster Relief and Aid IsraAid, an Israeli nonprofit that provides disaster relief and humanitarian aid, is sending an emergency response team to the Philippines, to the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Haivan. The team, made up of medical professionals, as well as trauma and […]
Open Letter: Mr Hickey, I can help you become Dr Hickey
By Geoffrey Alderman, The Jewish Chronicle, November 8, 2013 An Open Letter to “Mr” Tom Hickey, principal lecturer in international politics and philosophy at the University of Brighton. Dear Tom I take the liberty of writing to you as a fellow academic, dedicated, as I am sure you are, to the sanctity of scholarly dialogue, […]
British Church consultation could be a BDS turning point
By Nick Gray The Commentator November 5, 2013 The Methodist consultation on BDS is a most welcome change to what has become the normal attitude to Israel-related issues in the church. Following a controversial vote by the British Methodist conference in 2010 to support BDS (boycotts, divestment & sanctions against Israel), the denomination decided this […]
Sussex Friends Help its Irish4Israel Friends. You Can Too
A note from our good friends from Irish4Israel Have some dates for your diary… You all saw the article in Ynet today speaking about the vandalism of Israeli dates in Tesco stores. This afternoon Irish4Israel went to Tesco to purchase these dates. They were sold out (Good news). We then went to Marks and Spencer […]
Ireland: Israeli products marked with yellow sticker
Itamar Eichner http://www.ynetnews.com Published: 11.05.13, 12:33 / Israel News BDS movement places yellow stickers on Israeli products reading ‘For justice in Palestine – Boycott Israel’. Israeli Foreign Ministry : Yellow sticker – reminiscent of dark days of racism and incitement. A pro-Israeli activist residing in Dublin, Ireland, was shocked this week when he discovered that […]
SodaStream model of Israel-Palestinan economic cooperation
Former N. Ireland peace envoy US Senator George Mitchell hails SodaStream as model of Israel-Palestinan economic cooperation and key to long-term prospects for peace in the Middle East. Mitchell said that he has seen “some glimmers of Israel-Palestinian cooperation. For example, I visited Sodastream,” the Israel-based manufacturer of home carbonated drink machines. Sodastream is located […]
If It’s The Truth About Israel You Want Don’t Shop At The Co-op
An SFI support has written to Mr Euan Sutherland, Co-op Chief Executive following the recent Co-op Sussex Area Meeting in Brighton. SFI will report back when the reply is received. Euan Sutherland Esq Group Chief Executive The Co-operative Group 1 Angel Square Manchester M60 0AG 29 October 2013 Dear Mr Sutherland RE: OPEN COMPLAINT LETTER […]