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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 MoreDemonizing Israel More Important Than Defending Christians?
By Michael Curtis American Thinker October 7, 2013 It continues to be a source of amazement that the mainstream Christian churches in the West and in the Middle East pay so little, if any, attention to the plight of Christians and the destruction of their churches in Arab and Muslim countries. Rather, they prefer to […]
Internet Rabbi Commends Christian Zionists
By Chris Proudlove Christians for Zion, October 8, 2013 THOSE who mistakenly think that Christian Zionism is a spent cause should read the following article by Rabbi Tuly Weisz, founder of the Israel e65 website and publisher of Breaking Issrael News on the internet giving news from a biblical perspective. The American, who now lives […]
Allow me to tell you the story of the ‘innocuous tweet’
By Simon Cobbs – Sussex Friends of Israel Following last Saturday’s very successful pro-Israel demonstration at Ecostream I noticed a very worrying tweet by the Brighton division of the BDS. When I had a little search on the Internet about the BDS I found this tag line; “the truth will not be silenced” “the truth […]
Julie Birchill writes Same enemy, different dress
By Julie Burchill, The Jewish Chronicle October 3, 2013 There are lots of agreeable things about making your living as a writer from a young age. For instance, you never have to work a day in your life, as the saying goes about doing something you love. The only downside I can think of — […]
Letter to the Sussex Express from The Zionist Federation
The following letter was sent to the Sussex Express newspaper by Paul Charney, Chairman, Zionist Federation If the readers of the Sussex Express are genuinely interested in learning about Israel and Palestine, then MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians) are one of the last organisations they should consult. There is no doubt that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict […]
Sussex Friends of Israel Celebrate Bagels Against Bigotry Party
(Brighton, 28 Sept. 2013) — Gathering outside Brighton’s environmentally friendly refill store EcoStream supporters of Israel held a ‘Bagels Against Bigotry’ celebration at the shop on Western Road. The event was held as a counter-demonstration to a planned day of protest by BDS, the anti-Israel, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions group. The bagel-themed party started at […]
The Commentator: Britain’s failing Israel boycott campaign
By Nick Gray – The Commentator: http://www.thecommentator.com The Israel boycott movement is (rather hilariously in the quoted case) flopping in the UK. Maybe steam is running out of any enthusiasm for boycott campaigns that have zero effect on Israel’s economy. Ever keen to boycott Israeli goods, even at the expense of the Palestinians they claim […]
Israeli-Owned EcoStream Shop Reports Record Despite BDS Protesters
The algemeiner has reported our Bagels Against Bigotry story on its newsletter front page – thank you. Despite repeated attempts to disrupt business by protesters advocating anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, an Israeli-owned EcoStream store, in Brighton, England, reported its best week of sales last week, Sussex Friends of Israel reported on its […]
Anti-Israel Ecostream protest marks Brighton store’s first anniversary
The Argus September 30, 2013 Activists have vowed to continue their weekly protests outside a controversial Brighton store until it is “forced to close down”. Demonstrators once again congregated outside Brighton’s Ecostream store in Western Road on Saturday, as the firm marked its year anniversary in the city. Activists say the company behind the shop […]
Wounded Syrians Left Bleeding With The Enemy
By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent, Sky News, Naharia As some Israeli Arabs join rebels fighting Assad, the Jewish state is quietly engaged in efforts to treat wounded Syrians. A hint of a rueful smile plays across his face as Zaaki Juma’a tells me he is glad his son is dead. What else can he […]
“BDS, Go Away, EcoStream Is Here To Stay!”
From Daphne Anson’s blogspot – thank you Daphne In Brighton, Sussex Friends of Israel Take on the BDSers Yesterday, BDSers held demos in London and in Brighton against EcoStream. In Brighton, where the BDS movement musters strong and nasty (see here for example) supporters of Israel were in no mood for keeping calm. Have a […]
Israelis Send Aid and Clothing to Syrian Refugees
By Anav Silverman International Correspondent The Huffington Post in Jerusalem In what UNHCR officials have described as the worst refugee crisis in 20 years, over a million Syrians, half of which are children, have fled the country in the past six months. Since the outbreak of the Syrian war in March 2011, the total number […]