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When Sanctions Fail

The United Nations Human Rights Council announced its intention to publish a blacklist of 150 private companies, including those who do business in the disputed territories…

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FACTS ON THE GROUND

As a Jewish millennial, I considered myself very informed on the situation in the Middle East, specifically with regards to Israel. After studying the conflict in…

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THE SCALES OF JUSTICE

Historically speaking, going back as far as ancient Egypt, Justice has been symbolized by a set of scales. The reason for this is the widely held…

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REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY

“Wherever replacement theology has flourished, the Jews have had to run for cover,” notes biblical scholar Thomas Ice. “Wherever such a view has gone it has…

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THE “APARTHEID” NONSENSE

“The people who are talking about apartheid[1] in Israel are talking nonsense.” So declared a black South African pastor who, after an accident, found himself hospitalized…

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THE ULTIMATE BONE OF CONTENTION

“Jerusalem is, without doubt, the ultimate bone of contention,” declares international law scholar Jacques Gauthier. He says that a title search in The Law of Nations…

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The Refugee Problem: An Artificial Crisis

“To us, the refugee issue is the winning card which means the end of the Israeli state.” Those were the words of Sakher Habash, a senior…

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Worldwide BDS Activity- May 2018

The BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) Movement seeks to delegitimize the State of Israel through academic, cultural, and financial boycotts. The left side summarizes worldwide BDS…

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Apartheid: What it is and what it isn’t

By Nikki Golomb. “For the purpose of the present Convention, the term "the crime of apartheid", which shall include similar policies and practices of racial segregation…

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Omar Barghouti: A Man with Two Faces

By Nikki Golomb. In 2005, Omar Barghouti founded the infamous boycott, divest, and sanction (BDS) movement; a movement which on its surface appears to promote the…

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Worldwide BDS Activity- April 2018

The BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) Movement seeks to delegitimize the State of Israel through academic, cultural, and financial boycotts. The left side summarizes worldwide BDS…

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