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A Brief History of Intolerance in America

by RAINman on 24. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

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American Imams visit Auschwitz

by RAINman on 19. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

By JTA
Jerusalem Post  -   Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Eight Muslim American leaders who visited concentration camps and met with Holocaust survivors signed a statement condemning Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism.
The trip earlier this month, intended to teach the participants about the Holocaust, featured visits to Dachau and Auschwitz.
“We stand united as Muslim American faith and community leaders [...]

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Is Israel singled out – and why?

by RAINman on 11. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

By Adam Keller
Adam Keller (born 1955 in Tel Aviv-Yafo) is an Israeli peace activist who was among the founders of Gush Shalom, of which he is a spokesperson.
A long-standing supporter of Yesh Gvul, Keller has served several prison terms for refusing reserve military duty in the 1967-occupied territories.
The Other Israel – August 1, 2010
Googling for [...]

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Judge faces anti-Semitism probe after speech attacking Israel helps free arms factory protesters

by RAINman on 29. Jul, 2010 in Newsletter Links

By Steve Doughty, Social Affairs Correspondent
Daily Mail - 24th July 2010
A senior judge was under investigation yesterday after being accused of making anti-Semitic remarks in court that may have swayed his jury into acquitting a group of protesters.
Judge George Bathurst-Norman was said by critics to have persuaded a jury to clear a group of campaigners [...]

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‘Anti-Semitism’ Charges Unleashed: Don’t Mention the Mavi Marmara

by RAINman on 22. Jun, 2010 in Newsletter Links

Prime Minister Demands Canadian MP Resign Over Vague Israel Criticism
by Jason Ditz
Antiwar Forum -  June 16, 2010
Since Israel’s May 31 attack on the Mavi Marmara aid ship, there has been growing criticism of Israel’s behavior across much of the world, including from traditional allies like Turkey.
Yet as this criticism has grown abroad, the pressure for Israel’s [...]

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While Israel Kills and Maims … The Outrage at Helen Thomas

by RAINman on 10. Jun, 2010 in Newsletter Links

By ALISON WEIR
Alison Weir is executive director of If Americans Knew. Photos and videos referenced in the article can be viewed on the website (http://ifamericansknew.org) She can be reached at contact@ifamericansknew.org
CounterPunch - June 9, 2010
Whenever Israel commits yet another atrocity, its defenders are quick to redirect public attention away from the grisly crime scene.
Currently, there are [...]

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The Israel lobby wants to retain freedom of speech for itself, on its own terms

by RAINman on 11. May, 2010 in Opinion

Ibrahim Hewitt
MEMO – 6 May 2010

In an interview with the Times (6 May), Israel’s ambassador to the UK, Ron Prosor, is reported to have “complained about “extremism in British universities” which caused his deputy “to flee anti-Israel activists after she gave a talk at Manchester University”. According to Mr. Prosor, “We have a [...]

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The Wiesenthal Center’s Bait and Switch

by RAINman on 05. May, 2010 in Analysis

by John Taylor
Antiwar Forum – 03 May 2010
The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s stated purpose is “confronting anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism, promoting human rights and dignity, standing with Israel, defending the safety of Jews worldwide, and teaching the lessons of the Holocaust.” Rabbi Marvin Hier established the Center as a tax-exempt foundation in 1977 with a major grant [...]

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Germany’s Fear of Finkelstein

by RAINman on 04. Mar, 2010 in Opinion

By Ali Fathollah-Nejad*
Palestine Chronicle – 2 March 2010
Norman Finkelstein, an internationally renowned scholar of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, was due to talk about the state of the decades-old conflict and the situation in Gaza one year after the Israeli assault last week in Munich and Berlin. As part of a European speaking tour which would have led [...]

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Jane Fonda apologises over Toronto petition

by RAINman on 16. Sep, 2009 in General

Fonda regrets signing letter objecting to Toronto film festival’s decision to showcase films from Tel Aviv

Ben Child and agencies

guardian.co.uk,       Tuesday 15 September 2009
Jane Fonda has apologised for signing a petition decrying the decision by organisers of the Toronto film festival to showcase films from Tel Aviv.
In a post on the Huffington Post blog [...]

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Book Review by Iqbal Jassat: Norman G Finkelstein’s Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History

by RAINman on 11. Aug, 2009 in Opinion

Beyond Chutzpah
On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History
Norman G Finkelstein

ISBN 1-84467-049-X
Verso 2005

Reviewed by Iqbal Jassat (Chairman: Media Review Network)
The imminent visit to South Africa by Norman G. Finkelstein following a major new initiative by SA NGOs to mount a legal campaign seeking the arrest and prosecution of Israeli war criminals [...]

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CRITICIZING ISRAEL TO BE ILLEGAL

by RAINman on 28. Jul, 2009 in Hard News

Irish4Palestine July 24, 2009
New Report out ~Today Israeli Zionists are tightening their grip even MORE on our freedom of speech.Israel will use this to take the cause to America next.Very serious stuff to report today, we are loosing our right to free speech against Israel. A Zionist “think tank” in England that has US ties [...]

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