Berkeley added another item to the list of reasons it’s known as our nation’s most liberal university: the battle over a student government resolution that would divest UCB’s resources from Israel. The resolution was initially vetoed by the student body president and was defeated upon a second round of debate. Forward ran a great article [...]
Categories: Non-Profits and NGOs
In an ideal world, it would be easy to discuss Israel without the issue of anti-Semitism. I do not believe that the most serious issues facing Israel are about collective disdain for the Jewish people. Rather, Israel faces a host of problems from domestic issues of socioeconomic inequality to an affinity for international diplomatic crises. [...]
Categories: Anti-Semitism, Non-Profits and NGOs
Supporting Israel can be hazardous to your health. We tend to think of Canada as a pretty mild country (well, I do at least), so this story from ynet hadashot is even more surprising: A student activist, supporter of Israel, and his friend, also known as an Israel supporter, were attacked Sunday at Carlton University [...]
Categories: Anti-Semitism, Canada, Non-Profits and NGOs, Zionism
So far, it seems that my hopes about Israel’s inclusion in the UN Human Rights Council are not going to come true. Yet again, the UNHRC seems to be targeting Israel, and Israel is fighting back. The Jerusalem Post reports: Israel strongly rejected on Thursday a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for Israel to [...]
Categories: Diplomacy, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Human Rights, Non-Profits and NGOs, Palestinians, Sderot
It’s safe to say that relations between Israel and the United Nations are not exactly warm. Historically, Israel has a tough time gaining traction in that forum. Many countries have hardened their hearts toward Israel’s arguments about human rights; they have bought into Hamas’ propaganda and blame Israel for the suffering of the Palestinian people, [...]
Categories: Europe/European Union, Gaza Strip, Non-Profits and NGOs, United Nations
The official aliyah provider for North America, Nefesh B’Nefesh, is planning to stage eight large mega events in North America this year. The events will take place in New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Baltimore, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago and Southern Florida.
Categories: Canada, Judaism, Non-Profits and NGOs, United States of America, Zionism
Being both liberal and pro-Israel, I sometimes feel like the only Jew on Christmas. The situation between Israel and its neighbors violates the traditional ethical and political boundaries within which I’m accustomed to understanding politics. Israel seems to have an impossible balance to strike. Israelis have the right to be free from fear of rocket [...]
Categories: Non-Profits and NGOs, Politics
Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to Washington, is making nice with J-Street. Good for him, I guess. Given that Oren snubbed the group’s inaugural conference, this is a big deal for J-Street, but the action indicates that the organization has some severe problems to overcome. So far, much of J-Street’s rhetoric has been used to set [...]
Categories: Non-Profits and NGOs
It is, apparently, impossible to follow the news about Israel without encountering the (in)famous Goldstone Report. The news this week has to do with Goldstone’s connections to NGOs which opposed the war in Gaza before Goldstone conducted his “fact-finding” mission. It would be impossible, and relatively useless, to go through the various problems and inconsistencies [...]
Categories: Human Rights, Non-Profits and NGOs, Operation Cast Lead
Yesterday, Jews all over the world remembered the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auchwitz death camp; this day is now recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The repeated message of Holocaust awareness events is that we can never be allowed to forget the inhumane crimes committed by the Nazis during WWII. In remembering [...]
Categories: Holocaust, Human Rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Non-Profits and NGOs, United Nations
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