Where is the line between criticizing Israel’s policies and anti-Semitism? Look no further than two late-January events at Columbia University’s Middle East Institute (MEI) that demonstrated how far Middle East studies academics are willing to go to promote anti-Semitism under the guise of anti-Zionism. Together, they provide a snapshot of...

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In its recently released poll, 7 in 10 Americans view Israel favorably across all political party lines – a level of support that has been steady in recent years, Gallup reported Wednesday. According to Gallup, the 69% of Americans who view Israel “very” or “mostly favorably” was down slightly from...

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In February, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) hosted anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour, who gave the keynote address at its Minority Health Conference. Sarsour used this prestigious UNC platform to promote Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against only one country on the planet – Israel. In a...

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Beresheet, Israel’s first unmanned rocket to the moon, may still have a long voyage ahead of it, but it’s already taking selfies of its journey. Thirteen days after it took off successfully from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida piggy-backed aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Beresheet’s camera took its...

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The firing of at least one mortar shell from Gaza set off air defense systems in southern Israel, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. It is unclear if the projectile was intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome anti-rocket system. A spokesman for the Eshkol region in southern Israel said, “As of...

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Cornell University President Martha Pollock has rejected a demand by anti-Israel students to embrace the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign that seeks to destroy the Jewish State, saying the movement was antithetical to academic freedom and singled out Israel for discrimination. Her comments were prompted by a letter delivered...

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Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour attacked Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D – Calif.) for introducing a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, resulting in part from a series of offensive remarks about Jewish political influence made by freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D – Minn.), in a Facebook post on Monday. “Nancy is a...

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Australian-Israeli startup Electriq~Global and Dutch company Eleqtec have entered into an agreement to launch Electriq~Global’s water-based fuel technology in The Netherlands, where the market is moving to adopt zero-emission mobility solutions. Together they plan to launch Electriq~Fuel’s recycling plants, and introduce eMobility applications for trucks, barges and mobile generators. Comprised of 60...

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The controversial leader of the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has called on the British government to freeze arms sales to Israel after a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) commission of inquiry said that the Israeli Defense Forces allegedly committed war crimes on the Gaza border, The Jerusalem Post...

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The United States officially downgraded its mission to the Palestinians on Monday by merging its Jerusalem consulate with the embassy to Israel, a move Palestinian officials have condemned, The Associated Press reported. The consulate had served as a de facto embassy to the Palestinians since the Oslo accords of 1993....

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