Evaluating Abraham Foxman
20 February 2014
No evaluation of Abe Foxman’s legacy is complete without mention of the harm he committed to Jews and other minorities.
Lobby Watch
New US bill to punish academic boycott inspired by Israeli ambassador
7 February 2014
The so-called “Protect Academic Freedom Act” would deny federal funding to any institution that participates in a boycott of Israeli universities or scholars.
Legislating academic (un)freedom
5 February 2014
New York anti-boycott bill shows that, for some, commitment to Israel overrides traditional American legal protections.
Israel lobby launches fierce counterattack against American Studies Association
22 December 2013
Israel lobby groups launch fierce counterattack against the American Studies Association, including calls for repressive legislation, boycotts and other measures to silence solidarity with Palestinians.
Letter reveals StandWithUs bullying of SoCal Chinese center over Palestine conference
8 December 2013
Israel-government linked StandWithUs smears speakers, students and activists as “extremists” with “terrorist” ties in effort to scare venue hosting Palestine solidarity conference.
Israel lobbyists finally concede that EU has ditched anti-Semitism "definition"
5 December 2013
Officials have insisted that a document conflating criticisms of Israel with anti-Semitism has no formal standing on three separate occasions lately.
Is Israel lobby UK quitting battle for public opinion?
27 November 2013
The Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre now focuses mainly on influencing elites.
"Doctor" of Israeli spin omits key facts in tour of Scotland
12 November 2013
Larry Rich, now a key figure in an Israeli medical center, served as a tank commander during the brutal occupation of Lebanon.
As Ambassador Power praises ADL, Abe Foxman savages John Kerry
10 November 2013
Foxman’s open attack on a US secretary of state, especially one who has been so friendly to Israel, is unusual.
Pro-Israel groups keen to revive discredited anti-Semitism definition
10 November 2013
A post on The Electronic Intifada prompts the Simon Wiesenthal Center and others to defend the discredited and abandoned EUMC draft working definition of anti-Semitism.