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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. Read more about Pro-Israel groups keen to revive discredited anti-Semitism definition
30 October 2013
A 2005 working paper never formally rubber-stamped by the European Union is still being cited by Israel advocates. Read more about Discredited definition of anti-Semitism no longer in use, says BBC
3 July 2013
Leading Zionist organization has signed a pact for “educational cooperation” with council representing Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Read more about Netanyahu opens JNF classroom in illegal settlement
27 June 2013
Netanyahu promises to implement the recommendations of a prominent think tank with regards to countering international “delegitimization” and boycott initiatives. Read more about Israeli government ramps up anti-boycott fight
1 June 2013
The Israeli government-hosted fourth international conference of the Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism has produced an “Action Plan” for fighting boycott, divestment and sanctions. Read more about New Israeli plan calls for more “intelligence” gathering to disrupt BDS movement
8 May 2013
A ludicrous Israeli army graphic on Palestinian “terror” included stone-throwing. A remixed version documents just how much real terror — by Israel — Palestinians face. Read more about Remixed: the Israeli army infographic that claimed stone-throwing is “Palestinian terror”
6 May 2013
Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism will discuss how Israel can step up its attacks on Palestine solidarity activists. Read more about Israel mulls new strategy on muzzling its critics
24 April 2013
A chat with the PA’s unelected prime minister had been part of the itinerary for trips organized by the Israel lobby. Read more about Thomas Friedman mourns demise of "Fayyadism"
22 April 2013
Israel practices “institutional and societal discrimination” against its Palestinian citizens: this is the conclusion of the US State Department in its newly-published Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012. Read more about US State Department: Israel practices "institutional discrimination"
6 April 2013
Director of Communications at the Community Security Trust Mark Gardner responds to defeat for Israel lobbyist Ronnie Fraser by calling Judge AM Snelson’s Employment Tribunal “sneering bastards.” Read more about Anti-semitism charity's spokesperson calls UK employment tribunal "sneering bastards"
Ben White is a freelance journalist, writer and activist, specialising in Palestine/Israel. His articles have been widely published in the likes of The Guardian‘s Comment is free, Al Jazeera, Electronic Intifada, New Statesman, and many others. He is the author of ‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide’ (2009, Pluto Press) and ‘Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination & Democracy’ (2012, Pluto Press). Ben is a researcher/writer for the Journal of Palestine Studies.