Invited Israeli trauma expert uninvited by Gold Coast conference
March 4, 2024 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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Dr Moshe Farchi travelled from Israel to attend the Frontline Mental Health Conference at the Gold Coast only to learn that he had been uninvited and his hotel room cancelled. Read more
Israeli coach files complaint against SA rugby body over boycott of Tel Aviv team
The head coach of the Rishon LeZion Owls rugby club, who previously played rugby in Johannesburg, has submitted a formal complaint to the South African Rugby Union for boycotting the Tel Aviv Heat rugby team. Read more
Melbourne University Student Union calls for boycott against Israeli academics
August 15, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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The Melbourne University Student Union has passed a motion blacklisting Israeli academics and businesses. Read more
Ben & Jerry’s Israel asks PM Bennett: Why are you not acting against Unilever?
January 31, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
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Avi Zinger, CEO and owner of Ben & Jerry’s Israel, has sent a letter to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett calling on him to take action against Unilever Global – Ben & Jerry’s parent company, following its boycott of the Jewish state. Read more
Following boycott on Israel, Unilever shares in unprecedented dive
January 20, 2022 by Aryeh Savir - TPS
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A half a year after notifying Avi Singer, the owner of Ben & Jerrys Israel, of the termination of his contract due to his refusal to boycott Judea and Samaria and refrain from selling ice cream there, Unilever shares are in an unprecedented dive. Read more
Hamas bedfellow of Australian BDS supporters
January 9, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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All those who joined the boycott of the Sydney Festival created by its acceptance of a A$20,000 sponsorship by the Israeli embassy in Canberra have had a powerful Israeli enemy join their ranks. Read more
The real scoop? How Jews won’t lick the demonization of Israel
July 23, 2021 by Melanie Phillips - JNS.org
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In attempting to defend itself against persistent bigotry, the Jewish Diaspora repeatedly thinks with its heart, rather than its head, and consequently misses the key point. Read more
Ben & Jerry’s distasteful BDS problem
July 21, 2021 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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To those who followed the saga of Ben & Jerry’s social-media silence, the outcome was never going to be sweet. Read more
No Aldi Boycott
July 25, 2013 by Henry Benjamin
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Reports on the Internet claimed that popular supermarket chain Aldi had stopped selling goods produced in Israel settlements. The company has denied that this is the case. Read more
The E.U. Boycott: an Unlikely Precursor to Peace Talks…write Gabsy Debinski
July 23, 2013 by Gabsy Debinski
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Israel has been hit with a huge blow in the last 24 hours, with the EU issuing a directive banning its 28 members from providing funding to areas outside Israel’s pre-1967 borders. Read more
Palestine – European Union Can’t Be Judge And Jury…writes David Singer
July 22, 2013 by David Singer
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The decision by the European Union (EU) to boycott Jewish organisations and institutions based in the West Bank and East Jerusalem will bring much joy to the Arab world’s on-going vicious hate campaign of denigration and demonization of the Jewish State. Read more
Palestine – Hawking Needs to do More Talking…writes David Singer
May 14, 2013 by David Singer
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The decision by eminent physicist Stephen Hawking to not attend the Presidential Conference organised by Israel’s President Shimon Peres has aroused dismay by his Israeli hosts and applause from the Palestinian academic community. Read more
The Australian Council of Churches suggests Israeli boycott
July 25, 2010 by Henry Benjamin
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The National Council of Churches in Australia has asked its members to consider boycotting Israeli goods made in the Occupied Territories…and received an immediate response from The Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Read more