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How Biden’s ‘Imperial All-Star Tour’ Unwittingly Undermines Zionism’s Lies
By Omar Zahzah On Wednesday, July 13, Joe Biden arrived at David Ben Gurion airport on what might be thought of as the first leg of his “Imperial All-Star” Tour of the region. The presence […]
Zionist Double Standard: Why Public Supporters of Israel Should Expect to Be Criticized
By Yves Engler Liberal MP Ya’ara Saks is claiming to have been the victim of “hate” when young people yelled, “stop supporting the killing of Palestinians”. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, Friends of […]
It’s the Palestinian, not the Israeli Flag, that Should Be Raised at Toronto’s City Hall
By Paul Salvatori Toronto Mayor, John Tory, is disingenuous. Honoring Israel’s ‘Independence Day’ at City Hall this week, he emphasized: “There have been days, far too many of them where Jewish Torontonians felt insecure […]
Russia Lashes out: Israel ‘Supports Neo-Nazi Regime in Ukraine’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Russian Foreign Ministry accused Israel on Tuesday of supporting neo-nazis in Ukraine, Israeli media reported. On Monday, Israeli officials had condemned Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for his remarks during […]
GEICO and Linda Sarsour: How the West Has Normalized Anti-Palestinianism
By Paul Salvatori This week American car insurance company, GEICO, extended an invitation to Palestinian activist and author, Linda Sarsour. Following protests against the invitation by pro-Israeli groups, the invitation was rescinded two days […]
Palestine is a Loud Echo of Britain’s Colonial Past – and a Warning of the Future
By Jonathan Cook [This is a transcript of a talk I gave to Bath Friends of Palestine on 25 February 2022.] Since I arrived with my family in the UK last summer, I have been […]
Israel, Palestine and ‘Selective Antisemitism’
By Paul Salvatori The pro-Israel lobby is not genuinely concerned about antisemitism. If it were, the lobby would also be defending Jews who are expressly pro-Palestinian and, on the same basis, attacked as a […]
Amnesty is Right, Israel Must Stop Misusing the Term ‘Antisemitism’
By Paul Salvatori The Israeli state’s response to the recent Amnesty International report, ‘Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime against Humanity’, was predictable. Though the report confirms the state continues […]
Israel’s Erroneous Slurs Harm Jews and Threaten the Legitimate Battle Against Antisemitism
By Zubayr Alikhan On February 1, 2022, Amnesty International, one of the world’s largest and most well-respected human rights organizations, released a monumental report stating that Israel is actively committing Apartheid against Palestinians—a crime against […]
German State Broadcaster Fires Palestinian, Arab Employees after ‘Flawed Antisemitism Probe’
The German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has suspended five of its employees, all of Palestinian and Arab descent, after accusations of ‘antisemitism’, but critics have accused the channel of anti-Arab bias in handling the […]
Palestinian Academic Shahd Abusalama Reinstated at UK University
A UK-based Palestinian academic at Sheffield Hallam University has been reinstated in her teaching post, one week after she was suspended following a smear campaign by supporters of Israel, The New Arab reported. Shahd Abusalama […]
Palestinian Academic Suspended by UK University Following Israeli Lobby Pressure
By Palestine Chronicle Staff British University Sheffield Hallam has suspended a Palestinian Ph.D. student from teaching, following a smear campaign by the Israeli lobby, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Shahd Abusalama, a […]
Toronto University Rejects IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism has been rejected by the University of Toronto’s Antisemitism Working Group, according to an official statement recently released by the university. The move follows a […]
British Academic, Miller, Exonerated from Allegations of Antisemitism
British Professor David Miller has been exonerated for the second time from allegations of antisemitism, leaked documents uncovered by the Electronic Intifada reveal. A report, written by a leading British lawyer, concludes that “there is […]
The ‘Cancel Culture’ of Israel Lobby in Canada
By Yves Engler The Israel lobby regularly torments people and seeks to undermine their ability to make a living. While increasing numbers of Canadians are wise to their slander campaigns, some progressives still end up […]
After Corbyn, Israel Lobby Turns Its Guns on UK Academia
By Jonathan Cook The Israel lobby appears to be readying for a campaign to root out left-wing academics in the UK critical of Israel’s continuing oppression of the Palestinian people – echoing its efforts against […]
Israeli Officials Intervene to Remove US Academic Who Criticized Israel
Israeli diplomats put pressure on the dean of a US university to remove a teacher who criticized Israel, using allegations of antisemitism, The Middle East Monitor reported. Details of the intervention by Israeli consular officials, […]
US Conservatives Condemn ‘Stop Antisemitism’ for Calling GOP Congressman ‘Jew Hater’
American conservatives condemned the ‘Stop Antisemitism’ organization after it branded libertarian Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) a “Jew hater” for voting against more US funding for Israel’s Iron Dome, RT and other media reported. How is […]
Jewish Chronicle’s Libel Payouts were a Small Price to Pay for Smearing Corbyn and the Left
By Jonathan Cook The Jewish Chronicle, a weekly newspaper that was saved from liquidation last year by a consortium led by a former senior adviser to Theresa May, has been exposed as having a quite […]
Antisemitism’s Misdirection: Who Gets Hurt?
By Ira Glunts Unfounded or unconfirmed charges of antisemitism made by US pro-Israel organizations, which are then parroted by the pro-Zionist US mainstream press, always increase when Israeli actions become so hideous they shame even […]
On the Rise of Antisemitism from an Anti-Zionist Jewish Perspective
By Benay Blend On May 25, 2021, Politico reported a rise in antisemitic attacks on the Jewish population in America. Writing in the midst of the latest escalation of violence towards Palestinians by the Israeli […]
Jewish Groups that Aid Israel’s War Crimes Can’t Deny All responsibility for Those Crimes
By Jonathan Cook Here is something that can be said with great confidence. It is racist – antisemitic, if you prefer – to hold Jews, individually or collectively, accountable for Israel’s crimes. Jews are not […]
Bottom-up Politics: Grassroots Activism Behind Pro-Palestine Shift in the US
By Ramzy Baroud At a recent virtual J Street Conference, US Senators, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another political taboo when they expressed willingness to leverage US military aid as a way […]
Why Can’t Canadian Social Democratic Leader Jagmeet Singh Say ‘Palestine’
By Yves Engler On CBC’s The House on Saturday Jagmeet Singh was asked about resolutions submitted to next week’s NDP convention regarding “Canada’s relationship to Israel and the Palestinian territory”. Instead of responding to the question, the NDP leader mentioned […]
Jewish Faculty Members in Canada Oppose Adoption of IHRA Antisemitism Definition
Amid growing concern over the weaponizing of antisemitism by staunch advocates of the state of Israel, Jewish faculty members in Canadian universities are opposing the adoption of the highly controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) […]
‘Jerusalem Declaration’ Insists BDS is Not Anti-Semitic, in Disagreement with IHRA Definition
In the latest opposition to the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, favored by staunch advocates of the state of Israel, a group of over 200 academics and experts have created a […]
The ‘Pro-Israel’ Think Tank that Funds Antisemites across the World
By Mahibul Hoque Like many other far-right political parties and groups, Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) is also known for its neo-nazi and antisemitic overtones. Founded in 2013, AfD is the largest right-wing opposition party […]
Pro-Israeli Money with Strings Attached: B’nai B’rith’s Unfounded Accusations
By Yves Engler B’nai B’rith is at it again. The racist group is smearing a pro-Palestinian voice for pointing out a simple truth about Canadian life. Last week the anti-Palestinian organization released a statement headlined […]
‘Facebook, We Have to Talk’: On Distinguishing Anti-Semitism from Anti-Zionism in Public Spaces
By Benay Blend In January 2021, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) announced a global campaign “Facebook, we need to talk” about the social media giant’s inquiry into whether criticism of the movement Zionism “falls within […]
Breaking the Silence – A Poem
By Timothy McCord There’s come a time when it becomes a crime to speak truth of another’s. When false claims damage good names and cause an outcry: the baying for blood and broken bones so […]