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Opinion 20 Years After a Bus Bombing, the Inspiration of Two Lives Unlived
My world changed on February 25, 1996. But how it changed a few months later was more important. On February 25, I was just back from a hike in New Haven’s East Rock Park when I got a phone call telling me that Matt Eisenfeld and Sara Duker had been killed in the bombing of…
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Fast Forward Israeli Embassy Steps in To Sponsor Noa Concert
In a surprising twist, the Embassy of Israel in Canada has stepped in to sponsor a Noa concert after the Jewish National Fund of Canada withdrew its sponsorship for the singer’s supposedly anti-Israel positions. The Israeli Independence Day concert, which will take place on May 11 at the Chan Centre, looked to be threatened by…
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Fast Forward McGill Students Vote 512-357 for BDS Measure
Students at McGill University voted 59.6% in favor of a resolution supporting the anti-Israel BDS movement. The motion passed on Monday by a secret ballot vote of 512-357 with 14 abstentions. However, only about 3% of the Montreal university’s student body of 30,000 participated in the vote. McGill BDS Action Network presented the motion. It…
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Opinion This Anti-BDS Video Is Pure Hilarity — and Accidental Genius
(CORRECTED BELOW) News flash: the BDS movement does not, in fact, urge supporters to shoot Dannon yogurt containers with rifles. That, however, is how it’s depicted in a four-minute video titled “BDS or the Bible.” Social media users are already having a field day with the video — Sarah Schulman dubs it “a cross between…
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Fast Forward Anti-BDS Laws Pick Up Steam — But Do Some Go Too Far?
(JTA) — Nearly half the states in the country are considering legislation aimed at countering the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, movement. But critics say some bills are cause for concern, either because they seek to confer legitimacy on Israeli settlements or go so far in punishing boycott supporters they infringe on constitutionally protected…
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Fast Forward Haim Saban Will Pour $100M Into Israeli Start-Ups
Billionaire entertainment mogul Haim Saban has unveiled a $100 million venture capital fund for Israeli startups. The Saban Ventures fund will invest in companies in the mobile, social networks, ecommerce and digital media sectors, the Israeli business daily Globes reported. The fund also will be open to investing in fields such as cloud computing and…
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Fast Forward Jewish Extremist Ruled Fit for Sentencing in Revenge Murder of Palestinian
The Jewish-Israeli man who was convicted of organizing the revenge murder of a Palestinian teenager in 2014 was ruled mentally fit to be sentenced. An Israeli court ruled Monday that Yosef Ben-David, 31, of the West Bank settlement Adam, can be sentenced, Israel’s Channel 2 reported. Ben-David was convicted of the murder along with two…
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Fast Forward Canada Parliament Votes 229-51 To Condemn BDS
Canada’s Parliament passed a motion formally condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. The motion passed Monday in a 229-51 vote, CIJ News reported. Introduced last week by members of the opposition Conservative Party, the motion won support from the ruling Liberal Party as well. It calls on the Canadian government to “condemn…
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