Merriam-Webster Removes Israel from Examples of Apartheid
Aaron Bandler
August 25, 2020
Merriam-Webster said the Israel example was the result of an automated program.
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Actor Declines Netflix Audition Because of Israeli Producing Affiliation
Aaron Bandler
August 12, 2019
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein wants to end military aid to Israel
jacobk
August 9, 2016
Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein suggested she would end all military aid to Israel if elected president in the fall.
Full-page ad in L.A. Times calls Israel apartheid state; Variety previously rejected it
Jewish Journal
February 24, 2016
On Wednesday morning, Feb. 24, The Los Angeles Times published a full-page ad sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace and the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation calling Israel an apartheid state and saying it distracts the public from human rights abuses; the same ad had been rejected by Variety.
Simon Wiesenthal on the ‘apartheid’ remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry
Jewish Journal
April 29, 2014
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is shocked by the reported statement made by U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, raising the specter that Israel is in danger of becoming an apartheid state if a two-state solution with the Palestinians is not reached.
Kerry stands by record, wishes for ‘apartheid’ rewind
Jewish Journal
April 29, 2014
Secretary of State John Kerry defended his Israel record, but also agreed that his use of the word “apartheid” to describe the dangers of a failed peace process was not appropriate in a U.S. context.
Exploiting Israel’s Negev Bedouin
Jewish Journal
December 10, 2013
While many believe that a successful peace process will end demonization of Israel based on incendiary terms such as “apartheid” and “racism,” and in accompanying boycott campaigns, the evidence suggests that this hatred goes far deeper.
Kerry urges Israel, Palestinians to make peace like Mandela
Jewish Journal
December 6, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry closed another Middle East troubleshooting mission on Friday by urging Israel and the Palestinians to follow Nelson Mandela\’s lead and make peace.
UC Irvine student divestment vote rejected by school officials
Tom Tugend
November 15, 2012
A resolution passed by the UC Irvine undergraduate student council calling on the university to divest from companies that “profit from Israel’s occupation of Palestine” has been rejected by the UCI administration.
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