Posted in israel on Mar 4th, 2009
BOYCOTT DIVESTMENTS AND SANCTIONS! Scientists may be growing impatient, but President Obama has been rightly taking his time in addressing a campaign promise to lift the ban on federal funding for research using new lines of stem cells to be taken from human embryos. Even for strong backers of embryonic stem cell research, the decision [...]
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Posted in Iran, israel on Mar 4th, 2009
Iran calls for global intifada, demands the arrest of Israeli officials, breaks Obama’s olive branch in half, labels Israel a “tumor”, and calls the “story of the holocaust” a “complete lie” – all in one day! Washington, 4 March (IranVNC)—Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, today called on Muslims around the world to join the [...]
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Posted in Campus, Canada, israel, Uncategorized on Mar 3rd, 2009
I went to last night’s IAW opening event at Ryerson University in Toronto. It featured Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti, confused Jew Naomi Klein, and CUPE Ontario VP Ajamu Nangwaya, a South African who was a victim of South Africa Apartheid so he knows quite a bit about real Apartheid, but obviously has no idea about [...]
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Posted in israel, United States on Mar 3rd, 2009
A people who were genuinely denied their rights to self-determination in history understand the existential threat that Israel is facing. A Native American feather flies with the Star of David: At first glance, there seems to be little in common between Israel and the 862 member Native American Coushatta Tribe, from Louisiana. But the tribe clearly [...]
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Posted in Iran, israel on Mar 2nd, 2009
Iran’s PressTV is a big fat LIAR. Just now I clicked on the link of the story below, and to my unsurprise, the story has completely changed. The headline changed from Interpol issues arrest warrants for 15 Israelis to Iran asks Interpol to arrest Israeli war criminals. The Iranian public statement that “ICPO has notified [...]
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Posted in Canada, israel on Feb 27th, 2009
And yet another reason I love the Conservative Party and cannot stand the NDP. Yesterday in Parliament: Mr. James Lunney (Nanaimo—Alberni, CPC): Mr. Speaker, in another attack on Jewish people worldwide, anti-Israeli groups on university campuses today are marking the beginning of what they have dubbed infamously as “Israeli Apartheid Week”. They must not have [...]
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Just to add to blazingcatfur’s report, here’s a copy of the letter that was sent out to Hasbara at York: On Tuesday February 25th, Vice-President Tiffin issued four notices of suspension and fines to the following clubs for various recent academic disruptions in Vari Hall this year. Each of these groups, like you, have been [...]
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Posted in islam, United States on Feb 26th, 2009
I wish I was surprised. TEL AVIV, Israel – The Obama administration’s reported pick for a top intelligence post once peddled a book to U.S. public schools that falsely claims Muslims inhabited North America far before European explorers. The book, funded by Saudi Arabia, also contains widely inaccurate anti-Israel Arab propaganda. Charles “Chas” Freeman, the [...]
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Posted in Europe, israel on Feb 25th, 2009
Ted over at GubuWorld posted a piece today about the IAWM’s attempts to pressure Ireland’s largest telecom supplier, Eircom, to pull out of a deal that involves Israeli company Amdocs. The group picketed the company’s headquarters yesterday, but I can’t find details on the turnout. I’m not sure who this group is, but a quick [...]
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Posted in israel, Science on Feb 24th, 2009
From Israel21c.org: For millions of Americans with cancer, the side effects of chemotherapy and other drugs used to treat the disease can be devastating. But new drug-delivery research from Israel based on nano- and microtechnology might provide much-needed relief, and more effective cancer treatment. The new drug delivery technology, developed at Tel Aviv University, enables [...]
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