Category Archives: Boycott of Israel

Inconvenient Truth about The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Rabbi Kaufman

Watch as our good friend, Professor Harold Kasimow from Grinnell College and Holocaust survivor, is disrespected by a member of the virulent anti-Israel student group, Students for Justice in Palestine, for not agreeing to the ridiculous notion that the Holocaust … Continue reading →

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Harm Avoided, Harm Done

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Rabbi Kaufman

It’s been a difficult week for those of us who care about a strong relationship between the United States and Israel. The relationship has historically been much more one between the US Congress and Israel than one between any US … Continue reading →

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IfNotNow – Who and What are You?

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

IfNotNow is an enigma. Who leads them? Who provides the funding for their orientation training sessions across North America? Their website does not provide any answers to these questions. They claim to be idealists and I don’t question their fervor. … Continue reading →

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Religious Leaders barred from Israel

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

Five U.S. Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders were barred from going to Israel under a new law that prohibits entry to the Jewish state by foreign activists who advocate a boycott of the country. One of them was the deputy … Continue reading →

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“We reject this State that calls itself Israel”

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

On Saturday 2 August 2014 George Galloway, MP for Bradford West, attended a political party meeting of the far-left in Leeds, Yorkshire. With the Palestinian flag draped behind him, he proclaimed: “We have declared Bradford an Israel-free zone. We don’t … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister Harper’s Speech to the Knesset

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

This past Monday, January 20, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the Knesset in Jerusalem. His speech was a remarkable statement of support for the Jewish State. “We refuse to single out Israel for criticism on the international stage. “Now … Continue reading →

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A Story the BBC won’t tell

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

Noam Naor was just 3 years old when he fell from the fourth floor apartment of his parents’ home. He was rushed to Sheba Hospital in Tel Aviv where doctors fought to save his life, but he had suffered irreversible … Continue reading →

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PC-USA and The Boycott and Divestment Votes

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Rabbi Kaufman

It has been a difficult week for those of us who oppose efforts to Boycott and Divest from Israel. Efforts to divest narrowly failed at the PC-USA General Assembly, 331-333. That is 49.85% for and 50.15% against. To say that Presbyterians are … Continue reading →

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Ingroups, Outgroups and Out of Bounds

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Rabbi Michael (Micky) Boyden

Peter Beinart, in his 3/18/2012 New York Times op-ed calls for a bizarre response to the insidious anti-Israel B.D.S. (Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions) movement: his very own version of B.D.S! His, of course, is morally superior. Curiously, it’s predicated on … Continue reading →

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A Reminder – Where Our Advocacy Differs

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Rabbi Kaufman

In August 2010, we published a page addressing our view of how Israel Advocacy should and should not be conducted. It is listed under “Advocacy” on our home page. With all of the discussion about what should be done to … Continue reading →

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