Israel

The Trump administration may have closed the PLO’s Mission in Washington, D.C., but its Morningside Heights Mission is open for business. I refer to Columbia University’s Center for Palestine Studies (CPS), an Ivy League clearinghouse for PLO propaganda and the demonization of Israel. Call it the PLO’s American academic wing....

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Activist and Women’s March organizer Linda Sarsour drew criticism for stating that progressives who supported Israel choose their “allegiance to Israel over their commitment to democracy and free speech,” the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Sunday. Sarsour, in a Facebook post, was defending representative-elect Ilhan Omar, who had recently voiced her...

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Forty days before his marriage, a wheelchair-bound Israeli man named Adir wrote to UPnRIDE Robotics sharing his dream to stand under the chuppah (wedding canopy) with his bride, Liat. CEO Oren Tamari invited Adir to company headquarters in Yokne’am Illit to try the UPnRIDE 1.1 mobility device, now in transition from research-and-development...

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The past two weeks have not been good for the leaders of the Women’s March. Not one, but two, celebrities associated with the movement spoke out about the hateful beliefs espoused by leaders of the March. Actress Alyssa Milano, one of the leaders of the #MeToo movement, earlier this month, questioned...

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Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has signed an executive order to ban the award of state contracts to companies that participate in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Friday. Bevin, a Republican, said upon signing the directive that “We will not allow state resources...

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United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that the U.S. will vote against an annual UN resolution, co-sponsored by Syria, condemning Israel for its continued presence on the Golan Heights, in a statement issued Thursday. In the past, the U.S. has abstained on the resolution, which will...

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