This Is not about Natalie Portman
Michael Lesher argues that talking about Portman’s refusal to visit Israel to receive a prize provides a useful distraction from thinking about Israel’s murders of Gazans This article first appeared in...
View ArticleIsrael and the Labour Party: a love story
Leon Rosselson shows how the Labour Party is in a state of denial about an Israel committed to a fantasy of a two state solution to be achieved through non-existent peace talks This article is...
View ArticleIm Tirtzu claims New Israel Fund supports ‘foreign agents’ who persecute...
Jonathan Ofir describes how a fascist group, Im Tirtzu, defames and attempts to intimidate and silence critical voices in “the only democracy in the Middle East” This article first appeared in...
View ArticleIs antisemitism different from other forms of racism?
Mike Cushman asks, wherefore is this racism different from all other racisms? Advocates of the IHRA document on antisemitism often claim that antisemitism is different from all other forms of racism...
View ArticleHow to turn Breaking the Silence rights activists into ‘traitors’
Orly Noy explores how malicious allegations calling Breaking the Silence activists traitors, spies, and enemies of the state were used to attempt to destroy their reputation as principled defenders of...
View ArticleRonnie Barkan: I stand here today as the accuser, not the accused
Ronnie Barkan is a long-time Israeli friend of FSOI. Alongside two other activists for Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel, he faced a first trial hearing in Berlin on 4 March for...
View ArticleFacebook allege calling Israeli settlers land stealers is ‘offensive’
Richard Silverstein, a well respected American Jewish blogger and columnist has been banned by Facebook for accusing Israeli settlers of stealing land (shock, horror) on the basis that it “disparage[s]...
View ArticleDistorting the definition of antisemitism: silencing criticism of Israel
Amos Goldberg and Raz Segal add to evidence that the IHRA (mis)definition of antisemitism fails to protect Jews and inhibits free speech as illustrated by the recent actions of Tower Hamlets Council...
View ArticleOrla Guerin’s report shows what’s wrong with Holocaust remembrance
Robert Cohen discusses the manufactured outrage over Orla Guerin’s brief reminder on BBC News that Jewish victimhood has translated into Israeli supremacism over the last 75 years. Such incessant...
View ArticleThe JDA is to be welcomed but also debated
Mike Cushman discusses the strengths of the recently issued Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism and also the areas for further debate. FSOI regards the production of the JDA as an important step in...
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