Posts Tagged: Alex Margolin
BDS’ Only Goal is to Slander and Destroy Israel as a Jewish State
The BDS movement is not about economic pressure on Israel, and it’s not about advancing the cause of human rights. It’s about turning world opinion...
Believe the Hype: Zionism is Losing the Battle of Ideas on College Campuses
Haaretz reporter Ari Shavit paid a visit to two dozen U.S. college campuses and came back with a dire warning: the Jewish future is slipping through...
BDS Gains Strength, But Still Faces Challenges on College Campuses
Last month's student election at Stanford University included allegations of anti-Semitism by the Students of Color Coalition against Molly Horwitz - who identifies as Jewish and...
BDS and ‘Cultural’ Boycotts
One of the most insidious elements of the BDS strategy is the call for a cultural boycott against Israel. It harms Israel's image to be...
The Daily Beast Shows its Support for BDS
With A-listers such as Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Madonna, and Alicia Keys refusing to be bullied into canceling their shows in Israel, the BDS...
BBC Arabic Official Refuses to Call Paris Attacks ‘Terrorism’
For reasonable people, the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices and kosher supermarket in Paris were clear cases of terrorism. But apparently, not everyone who runs...
Is Palestinian Terror Really Part of a Cycle of Violence?
An emerging narrative about the current outbreak of Palestinian violence - which now includes a massacre of Jewish worshipers in a Jerusalem synagogue - is...
Is SodaStream Closure of West Bank Factory a BDS Victory?
Even though SodaStream's decision to close its controversial West Bank factory appears to be motivated primarily by financial considerations, not pressure from the BDS movement, it's...
BDS: Boycott or Blacklist?
The BDS movement's boycott against Israel is, for all practical purposes, a blacklist designed to remove Israel from the world stage. It's well documented that the...
Academic Boycott Making Resurgence on Campus
When the American Studies Association approved an academic boycott against Israel late last year, the academic world spoke out against the move loudly and clearly. Presidents...
People Watch the News to Confirm What They Believe
The war in Gaza has produced an unusually rich analysis of media coverage of the Middle East, including a landmark piece by former AP reporter Matti...
The BDS Movement Can’t Harm Israel’s Economy, Just its Reputation
The Gaza war has given the BDS movement a shot in the arm, just as students return to campuses across the U.S. But will a new...
How the Media Distorted the Gaza War
Reporting during wartime may be the ultimate challenge for the media. But the conflict between Israel and Hamas revealed, yet again, the severe limitations of...
Analyzing ‘The Palestine Effect’
Why does the media continue to post Gaza casualty figures provided by Hamas - often without mentioning the source - as though the information is...
