Posts Tagged: Linda Sarsour
Consulting Firm Drops Sponsorship of Harvard Event Over Participation of Linda Sarsour
A major American consulting firm cancelled its sponsorship of Harvard University's Arab Conference over its inclusion of Linda Sarsour, a speaker who has a history...
Why Haven’t Linda Sarsour, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Even Mentioned Iran’s Hijab Protests?
As of this writing, heartbreakingly brave Iranian women have been protesting for 10 days and nights in the streets of at least 80 cities. They...
The New York Times, Linda Sarsour, and Misinformation
In a hyper-politicized world, it can be easy to forget that two things can be true at once. The New York Times seems to have fallen...
Closet Zionist? Linda Sarsour’s ‘On the Down Low’ Visit to Israel
Linda Sarsour made news in April, when the Geico insurance company canceled a company event with the prominent pro-Palestinian activist. Sarsour has a record of...
Israel Bashers Jump on Gaza Fighting, and Give a Pass to Islamic Jihad
Several Palestinian groups and activists took to social media over the weekend to blame Israel for the deaths of several Palestinian children in Gaza, after...
Insurance Giant GEICO Cancels Event With Linda Sarsour After Outcry
The insurance giant GEICO has cancelled an event set to feature activist Linda Sarsour, apologizing and saying it “does not condone hatred.” Soon after a social...
What CAIR Shares in Common With Synagogue Hostage Taker
Most Americans may not have heard of Aafia Siddiqui before Saturday, when a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, and took the rabbi...
A US Police Chief’s Israel-Inspired Innovation Eviscerates ‘Deadly Exchange’ Narrative
The Washington Post ran a profile on Sunday about the police chief of a small Georgia town, who created a fairly revolutionary training program. Rather...
How the Media’s 9/11 Anniversary Coverage Shifted From a Critical Look at Al-Qaeda to Attacking America
Whispered first -- and then shouted from the dust and wreckage of the morning of September 11, 2001, came the words that have become a...
Linda Sarsour, Israel, and Surfside
I was hoping that the tragedy of the collapsed building in Surfside, Florida, would prove to be one of those rare occasions in American public...
Linda Sarsour Slanders Israel as IDF Continued Life-Saving Work After Florida Disaster
Linda Sarsour, progressive activist and co-founder of the Women’s March, retweeted what some have deemed an antisemitic post. According to Sarsour, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...
Banning American Zionists Changes Nothing, and Increases Hate
Another weekend has passed where Jews have been excluded from progressive spaces unless they toe the line and renounce support for Israel. Organizers of the Chicago...
Now the Israel Haters Turn on Facebook
You can say you don't like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Facebook -- or any other social media platform -- won't look twice. You...
Jewish Voice for Peace Fights to Preserve Anti-Zionist Hatred Online
The group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) claims to oppose bigotry, and to support security and self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians. But a new...
