Anti-BDS laws gain momentum across US, but some say they go too far

Anti-BDS laws gain momentum across US, but some say they go too far

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Anti-BDS laws gain momentum across US, but some say they go too far – JTA

23 Feb 2016 Nearly half the states in the country are considering legislation aimed at countering the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, or BDS, movement.   READ MORE »

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US Holocaust museum to collect items for time capsule – JTA

23 Feb 2016 The capsule will be on display in the museum’s David and Fela Shapell Family Collections and Conservation Center in Bowie, Maryland, which is scheduled to be opened next year.  READ MORE »

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Israeli-German project uses advanced technology to piece together Dead Sea Scrolls – Jerusalem Post

23 Feb 2016 Antiquities Authority and German researchers launch 1.6m. euro project in Jerusalem.  READ MORE »

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University of Oklahoma reaches settlement with woman over painting stolen by Nazis – Associated Press

23 Feb 2016 New York attorney Pierre Ciric told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the settlement was signed by both parties regarding ownership of the painting „Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep” by the impressionist master Camille Pissaro.  READ MORE »

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Portuguese Catholics re-embrace their Jewish roots – Haaretz

23 Feb 2016 The Inquisition extinguished much of the country’s Jewish population. But now some Catholics with Jewish origins are taking pride in their heritage, even though they have no intention of converting.  READ MORE »

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Turkish newspaper columnist accused of being ‘Jewish stooge’ by critics – Today’s Zaman

23 Feb 2016 The columnist Yusuf Kaplan has found himself in the line of fire of dozens of social media users who accused him of being a “Jewish stooge” and “British spy” after he criticized Turkey’s ruling party’s domestic and foreign policies.  READ MORE »

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Jane Eisner: Why accuse Israeli singer Noa of backing BDS, when she rejects it outright? – Forward

23 Feb 2016 The pride of Israel, yes? But not to a few vociferous, ill-informed critics in Vancouver, who pressured the Jewish National Fund of Canada to withdraw its support for a Nini concert planned for Israeli Independence Day in May.  READ MORE »

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WikiLeaks: NSA spied on Israel’s attempts to repair relations with U.S. – Intercept

23 Feb 2016 The Italian-Israeli conversation is included in one of five NSA documents released Tuesday by WikiLeaks, which has not disclosed the source of the leaks. Two of the documents focus on climate change, one relates to trade talks, and two report on Italian government communications.  READ MORE »