When I read that Eli Valley had been named Anti-Semite of the Week by an obscure group called StopAntiSemitism, I started to do some digging. First, I discovered that the group barely exists. Its website lists no board and no staff. It does find itself often mentioned alongside another group called Zachor Legal Institute, which was founded by a lawyer, … [Read more...]
After IDF Gaza War Crime, Israel Lobby Group Sues NGO for Funding Gaza Terror
This week brought a strange confluence of events after the IDF assassinated senior Islamic Jihad (IJ) commander, Bahaa Abu al-Ata. In doing so, Israel violated a ceasefire it had signed after the last battering of Gaza in Operation Protective Edge. In response, the Palestinian militant group rained 450 missiles on southern Israel leading to extensive … [Read more...]
StandWithUs’ New Faux “Muslim Zionist”
Every few years, one Israel Lobby group or another identifies, recruits, grooms and promotes a new Muslim Zionist whom they can trot around to their events to show donors that not only is Zionist exceptionalism swell, but Muslims agree too. It reminds me of the passage from the Book of Numbers, in which the famed seer, Balam is hired by Balak, the King of … [Read more...]
Olympia Food Coop Wins Seven-Year BDS Legal Battle Organized by StandWithUs and Israeli Government
A Washington State superior court judge dismissed a case filed against the Olympia Food Coop for its support of the BDS movement. The case was concocted by then-StandWithUs boss, Rob Jacobs (who's since gone on to greater 'glory' as the CEO of the Minneapolis Jewish federation). He enlisted Rob Sulkin to argue the case (Rob's wife was on the SWU board) … [Read more...]
