August 09, 2002 An e-mail message claims that BMW's Middle East Web site omits Israel from a regional map. This e-mail has been widely circulated on the Internet and has resulted in numerous complaints to ADL.
The League has been in contact with BMW. The automaker explained that the omission of Israel was unintentional, a result of designing and programming errors and not a comment on Middle East politics. BMW said that it "regrets having published this map" and assured ADL that the Web…
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August 09, 2001 By Abraham H. Foxman
This article appeared in the Washington Post on Tuesday August 7, 2001 and the International Herald-Tribune on Thursday August 9, 2001
The fall of the Soviet Empire had many positive results, most particularly ending fear of nuclear holocaust and the freeing of millions of people in Russia and the former Soviet republics and throughout Eastern Europe.
Another positive outcome was the diminution of ideological politics throughout the world,…
In detailing connections between the Richardson, Texas-based Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and Hamas, Attorney General John Ashcroft cited longtime Hamas operative Musa Abu Marzuq's (Marzook) early involvement in the HLF.
Key Points SJP refers to a network of anti-Zionist student groups on university campuses across the U.S.SJP is also used as shorthand for National SJP or NSJP, the National Students for Justice in Palestine, which is led by a Steering Committee.Individual SJP chapters and National SJP have justified and/or glorified the Hamas-led October 7 attack on Israel. They were also a central organizer of the 2024 student encampments across US universities and colleges.SJP chapters take their cues from…
El asesinato de seis millones de judíos y otros millones de personas llevado a cabo por los nazis y sus colaboradores fue el mayor genocidio registrado en la historia moderna. No se puede hacer ninguna comparación entre el complejo conflicto palestino-israelí y las atrocidades cometidas por los nazis contra los judíos.
Aunque se puede criticar el trato que da Israel a los palestinos, a diferencia del Holocausto, no existe ni ha existido jamás una ideolog…
La política exterior de Estados Unidos con respecto a Israel implica muchas cuestiones, actores y consideraciones complejas y no puede atribuirse a un "poderoso lobby judío".
Como ciudadanos estadounidenses, el apoyo de los judíos estadounidenses es un ejercicio apropiado de la democracia estadounidense y refleja el compromiso de la comunidad judía con los ideales democráticos estadounidenses. El compromiso activo de la comunidad judía…
A menudo se acusa injustamente a Israel de diversas formas de "lavado", incluyendo el lavado rosa (pinkwashing), el ecoblanqueo (greenwashing) y el veganwashing, términos utilizados para desestimar o negar características de la sociedad israelí que reflejan sus valores democráticos y liberales en un esfuerzo por deslegitimar al Estado y sus políticas.
El lavado rosa, una combinación de las palabras "pink" (rosa) y "whitewashing" (blanqueo), fue acu…
"Desde el río hasta el mar, Palestina será libre" es un eslogan que suele aparecer en las campañas pro-palestinas y cantado en las manifestaciones.
Aunque algunos de los que utilizan este eslogan pueden interpretarlo como un alegato general en favor de los derechos y la igualdad de los palestinos, muchos lo entienden literalmente como un llamamiento a un Estado palestino que se extienda desde el río Jordán hasta el mar Mediterráneo &mdash…
Algunos activistas han presentado la lucha contra Israel y por los derechos de los palestinos como lo mismo que la lucha por la justicia racial en Estados Unidos. Aunque es comprensible que se intente dar sentido a los acontecimientos internacionales a través de nuestro propio contexto nacional, las particularidades del conflicto palestino-israelí no se prestan a comparaciones exactas con la experiencia estadounidense de desigualdad racial sistémica.
A diferencia de lo…
Hoy día no es raro ver a los críticos de Israel acusarlo de ser un estado de apartheid. Tanto si esta descripción se utiliza para describir las políticas israelíes respecto a los palestinos de Cisjordania y la Franja de Gaza, como a los ciudadanos árabes de Israel, el término es inexacto, ofensivo y a menudo se utiliza para deslegitimar y denigrar a Israel en su conjunto. Además, el uso de esta inexacta y altamente cargada etiqueta es…
En la retórica exacerbada de la actualidad, a veces se acusa a Israel de cometer actos de "genocidio" contra los palestinos. Genocidio es un término legal, y las políticas y acciones israelíes no cumplen en ningún caso con este umbral legal. Más bien, el uso sensacionalista del término genocidio en relación con el conflicto palestino-israelí no solamente es inexacto y engañoso, sino que sirve para demonizar al Estado…
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) is an international campaign aimed at delegitimizing and pressuring Israel, through the diplomatic, financial, professional, academic and cultural isolation of Israel, Israeli individuals, Israeli institutions, and, increasingly, Jews who support Israel’s right to exist.
What is the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism? In 2016, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), comprised of 31 member-states, including the United States, formally adopted the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism (“the IHRA Definition”). The IHRA Definition, initially published by a European Union agency in 2005, has been used by the U.S. State Department since 2010 and by the U.S. Department of Education since at least 2019. It was embraced in the…
Neturei Karta (NK), an international ultra-Orthodox anti-Zionist group with a strong base of support in the U.S., views itself as the religious Jewish authority on Zionism and Israel and claims to “pray for the peaceful dismantlement of the state of Israel.”
Founded in 1938, “Neturei Karta” (Aramaic for “Guardians of the Gates”) opposes the contemporary state of Israel because it does not believe that the Jewish people have the right to self…
Op-ed:
A section of a publication that publishes personal opinions
Usually between 750 and 900 words in length
Personal and conversational style — not too verbose
What makes for a good op-ed?
Writing about an issue that affects your daily life, and/or community
A sharp opinion on a current issue that is controversial
A call to action
How to publish an op-ed
Figure out who your audience is — who are you trying to reach? (ex. the…
What You Need to Know Background: The Status Quo Arrangement
The Temple Mount / Noble Sanctuary in Jerusalem is the holiest site in Judaism and third holiest in Islam.
Two Jewish Temples have stood on the site, which is believed to be the place where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac. It has served as a major symbol of Jewish identity towards where Jews have prayed throughout the millennia.
Muslims, who refer to Jerusalem as “al-Quds” (the holy place), believe the holy…
Key Points Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is a radical anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activist group that advocates for the eradication of Zionism and the boycott of Israel.JVP does not represent the mainstream Jewish community, which it views as bigoted for its association with Israel.JVP promotes messaging that descends into the antisemitic vilification of “Zionists,” and can include classic antisemitic tropes and support for terrorists.JVP blamed Israel for the Hamas October 7,…
For Educators
Cynthia McKinney, a former U.S. Congresswoman from Georgia and 2008 Green Party presidential candidate, participated in a variety of anti-Israel campaigns and events in 2009.
McKinney has a history of using anti-Israel rhetoric, including accusing the pro-Israel lobby of sabotaging her political career and alleging that Israel of committing genocide, apartheid and war crimes. She has repeatedly condemned U.S. support for Israel.
She has also taken part in multiple…