“The assertion that American Jewish institutions are responsible for rising levels of police brutality and racism against people of color in the US because of this program is patently false, and neither helpful in dealing with...
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Caving to BDS, 2 US police departments cancel training sessions in Israel
By: Jackson RichmanIn a nod to the BDS movement, two American police departments have canceled their respective training programs in Israel. The Vermont State Police and the Northampton Police Department in Massachusetts have canceled their...
Simon Wiesenthal Center protests Episcopal Church bishop’s anti-Israel stance
By: Times of Israel StaffBishop Gayle Harris of Massachusetts calls for punitive measures against Israel, is condemned for spreading fabrications ‘bordering on blood libel’ The Simon Wiesenthal Center has condemned a bishop of the Episcopal...
BDS advocates dealt setback in Cambridge, Mass., after mayor nixes council consideration
By: SEAN SAVAGEThe proposed resolution was put forward by MA Against HP—a coalition of pro-BDS groups that includes Jewish Voice for Peace, which called on the city not to renew its participation in a program to receive Hewlett-Packard...