Oxfam Comes Under the Media Spotlight for Anti-Israel Bias

February 6, 2014 17:48 by Alex Margolin Top BDS Stories: 1. Oxfam’s relationship with BDS has emerged as a hot topic. New York Times blogger Robert Mackey, who posted three times about SodaStream/Scarlett Johansson/BDS, has shifted his attention to Oxfam’s relationship to the boycott movement. Mackey made sure to clarify that Oxfam does not formally […]

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Head of Danish Parliament to Visit PA, Skip Israel

The Speaker of the Danish parliament will visit the Palestinian Authority this weekend but will skip Israel, Channel 10 News reported on Thursday. According to the report, the Speaker, Mogens Lykketoft, announced two months ago that he would be visiting the region, and the Foreign Ministry explained to Lykketoft that his Israeli counterpart, Knesset Speaker […]

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PANEL: The Vanity Factor — How Did Politics Become So Shallow?

Join us Tuesday, February 11th at 12pm ET for a star-studded panel of commenters including SE Cupp, Keli Goff, Nikki Schwab and Eddie Scarry. The panel, “The Vanity Factor: How Did Politics Become So Shallow?,” will be  moderated by Foundry Senior Contributor Genevieve Wood. Details are below. Panelists: SE Cupp, CNN (@SECupp) Keli Goff, The […]

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Fatah Facebook Page Tells Parents to Raise Children for Terror

Fatah, the ruling political party of the Palestinian Authority (PA), continues to incite violence against Israel on its Facebook page. According to Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), a prominent post reads, “Teach your children to love the soil. Teach them that we live in misery. Teach them that there is a seed in the soil; if you water it with blood, it will sprout […]

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SodaStream CEO Wipes the Floor with Oxfam in Debate

by Alex Margolin Today’s Top BDS Stories: 1. Must See! SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum teaches Oxfam a lesson on fighting poverty in a debate on the BBC’s flagship news program Newsnight. Telegraph reporter Jake Wallis Simons lays out Oxfam’s links to the BDS movement despite the organization’s official line against support for boycotts. NGO Monitor […]

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Inhofe: Why Were 1,800 Veterans’ Records Destroyed, Purposely Misplaced?

Following news that at least 1,800 personnel records for veterans were destroyed or purposely misplaced at the Nation Personnel Records Center (NPRC), U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) sent a letter today to NPRC Director Scott Levins seeking an explanation on how this could have occurred and what steps are being taken to prevent another incident. The NPRC […]

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Toomey Urges Rejection of Obama Justice Nominee Over Links to Cop Killer

U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) / Newscom Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) this morning sent a letter to fellow lawmakers urging them to reject President Obama’s nominee for a key Justice Department post because he blocked justice while head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund by portraying a “cowardly, unrepentant” cop killer as an American hero. […]

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