Abbas’s “Three No’s” in Obama Meeting

March 23, 2014 16:13 by Simon Plosker According to an Israeli Channel Two TV report, PA President Mahmoud Abbas issued “three no’s” in his meeting with U.S. President Obama: Specifically, the report said, Abbas rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand that he recognize Israel as a Jewish state. He also refused to abandon the Palestinian […]

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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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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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