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Germany’s Battle Against the Delegitimization of Israel
Rasmea Odeh
Boomerang: Economic pressure hits BDS campaigners
For the first time since its formal establishment in 2005, the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has encountered a set of countervailing forces that is depriving it of funding pla...
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German antisemitism commisioner seeks end of tax breaks for BDS groups
“If associations in our country support the work of antisemitic organizations, then these may not be privileged fiscally,” Uwe Becker said.
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BDS Activists Disrupt Israeli Author’s Book Event in Germany
The same BDS supporters who interrupted the book reading have previously crashed a Holocaust survivor's speech. Author Arye Sharuz Shalicar had been speaking about antisemitism in Germany.
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German MP becomes first to urge banks to shut accounts of BDS group
The Green Party politician Volker Beck tweeted on April 8: “Hello Bank for Social Economy. Boycott the boycotts! Close the account of BDS supporters!”
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U.S. ambassador causes Germany to deport PFLP terrorist from country
Richard Grenell told The Jerusalem Post on Friday “It was the right decision. The Germans made the right decision.”
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US ambassador condemns convicted Palestinian terrorist’s speech in Germany
BERLIN – The U.S. ambassador to Germany has condemned the presence of a convicted Palestin...
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Germany slated to allow Palestinian terrorist to speak in Berlin
Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer is prepared to allow convicted Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorist Rasmea Odeh to speak at an event in Berlin.
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Israel’s ambassador shocked over PFLP terrorist speech in Berlin
Envoy expects Berlin to draw a redline and stop visit of Rasmea Odeh.
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German Foundation Under Fire for Awarding Prize to Antisemitic BDS Group
The group is called Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East and is an energetic supporter of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign targeting the Jewish state.
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President of German-Jewish community says bank will close BDS group’s account
Mainstream Jewish groups – including the World Jewish Congress, European Jewish Congress, Central Council of Jews in Germany and American Jewish Committee – have urged Schmitz to close the account.
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Exclusive: PayPal Closes Nazi Party Account Linked to Hezbollah, Assad, BDS
A range of German and American politicians over the years have urged PayPal to terminate the The Third Way account.
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Wiesenthal’s top ten list of antisemites includes Pittsburgh shooter
Swedish hospital, UK singer Roger Waters and German bank make the list.
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EXCLUSIVE: PayPal shuts German NGO account with links to Palestinian terrorists
The US online payment service PayPal has closed the account of the Germany-based NGO International Alliance – an organization that sympathizes with the Popular Front for the Liberation of P...
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German Bank Shuts Account of Group Sympathetic to Palestinian Terrorists
The German bank Sparkasse last week closed the account of the International Alliance – an organization that sympathizes with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) t...
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Top German Social Democrat Urges Bank to End Israel Boycott Support
Michaela Engelmeier, a member of the executive board of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, demanded that the Bank for Social Economy stop providing accounts to groups that support the Boycot...
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Jewish National fund slated to end business with German bank enabling BDS
The German branch of the Jewish National Fund told The Jerusalem Post that it will close its account with the Bank for Social Economy if the financial institution refuses to en...
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U.S. Senators urge German bank to stop enabling antisemitic BDS campaign
Two powerful US Republican senators, both of whom ran significant campaigns for the presidency of America in 2016, weighed in on Thursday against a German bank for aiding the Boycott, Divestment...
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Citibank and Arab Bank Stop Service to NGO with Links to Terrorism
The United Kingdom Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) announced on Tuesday that their organization succeeded in stopping the Defense for Children International Palestine (DCI-P) – a NGO accused of...
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German Bank Enabling BDS may Violate its Ethical Code of Conduct
The pro-Israel group Action Forum Israel (Aktionsforum Israel) in Germany has released an eye-popping report on its website, questioning whether the Bank for Social Economy violated its internal...