What forced 500 Palestinian families to lose good-paying, high quality jobs in the West Bank? No, it wasn’t Israel, it was anti-Israel action through what is known as BDS, or the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. These 500 Palestinian families […]
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More on the Haas’ My View, Jerusalem
It’s been a busy week for pro- and anti-Israel writings in the New Mexico media. Yasher Koach to Ruth Moss (“Israel not to blame for Palestinian suffering”), Berel Levertov (“Community Celebrates Chanukah Together”), Zach Benjamin (“Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, Period”), for […]
Read moreTrump Announces Move of Embassy to Jerusalem
In case you missed it, here is a link to watch the Trump statement on directing the State Dept. to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (about 12 minutes long): Trump: US Recognizes Jerusalem As […]
Read moreAmb. Yoram Ettinger on “The Myth about Palestinian-Israeli Demographics”
On November 1, 2017 SFMEW sponsored Ambassador Yoram Ettinger, consultant on U.S./Israel Relations, and former Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel’s Embassy. Amb. Ettinger spoke on “The Myth about Palestinian-Israel Demographics” at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design Auditorium Forum. […]
Read more(1) AJC anti-BDS Governor’s Pledge; (2) Bassem Eid Op-Ed; (3) Event at Beit Tikva
Three items in this newsletter for your information: AJC’s “Governors United Against BDS” initiative update SFMEW speaker (June, 2016) Bassem Eid’s Times of Israel Editorial Beit Tikvah Cantor Ephraim Herrera Concert, June 4, 3:00 pm 1. AJC’s Governors United Against […]
Read moreBill Stewart in the New Mexican May 6 – Unhinged Again
Bill Stewart’s False Facts In a thinly veiled response to SFMEW’s blog critique of his last anti-Zionist article, and Susan Goldstein’s subsequent letter to the New Mexican’s editor, Stewart produced another inaccurate and extraordinarily biased column in the New Mexican on May 6, […]
Read morePropaganda, BDS, CNN, Fareed Zakaria – all wrapped into one
Have you ever felt that what you hear on many programs from Palestinian speakers is just plain propaganda? Well, your intuition is likely correct. Often it is insidious, using techniques that are subtle but effective. We’d strongly recommend that you take […]
Read morePropaganda by Palestinians
Propaganda is different from persuasion. Persuasion uses legitimate facts and arguments to support claims. Propaganda uses illogical techniques to try to bolster false claims, yet the arguments often appear either logical or they call upon your emotions to acquiesce to an […]
Read moreNew Mexican Distorts Pro-Israel Letter; Halevi in the NY Times
New Mexican Distorts Goldstein Pro-Israel Letter After SFMEW member Susan Goldstein submitted a carefully crafted letter calling on the New Mexican to consider removing Bill Stewart’s weekly commentaries, the New Mexican editorial page editor substantially changed the intent of Susan’s […]
Read moreManny Marczak, Rich Lieberman, and Jacob Amir in New Mexican; France Funds NGOs that support BDS
Recent op-eds and letters from our members Yasher Koach to three of our active writers, each of whom has had a letter or op-ed printed in the Santa Fe New Mexican in the past week. 1. Manny Marczak writes in an […]
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