From UN Targets World Union for Progressive Judaism: More than 3,000 non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, are officially accredited by the UN, entitling these groups to enter UN premises, get access to meetings and decision-makers, and speak at UN bodies like the Human Rights Council. However, on Tuesday, the UN Committee on Non-governmental Organizations is poised to revoke these basic access rights from the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ), which represents more than 1.7 million reform, progressive, liberal and reconstructionist Jews all over the world. The WUPJ offers a rare but tenacious voice that confronts Islamic human rights abuses at
Read More +Don’t tell me Muslims aren’t fascist
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From Italian Book Fair’s Plans to Honor Israel Lead to Protests: The selection of Israel as guest of honor at this spring’s International Book Fair in Turin has set off a furious debate among Italian, Israeli and Arab authors and intellectuals, including calls to boycott the event, Italy’s largest annual gathering of the publishing world. Those opposed to the decision say that offering such an honor at a fair opening in May, when Israel will celebrate its 60th anniversary as a nation, is to ignore its policies toward Palestinians. “A prestigious event like the book fair can’t pretend it doesn’t
Read More +Haveil Havalim #150 is up today
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Haveli Havilim #150 is up today at Soccer Dad. As always, there are some great posts from all around the JBlogosphere, but I especially want to bring your attention to this collection of Abuse of Power posts, that articulate how, under Olmert’s fascist government, Israel has morphed into a dictatorship, where no Jew is safe from speaking out against the Israeli government. Bloggers beware. From Soccer Dad: A contributor at Mystical Paths Blog & Emunah Paths Podcasts is called in for interrogation and INTIMIDATION ! ! !. Shiloh Musings writes about some teenagers who found themselves in the Wrong Place,
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