Oprah Winfrey Slams New York BS Activists

Some BSemites dropped by Oprah Winfrey's magazine headquarters in New York, demanding her to withdraw contact with Israeli diamond businessman Lev Leviev. Well guess what? Winfrey didn't even care to meet with these rude activists, and showed them the door. See this algemeiner report:

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey was among this month’s targets of BDS pressure, theNew York Post reported on Sunday. But the TV network owner, best known for her world-famous talk show, refused even to meet with the representatives of Adalah-NY, an advocacy group focused on boycotting Israel and Israeli products, who showed up at the New York offices of her magazine, “O,” bearing a letter they wished her to sign, publicly rejecting the products of Uzbeki-Israeli billionaire “King of Diamonds” Lev Leviev.

Oprah Winfrey

 Winfrey, a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom — bestowed upon her by Barack Obama, for whom she openly campaigned — had appeared on the cover of the May issue of her magazine wearing Leviev diamonds.

Mariah Carey Performs Live in Israel

Just one more performer who isn't aware of BS boycott nonsense, the long-time superstar Mariah Carey rocked the Israeli audience in a night concert in Rishon Letzion. Though the concert started an hour late, and despite the intensive heatwave that has been hitting the Middle East in the past weeks, everyone still enjoyed a terrific show.

Boycott you say? We have no idea what you're talking about.

BS Fails in All Attempts to Hurt Israeli Economy

In a new article in the Jerusalem Post, Dr. Mitchell Bard puts it again very clearly: All BSemites are doing does not damage Israel in any way; the only ones being hurt by the BS movement are Palestinian workers.

Overall, Israeli exports have grown from around $5 million in 1948, to more than $47 billion in 2014. Israel’s largest single trade partner remains the United States, despite political tensions between the political leaders. The total volume of trade in 2014 was $36 billion. In addition, each of the 50 states benefit from their ties with Israel. In 2014 alone, 21 states exported more than $100 million worth of goods to Israel, led by New York with exports of more than $5 billion. 

The central hub of the BDS movement is in England, but the various votes by academic and trade associations for boycotts have had virtually no tangible impact. In fact, total bilateral trade amounted to a record $6 billion in 2014, an increase of more than 7 per cent from the previous year.

More markets are actually opening up to Israeli export, not being shut down:

The biggest economic story is the exponential expansion of Israel’s trade with Asia, which will overtake the U.S. as Israel’s second biggest export destination this year. China is already Israel's third-largest trading partner; in fact, since formally establishing diplomatic relations with China in 1992, trade has increased 220-fold from $50 million in 1992 to $11 billion in 2014. In addition, total trade between Israel and Japan reached $2.3 billion in 2014.

And, as mentioned, Dr. Bard shows that the only that are being hurt by BS activities are Palestinians:

So who is being hurt by the BDS movement?

The Palestinians, of course. “The sanctions do run the risk of hurting the Palestinian economy,” Lindow noted, “which is much smaller and poorer than that of Israel.” The campaign against SodaStream, for example, may have made activists abroad feel good, but it was devastating to the hundreds of Palestinians who will probably be fired when the company moves its factory from Maale Adumim to the Negev.

Just another proof of BSemites' futile attempts.

 

True Christians Fight BSemites, Says Earl Cox

In an article published earlier this week, journalist and broadcaster Earl Cox came out with total support for Israel. Cox said that as a Christian, it is one's moral obligation to back Israel and fight the anti-Semitic BSemites:

Anyone who supports a BDS campaign against Israel and claims to be a Christian is not telling the truth. Even the Bible warns us to beware of “wolves in sheep’s clothing.” 

It’s disturbing how mainstream, non-evangelical Christian denominations have initiated boycott, divestment and sanctions campaigns against commercial enterprises doing business with Israel and against products made in Israel. If the world only knew the many inventions and advanced technologies which were birthed in Israel and from which the world greatly benefits, these same people would be thanking Israel instead of boycotting. It’s the liberal leaders in the mainstream churches who are polluting the hearts and minds of their congregants and the congregants are allowing themselves to be led astray because they are unfamiliar with the Word of G-d and the truth about Israel. They occupy church pews on Sunday but their knowledge of His Word is only superficial. 

Israel must know that true Evangelical Christians are not part of the BDS crowd. Evangelicals promote support for Israel and Israeli products at every opportunity and encourage trade between our countries and Israel. Why are Evangelical Christians so fervent in supporting Israel? Because we know that without the Jews and their faithful recordings in the Torah, Tenach and other holy writings, the Christian faith would be without a written and recorded foundation. The roots of Christianity are solidly founded in Judaism. The Jews gave us our Bible and our G-d selected Jewish men to be the writers. We live by Judeo-Christian doctrines, principles, and values. How can any person claim to be a Christian and not embrace Israel and the Jews? After all, Jesus came to the world through the Jews so how can we love Jesus without also loving His family?

Amidst calls for boycott and other nonsense, Cox's clear voice can be heard.

U2 Dedicates Song to Former President Peres in Toronto Concert

Shimon Peres, former Israeli President, was surprised when U2 frontman Bono dedicated a special song for him during a concert in Toronto. See this algemeiner report:

A moving tribute awaited former Israeli president Shimon Peres on Wednesday when U2 frontman Bono dedicated the song One to the Israeli statesman during a concert in Toronto. 

Peres, who was attending a conference in Canada, was surprised when he received a personal invitation from Bono to be his guest at the concert, which was attended by 20,000 people. 

“We understand, President Peres, that you have tried to be the voice of reason. And you’ve dedicated a lot of your life, all of your life, to try and bring peace in this really dangerous region,” the Irish singer said before performing the song “One.”

Bono and Peres

Costa Rica Launches Pro-Israel Caucus

Being the 33rd country in the world to do so, Costa Rica has shown its support of Israel by establishing a new pro-Israel caucus earlier this week. What BS? We don't seem to hear about them much these days. See this StandWithUS report:

Costa Rica launched an official Israel Allies Caucus in its parliament last week, becoming the 33rd country in the world to do so, officials present at the event said Sunday. 

The caucus was facilitated by The Israel Allies Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting communication between parliamentarians and legislators around the world who share the belief that the State of Israel has the right to exist in peace within secure borders. 

“The establishment of the caucus demonstrates Costa Rica's profound support for Israel and the importance it places in its bilateral relationship with the Jewish state,” said the foundation's Latin American coordinator, Leopoldo Martinez. 

“For years, the solidarity and friendship between the people of Costa Rica and Israel has been very clear, but we must constantly nourish and strengthen the relationship,” Prendas, the chairwoman of the caucus, told her fellow parliamentarians. We are here to increase efforts in that direction. That is precisely the reason for this activity.”

Clinton Commits Her Presidency to Thwarting BS

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has committed to thwarting BS efforts during her presidency, the Jerusalem Post reports.  In a letter to philanthropist Haim Saban, she requested advice on a strategy to fight against BS efforts which she declared to be contrary to the pursuit of peace in the Middle East.

"Israel is a vibrant democracy in a region dominated by autocracy, and it faces existential threats to its survival. Particularly at a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise across the world— especially in Europe— we need to repudiate forceful efforts to malign and undermine Israel and the Jewish people."

In the letter, Clinton emphasized that countering BS it was a priority that stretches across party lines and vowed to always stand up for Israel.  She also alluded the growing success of anti-BS measures in state legislatures across the United States, including New York, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, and Washington State.

Christian American Groups Reject BS Nonsense

What a pleasant way to open the week, hearing that the BSemites have failed again in decieving others to joining their anti-Semitic and hypocritic movement. Jewish Business News reports that the Mennonite and the Episcopal churches met at Salt Lake City and agreed to reject BS resolutions pleading the churches to join the anti-Semitic wave by boycotting the Jewish State:

Both the Mennonite and Episcopal churches in America have rejected calls to divest from Israel and to boycott the country by the BDS (Boycott Divest Sanction) movement which uses ant-Israel rhetoric as a cover for ant-semitism. 

Meeting in in Salt Lake City on Thursday during their General Convention, the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops voted overwhelmingly against divesting the Church from any Israeli investments. 

“The Episcopal Church is a significant partner in bringing the Abrahamic faiths together in support of Israeli-Palestinian peace,” added Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC Director of Inte-rreligious and Inter-group Relations. 

At the same time the small Mennonite sect with 95,000 members also voted against joining the BDS. On Thursday, at that Church’s convention held in Kansas City, Misouri, voted to defer any action until at least 2017.

So, once again, BSemites, people can quite easily see through your rubbish...

Obama Signs Congress anti-BS Law

As we have updated in earlier posts, the congressional legislation against the BSemites has been moving along nicely. This legislation is supposed to prevent any cooperation with companies supporting boycott in regards to commercial agreements signed between the United States and the EU. Now, this legislation has moved one step forward, as President Barack Obama has signed. See this Times of Israel report:

After a grueling legislative battle, US President Barack Obama signed into law a controversial trade measure that also contains landmark legislation combating the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement in Europe. 

But on Monday, Obama signed into law the so-called “fast track” authorization that will allow US trade negotiators to work out a long-awaited deal with Asian states known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Trade Promotion Authority legislation also contained the anti-BDS provisions, which make rejection of the phenomenon a top priority for US negotiators as they work on a more distant free trade agreement with the European Union. 

These guidelines, sponsors hope, will discourage European governments from participating in BDS activities by leveraging the incentive of free trade with the US.

The initiator of the bill, Rep. Peter Roskam, commented and praised the President's approval of the bill:

“This is an historic milestone in the fight against Israel’s enemies, as American opposition to insidious efforts to demonize and isolate the Jewish state is now the law of the land. The bipartisan bill enacted today conditions any free trade agreement with the European Union on its rejection of BDS,” said Rep. Peter Roskam, who, together with Rep. Juan Vargas sponsored one of two anti-BDS provisions in the law. 

“This will force companies like telecom giant Orange, which is partially owned by the French government, to think twice before engaging in economic warfare against Israel. No longer will these companies be able to freely attack a key US ally without consequence,” he added. “Nevertheless, what we accomplished today is just the beginning. As the BDS movement continues to evolve, so too must our response.” 

American Christian NPO Goes on the Offensive Against BS

If the previous legislation hasn't been enough, now the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is also on its way to passing anti-BS laws. See this Israel National News report:

The Christian Zionist NPO Proclaiming Justice to the Nations (PJTN) on Monday welcomed the adoption of anti-BDS resolutions it has pushed for at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and New York State Assembly. 

In the New York vote adopting the resolution that aims to fight the economic boycott movement against the Jewish state, PJTN President Laurie Cardoza-Moore traveled to the State Assembly to personally present Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky with a draft resolution. 

PJTN activists in Pennsylvania were also instrumental in having the draft resolution passed there as well, after Tennessee in April passed anti-BDS legislature followed by a similar move in Indiana. 

And if this isn't enough itself, the Christian NPO Proclaiming Justice to the Nations (PJTN) has called for fighting the BSemites in no less than 34 states!

But PJTN announced that this is just the beginning, as supporters of the group in 34 states throughout America have already started working to prepare anti-BDS motions in a wave of support for Israel. 

"The Jew-hating BDS movement is about to be hit by a tidal wave of support for Israel and the Jewish People," Cardoza-Moore said. "As proud Christian Zionists that represent millions of believers worldwide, we will stand as a firewall around the Jewish People and will ensure that no form of genocidal anti-Semitism be tolerated." 

"We call upon all Christians worldwide to join our movement and let the people of Israel know that they are not alone in their struggle. Mark my words: By the end of this year, what began as a pro-Israel resolution in Tennessee will be a national movement across the USA and around the world. We have already recruited 34 states, with the recent addition of New York and Pennsylvania and this is only the beginning."