BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

by Aaron Klein Weatherman terrorist Bill Ayers, a close associate for years of President Obama, is one of 431 academics to sign a petition calling for divestment, boycott and sanctions against Israel. "As educators and scholars of conscience in the United States, we fully support this call," reads the online petition by an organization calling itself the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel . "We urge our colleagues, nationally, regionally, and internationally, to stand up against Israel's ongoing scholasticide and to support the non-violent call for academic boycott, disinvestment, and sanctions," states the petition. The petition claims Israel persistently violates international law and carries out "illegal" discriminatory policies comparable to apartheid in South Africa. The text fails to note that about 20 percent of Israel's population consists of Arabs who have democratic rights as citizens, including full representat...

Boycott Burqa Barbie by Phyllis Chesler What will they think of next? A be-headed doll? That’s right. I am talking about the new Burqa Barbie [1]doll which is now on display in Florence, Italy, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Barbie doll. As my colleague over at weaselzippers [2] wonders: Will clean-cut Ken now come (pun intended, ‘tis mine) with four burqa’ed Barbie doll wives ? Ah, I am such a Grinch. After all, the Burqa Barbie is being auctioned off for the Save the Children charity. Save the Children? Surely, you must be jesting. I would like to save the children from this as well as from every other Barbie doll. (Yes, I know Barbie has diversified and now comes in every color and profession). But naked, even Doctor Barbie is still a pagan goddess or fertility figure but one with absolutely no relationship to female biology or reality. Barbies are always anatomically impossible: their feet are pre-shaped for high heels, their breasts are high, firm, and perky—like ...

Israel calls it as it TRULY IS!!! HOORAY! Israel says will boycott U.N. forum on racism Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on Wednesday that Israel had made a final decision not to participate in a U.N. forum on racism and urged other countries to boycott what she termed an "anti-Israel tribunal." The United Nations said it regretted the decision. The World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, to be held in Geneva in April, is a follow-up to a 2001 summit in Durban, South Africa on the same issues. Israel and the United States walked out of the first conference in protest over draft texts branding Israel as a racist and apartheid state -- language that was later dropped. In a speech to visiting U.S. Jewish leaders, Livni said she announced last February that Israel would not participate in the 2009 meeting unless it was clear it would not be used "as a platform for further anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic" activity. She s...

A sleepwalking Britain by Jonathan Joseph The threatened boycott of Israeli academics led by the newly formed Universities and Colleges Union is a disgrace, and has evoked shock and disbelief around the world. Last week, the editor of this paper wrote lamenting the fact that Britain appears to be sleepwalking its way to an entrenched anti-Israeli stance. Understandably, Jewish communities in Israel and America are beginning to assume that British Jews are under siege, and to worry whether we need rescuing. Fortunately, they need not be so anxious. The perception of England produced by the boycotters is as distorted as the image of Israel that they are trying to promulgate. It is not the case that the majority of English academics has voted for the boycott. A handful of union representatives, who tend to be on the far left politically, and become union officials for the purpose of passing motions like this, have voted (158 to 99) to boycott Israeli academics. I have yet to meet an acade...

IF YOU’RE GOING TO BOYCOTT ISRAEL - DO IT PROPERLY! I stumbled on this gem - well worth a read. It made me smile and I am sending it to EVERYONE I know! OK. So I understand that you are ticked off at Israel , and in love with the Palestinians. That’s fine with me, as long as you have truly weighed all the facts. So, you want to boycott Israel ????? I’ll be sorry to miss you, but if you are doing it - do it properly. Let me help you. Check all your medications. Make sure that you do not have tablets, drops lotions, etc., made by Abic or Teva. It may mean that you will suffer from colds and flu this winter but, hey, that’s a small price for you to pay in your campaign against Israel, isn’t it? While we are on the subject of your Israeli boycott, and the medical contributions to the world made by Israeli doctors and scientists, how about telling your pals to boycott the following… An Israeli company has developed a simple blood test that distinguishes between mild and more severe cases ...

WHOLE FOODS WAIVERS ON WITHDRAWING SUPPORT FOR ANTI ISRAEL RADIO FROM "JOIN THE BOYCOTT" : They claim to be "pacifists", but KPFK's anti-Israel extremists are waging an aggressive propaganda war against Israel with their "Radio Intifada" show . After receiving a wave of letters of protest, Gelson's and then Trader Joe's quickly removed their names from the list of KPFK supporters who donated food to volunteers in KPFK's fund drive. In contrast, Whole Foods remained on the list for several weeks, but now claims to have removed its name. However, its name still appears on this KPFK page (scroll to bottom) . Whole Foods has also reserved the option to support KPFK in the future. Friends of Israel who shop there run the real risk that a part of their purchases will be used to support the anti-Israel and anti-semetic KPFK. To comment to Whole Foods, write to: CEO John P. Mackey at john.mackey@wholefoods.com VP A.C. Gallo at ac.gallo@who...

MORE LIBELOUS ARAB BULLPOCKY (GRRRRRRRRRR...... "calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean" - Barbara) United Arab List MK Taleb a-Sanaa on Tuesday called on the international community to boycott Israel, after a large group of yeshiva students moved into a Hebron home formerly owned by a Palestinian who claimed not to have sold them the house. "The Israeli government is self-righteous and is not evacuating illegal settlers, thereby trampling international agreements and rights," A-Sanaa said. "The international community should positively consider boycotting Israel, which is endangering the stability of the region." (Can you say PROJECTION? And does the U.N. need ANY MORE reasons to be idiots?) A-Sanaa blamed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his government for the settlers' occupation of the house, which he referred to as "the lawbreaking settlers running wild in the city." Defense Minister Amir Peretz, meanwhile, took a more moderate tack and said ...