By Yitzhak Santis, Guest Columnist, The Jewish Chronicle. To David Esterline, incoming president of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary: First, congratulations on your appointment, as reported in The Jewish Chronicle. I wish you all success in your new endeavor.I take a special interest in your support for the divestment resolution at last year’s General Assembly of the Presbyterian…
By Yitzhak Santis, NGO Monitor The strident, revolutionary tones of the email declared, “In the midst of Israel’s attempt to end Palestinian armed resistance in Gaza…” Was this a statement from Hamas or Islamic Jihad? No. It is a fundraising appeal from the tiny, fringe non-governmental organization (NGO) Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) whose principle…
A research institute based in Jerusalem has issued a report that reveals antisemitism on the Facebook page of an activist group that played a prominent role in advocating for boycott and divestments efforts from companies doing business in Israel by the Presbyterian Church (USA). The NGO Monitor issued a 69-page report entitled “The Role of…