Tag Archives: BDS

Juvenile scorn and the Marrickville Israel boycott

Posted on 04/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Some wit in Australia has an excellent editorial about the Marrickville town council’s stupendously stupid effort to boycott Israeli products (at the cost of $3.7 million Australian). Kudos to the author, to whom I grant an honorary Master of Juvenile … Continue reading →

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Gee, boycotting Israel costs a lot of money!

Posted on 04/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Reality sets in: An Australian town council voted to boycott Israel, and did the number-crunching of what it would cost to replace “Israeli” products with something else: $3.7 million (and even in Australian dollars, that’s a lot). It’s being inundated … Continue reading →

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Sunday news roundup

Posted on 12/19/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Suckiest. Flash mob. Ever. Seriously, cover up the subtitles and see if you can even understand the lyrics they’re singing. Yeah, interfering with shoppers is the best idea the BDS movement has ever had. Piss off people while they’re shopping … Continue reading →

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Harvard divests .. er .. not so fast

Posted on 08/16/2010 by Soccerdad

According to Globes: (via memeorandum) In another blow to Israeli shares, the Harvard Management Company notified the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday that it had sold all its holdings in Israeli companies during the second quarter of … Continue reading →

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