Thursday, November 4, 2010
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
B'Tselem Accepts BDS Money: Behind the "Bubbes and Zaydes" Façade - 'On October 25, 2010, B'Tselem announced a donation from a group known as "Bubbes and Zaydes for Peace" (BZP); Executive Director Jessica Montell wrote on Twitter, "I don't know the group but it brought a big smile to my face." Due diligence would have revealed that BZP endorses the antisemitic BDS (boycotts, divestment, sanctions) movement and employs the demonizing rhetoric of the Durban strategy - in violation of B'Tselem's stated principles and growing adoption of ethical guidelines, such as by the New Israel Fund. NGO Monitor wrote to B'Tselem informing the NGO of BZP's BDS advocacy and asking whether the donation would be refused. B'Tselem responded that it was "honored to receive [the] contribution[]."...'
