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shira

(30,109 posts)
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:20 PM Oct 2016

Under pressure, JVP re-embraces Miko Peled just days after accusing him of antisemitism

Racists at JVP almost did the right thing for once.

Almost.

Under pressure, Jewish Voice for Peace re-embraces Miko Peled just days after accusing him of antisemitism

I reported the other day how Israeli anti-Israel activist and BDS supporter Miko Peled was disinvited by a pro-Palestinian group at Princeton and denounced by Jewish Voice for Peace after a tweet characterizing Jews as having a “reputation 4being sleazy thieves,” Jewish Voice for Peace disavows BDS activist Miko Peled: “No place 4 antisemitism in our movement”.

Now the controversy has spread, with another cancellation by another anti-Israel group, Students for Justice in Palestine at San Diego State University. The event, Palestine 101, was scheduled for September 29...

http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/09/under-pressure-jewish-voice-for-peace-re-embraces-miko-peled-just-days-after-accusing-him-of-antisemitism/



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