For Zion's Sake...

Oxford University rejects calls for BDS

“The Oxford University Student Union voted decisively Wednesday night to reject a motion backing a boycott of Israel, by a margin of 7:1. The final vote showed 69 against, 10 in favor and 15 abstentions.”

British MP George Galloway storms out of an Oxford debate because his counter-part is an Israeli.

British MP George Galloway: "I don't recognize Israel, and I don't debate with Israelis"

“George Galloway has been caught on camera storming out of a debate simply because the other speaker was Israeli.

“The outspoken MP was speaking at an event at Oxford University last night when he discovered that the student who was debating against him was a citizen of the Jewish state.

“He immediately left the room, saying: ‘I don’t debate with Israelis,’ in explosive scenes caught on camera by the student newspaper.”

Artisan whiskey-making comes to Israel

“Modeled on the extraordinary success of the craft beer movement—which has revolutionized the beer industry in the United States by emphasizing small-scale specialty production—the micro-distilling revolution has similarly reshaped the landscape of American whiskey production with its emphasis on local authenticity and character.

“A British-born Israeli and his sabra partner are teaming up to bring this phenomenon to Israel by becoming Israel’s first-ever artisanal whiskey producer, the Milk and Honey Distillery.”

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UK's Sky News: Palestine awash with money

“According to the journalist, Tim Marshall, ‘Palestinians are among the most foreign aid funded people in the world and the place is awash with money.’

“Marshall says that NGO workers enjoy being assigned to the Palestinian Authority because, contrary to public perception, the PA territories are relatively safe and comfortable. But Palestine remains a friendly place, welcoming, hospitable, full of air con, hi-fi, wi-fi and wine. Journalists also take advantage of this state of affairs, writing of the poverty and suffering of Gaza for example, before retiring to very expensive sea front hotels after an excellent dinner in one of the expensive fish restaurants.”

Simply Israel: Aly Raisman revels that the source of her gold medal routine was a tribute to the victims of the 1972 munich massacre

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Aly Raisman stated that using the score, Hava Nagila was in response to the IOC’s failure to commemorate the attacks in Munich in 1972. For those who don’t know, 11 Israeli athletes were killed in the Olympic games in Munich, by Palestinian terrorists. They came to the Olympics to achieve their…

Standard Chartered bank hid $250B Iranian transactions from EU/US sanctions

“A major British bank, using its New York operations, ‘schemed’ with the Iranian government for nearly a decade to launder $250 billion, exposing the United States financial system to terrorist entities, drug traffickers and corrupt regimes, New York’s top banking regulator charged on Monday.”

Aliyah Olympians

The Tablet details the story of two Israeli olim who made aliyah before the current on-going Olympics in London.

French Olympian swimmer, Fabien Gilot, raised his arm after winning a gold medal to reveal his tattoo - אני כלום בלעדיהם - I am nothing without them.

He explained that it was a tribute to his grandmother’s Jewish husband, Max Goldschmidt, an Auschwitz survivor and a huge influence on his life.

Iranian claims "gut infection" prior to match against Israeli in Olympics

“So much for the Olympic spirit. Just days after U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon announced the traditional Olympic Truce – for people and nations to ‘set aside their differences’ during London 2012 – news emerged that the one Iranian athlete likely to face an Israeli in competition has withdrawn with a ‘gut infection.’”

Lebanese judo team refuses to practice next to Israelis at Olympics

“The Lebanese judo team at the 2012 London Olympics refused to practice next to the Israeli one on Friday afternoon, and a makeshift barrier was erected to split their gym into two halves.”

The Israeli delegation to the 2012 Olympics in London!