[ April 19, 2024 ]
Israel dominated the antisemitic BDS Movement in 2020 despite the world pandemic. Below is a list of some of the BDS Movements most profound defeats over the course of 2020.
1) Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain, sign the Abraham Accords: Enabling all three countries to establish full diplomatic relations. Shortly after Abraham Accords were signed, Sudan and Morocco would also normalize ties with Israel.
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History! 🇮🇱🇦🇪 https://t.co/Q33rYfzngz
— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) October 20, 2020
2) Mike Pompeo labels BDS Anti-Semitic and visits Judea and Samaria:
The U.S. is committed to countering the Global BDS Campaign as a manifestation of anti-Semitism. I am directing U.S. Special Envoy @USEAntiSemitism to identify organizations engaged in politically motivated actions intended to penalize or limit commercial relations with Israel.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 19, 2020
Enjoyed lunch at the scenic Psagot Winery today. Unfortunately, Psagot and other businesses have been targeted by pernicious EU labeling efforts that facilitate the boycott of Israeli companies. The U.S. stands with Israel and will not tolerate any form of delegitimization. pic.twitter.com/N4oCD5IqRB
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 19, 2020
3) Israel receives COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer: Israel is also responsible for invaluable innovation (here, here) in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Israel will soon complete a COVID-19 vaccine of their own.
PM Netanyahu on the arrival of the first plane with @pfizer anti-coronavirus vaccines:
"This is one of the most moving moments that I have worked on very hard, for long months, with the Health Minister and his ministry to bring relief and a solution to the coronavirus pandemic. pic.twitter.com/rcOS69lwkM— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) December 9, 2020
4) Israeli tech industry skyrocketing: Startups raise a record of $10 Billion. Multinationals (here, here, here) flock to Jewish state. Nikki Haley calls Israeli technology a “gift to the world”
Despite the #pandemic, Israeli companies and startups are on track to break the $10 billion mark in investment capital raised in 2020, according to a new report by @StartUpNationHQ. https://t.co/r1nYMnWVXt
— NoCamels – Israeli Tech and Innovation News (@NoCamels) December 8, 2020
5) Israeli athletes thrived in 2020: Deni Avdija was drafted by Washington Wizards. Israeli athletes medal (here, here, here, here, here, here) in international competitions. And Israel’s cycling team competed in the Tour de France for the first time.
עכשיו יש שני שגרירים לישראל, אחד עם ג'אמפ שוט יותר טוב🏀 pic.twitter.com/1674PXR088
— Washington Wizards 🇮🇱 (@washwizardsil) December 12, 2020
Israel is on such a gold streak in the sports world that we can't even keep up! Last night, #Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram also won gold in the European Championships.
We are so proud of you all! 👏🏻🇮🇱👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/GQ8QekLnZl
— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) November 30, 2020
6) Israeli entertainment is generating massive interest: Viewers are loving Israeli television shows. Israel actress Gal Gadot is one of the most sought after actresses in Hollywood. Lesser known Israeli actors are having an impact in Hollywood as well.
This is unreal! WW84 covering the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai ✨ pic.twitter.com/Ygjg2DvzHW
— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) December 16, 2020
7) Israel significantly improves relations with Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia would begin to allow Israeli planes to use their airspace en route to the UAE. In addition, Saudi Arabia removes anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist texts from it’s text books.
Saudi Arabia to allow all Israel-UAE flights to use its airspace – Axios
More incredible progress advancing peace in the Middle East! 🕊 https://t.co/gs34OKdpAR
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) September 2, 2020
8) More U.S states boycott BDS with legislation: The governor’s of South Dakota, Missouri, and Oklahoma all signed anti-BDS legislation into law, barring any organizations who support the BDS Movement from doing business in their states.
Signing out BDS, one executive order at a time! Consul for Academic and Community Affairs, @radariella attended this signing in South Dakota to show her support of @govkristinoem anti-BDS executive order! #Israel #signingoutBDS pic.twitter.com/2gXv9CQbDM
— Israel in Chicago (@IsraelinChicago) January 14, 2020
9) Israel – India relations continue to take off: India continues to be Israel’s most important ally in Asia. Collaborating in numerous fields, (here, here, here,) throughout 2020. Look for Israel-India relations to continue to flourish in the coming years.
Chag Hannukkah Sameach to the friendly people of Israel and Jewish friends all over the world. May the festival bring peace and light in our lives and kindle more warmth to the relationship between our people.@netanyahu @PresidentRuvi
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 10, 2020
Israel's @bengurionu is working together with India's offshore drilling company ABAN to build an agricultural research institute in Chennai, India. The institute will further studies in desert agriculture and water-related research. Wow! 🇮🇱🇮🇳
Read more: https://t.co/MPfynJyWcc pic.twitter.com/TfXAutDAk2
— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) November 11, 2020
10) Israel-South Korea finalize FTA: For years Asia’s fourth largest economy was reluctant to trade with Israel, out of fear of angering the Gulf States. Those days are long gone. This trade agreement will grow Israel’s economy substantially, while bringing down the price of cars, electronics, and many other goods in Israel. Japan and Vietnam are expected to sign FTA’s with Israel in 2021.
11) Israel and Colombia sign FTA. President Duque announces that he will open Jerusalem trade office: Israel’s ties to Latin America have reached unprecedented levels in the last few years. Countries such as Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and many others are embracing Israel like never before.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Colombian President Ivan Duque launched the free trade agreement between Israel and Colombia. PMr Netanyahu also commended Colombian President Duque for opening an innovation office in Jerusalem.https://t.co/uWGsf7UrDO pic.twitter.com/1eTxMhrJsT
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) August 10, 2020
En el fortalecimiento de nuestras relaciones con Israel, anunciamos que abriremos una oficina de innovación, que nos permitirá traer y llevar experiencias, además de consolidar las oportunidades de la cuarta revolución Industrial. #ColombiaIsraelMásInnovación pic.twitter.com/WsRY5F7Xyi
— Iván Duque 🇨🇴 (@IvanDuque) August 10, 2020
12) UK and Israel sign agreement on military cooperation: “Generals from both states say they will increase links in different areas as Britain eyes Israel’s digital fighting platform.” With the defeat of Jeremy Corbyn in Britain’s general election in 2019, military cooperation between Israel and the UK will continue to intensify in the years to come.
#Israel and the UK signed an agreement for further cooperation between the IDF and the British Armed Forces. The two militaries cooperate in training and defense education. https://t.co/Dti3exyMyf
— Rafi Cohen-Almagor (@almagor35) December 13, 2020
13) Israel, Greece and Cyprus agree to boost defense cooperation: The three Eastern Mediterranean countries are partners in brining natural gas to mainland Europe. Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz said “it was agreed during talks in Nicosia, Cyprus, to “promote large-scale industry cooperation that will bolster our defense abilities and create thousands of jobs for all three economies.”
3rd Trilateral of the Ministers of Defence of #Israel – #Cyprus – #Greece:
Warm meeting between Israel Defence Minister @gantzbe & Cyprus President @AnastasiadesCY. Regional challenges and bilateral cooperation, bringing our countries closer together.#PartnersForOurFuture 🇮🇱🇨🇾🇬🇷 pic.twitter.com/rydYHe3iiT— Sammy Revel 🇮🇱 (@SammyRevel) November 12, 2020
14) Chevron enters Israel energy market: After decades of being avoiding by America’s energy giants, the U.S energy conglomerate Chevron acquired Israel’s Noble Energy. This acquisition will enable “huge investment opportunities for high-tech and start-ups in the energy sector,” says Israel’s Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz.
Chevron is proud to officially welcome Noble Energy’s employees, partners and communities. Learn how this acquisition will bring together the best of each organization: https://t.co/lfsugD5TrD pic.twitter.com/CQWLv2aFy7
— Chevron (@Chevron) October 5, 2020
15) Israel receives new battleship from Germany: The ship will bolster Israel’s growing navy, and protect Israel’s offshore natural gas fields. Three more such ships will arrive in Israel in 2021.
https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1334172373155770369?s=20
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18 Comments
3 years ago
While this list may demonstrate that BDS is not a serious threat to Israel just now, two additional items should be kept in mind:
1. The primary goal of BDS, at this time, is not to harm Israel economically, Rather, they want to “keep the pot boiling” and BDS gives them a means to do so in a variety of public forums.
2. Should the political winds turn, and with green-left becoming more influential in the West, they are turning, BDS could at some point become an economic threat t o Israel.
Accordingly, BDS, ineffective as it is at promoting its stated goal, needs to be constrained in every way possible.
3 years ago
All of this good news will be treated with contempt by the Obama cool kids who are coming back to the White House. Israel should prepare itself for the return of hostility from O’Biden and his woke band of BDS lunatics.
3 years ago
Reply to
2thegates
Not every anti-Semite is a socialist, but all socialists are anti-Semites
3 years ago
Enjoy it while you can!
Trump and Pompeo are well intentioned… as prophecy moves forward. They sincerely want peace.
3 years ago
2021 ……. Biden will reverse that!!
3 years ago
Reply to
AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
IMO, that’d be the second most destructive policy for a Biden/Harris admin.
The first would be the legalizing of the illegals, causing a high poverty rate for citizens in the US, and lowering wages. Millions more would flood in. Legalizing illegals would – first and foremost – cause the D’s to have a super-majority in the USA.
3 years ago
Reply to
Bill
Biden will legalize all illegals and open our borders. The caravans are already coming in anticipation of a Biden win. Fake Muslim refugees must be salivating too…. Biden is against ALL Trump has done to protect us. He had to resort to EO that are easily undone because the swamp wanted the status quo to continue.
The new COVID bail out gives ILLEGALS and their families bailouts too! It’s retroactive! We only get $600 while ILLEGALS get much more. If they would OPEN OPEN this wouldn’t be needed. It’s up to the states to do that.
You should see what is in that bill….it’s the mother of all we don’t want but oh, Trump gets a BILLION for his wall and border money! They are counting on Trump being out, smacking Trump in the face with it and Biden coming in and using it for something else.
Mitch protected those who voted for it by doing it unanimously – so there is no written record of WHO voted for it. Only seven in the Senate voted against it. They can claim to be one of the seven who voted against it when needed.
Naturally FAUX NEWS praised it!
3 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
I don’t think I could see what’s in it without throwing up.
I’m trying to lower my blood pressure, get healthy, for when the Civil War II starts. So I’m staying away from the media, and venting here, with Pam’s people.
3 years ago
Reply to
Bill
I completely understand…. I do the same thing…. my spouse can’t talk about it anymore. It’s too maddening, so I come here to vent too and try to busy myself up with other things in the real world to not think about it too much.
3 years ago
Why not boycott China, Cuba, Venezuela, Russia? Israel is one of our Great Allies–Liberals need to be re-educated.
3 years ago
Reply to
Clearly101
Corporations want money from those countries, well, China and Russia – Venezuela has the world’s largest PROVEN oil reserves, but can’t get it to export ships, due to it’s stupidity by nationalizing the industry – so business is supporting globalism, and the liberals.
3 years ago
Reply to
Bill
Yeah…. IDIOTS! Dumb India fell for the Xi’s false promises too! Xi likes to start out with ports!
P.M. Modi is a MORON! Look at Xi, so happy he is conquering another country.
Wait till greedy Zuckerberg and the others like Dorsey etc. realize that if China is successful in the U.S. through Biden, his company will also be nationalized as they do China’s bidding with censorship etc.
Has Israel backed off of using China’s 5G technology or just parts of it? Idiots to even consider dealing with China in that manner – GREED and foolishness….
3 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
I think India may be so elated to have 271 million of it’s people rise above the poverty level in the last ten years, that it would do things economically that are unwise. It’s hard to pass up the chance to get into economic pacts with the number two economy in the world.
3 years ago
Reply to
Bill
I think you are right! Little does he realize the price he will really pay…. DUMB PEOPLE!
He could implement those policies himself but too DUMB to do it. He could get his own people to do it instead of exporting them to the U.S.. Create incentive to return to India!. We have educated them and trained them.
3 years ago
Off topic –
India has copied Trump’s America First and now has India First! This is PM Modi’s slogan. They can’t export enough of their people here via VISAS and chain migration and now they are teaming up with China! How dumb can India be? China will gobble them up.
The swamp in D.C. are split on who should replace us? India or the Chinese? Some swampers want people from India and others want the Chinese to replace us via foreign VISAS etc. with no cap for those from India. Looks like India wants to be owned by China.
China tried to buy our LA port and Trump stopped them. As usual they are working with India their next victim, their ports and later more infrastructure – the same pattern of deceit continues as they feast on India! China is busy vacuuming up countries economically and striping them of any useful technology etc.. Will India go along with China’s 5G too?
Idiot!
Look at Xi smiling!
3 years ago
The BDS movement will not end until we debunk the top lies told about Israel and make the truth the conventional wisdom:
Debunking the five biggest lies told about Israel on campus:
-Arabs, not Jews, are Israel’s indigenous people
-Israel was founded by ethnically cleansing the Palestinians
-Israel commits genocide against the Palestinians
-Israel is guilty of illegal occupation
-Israel is an apartheid state
From Students Supporting Israel’s web site under Resources, at the very bottom of Myths and Facts:
Debunking the Biggest Lies of Israel on Campus
For more detailed information on
how to navigate through a debate on Israel, feel free to download and
use these files to help. The five files attached are what students feel
are the “the most common lies” told on campus about Israel, and how to
respond to each claim.
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3 years ago
Reply to
freedomfrind
Take this personally just before I block you.
You are full of shiiiiit!
3 years ago
Anti-Semites love us, but it is not mutual, we can live without them, and they cannot live without us
I will give them advice, they should not love Jews and suffer from non-mutual love. Let them love themselves as hard as they love us
