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UMass dismisses pro-Israel group’s complaint over professor’s film SUT JHALLY Published: 12/7/2017 9:15:50 PM AMHERST A University of Massachusetts professor was recently the subject of a research complaint about one of his documentaries, and although the university quickly dismissed the accusation, the professor says it was an attempt to chill his free speech. The complaint against communication professor Sut Jhally was filed by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, or CAMERA a Boston lobbying group that seeks to challenge criticism of Israel in the news media. At issue was a single edit in the film “The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel’s Public Relations War in the United States,” a production of the Media Education Foundation in Northampton where Jhally is the executive director. The film “explores how the Israeli government, the U.S. government, and the pro-Israel lobby have joined forces, often with very di ....
Christian leaders remain silent as the church recycles its oldest hatred Featured Column Christian leaders remain silent as the church recycles its oldest hatred South African Rev. Frank Chikane, the moderator of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, openly suggested that Israeli Jews were demonic. (February 18, 2021 / JNS) The World Council of Churches has gone full theological incitement against the State of Israel. In a recent Zoom webinar with more than 300 Christian activists to promote a film about the pro-Palestinian activism of Michel Sabbah the former Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Rev. Frank Chikane, the moderator of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, went much further than the usual falsehoods about Israel’s “brutality” towards the Palestinians. “We need to begin to say to those who support Israel to brutalize Palestinians that the blood of the people of Palestine will be sought from the ....
For Immediate Release: CAMERA Calls on World Council of Churches to Confront History of Bigotry Rev. Professor Ioan Sauca, Interim Secretary General of the World Council of Churches (WCC Photo) Boston, Massachusetts – The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) calls on Rev. Professor Ioan Sauca, interim general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), to distance the WCC from the dishonest and incendiary remarks about Israel made by WCC’s Frank Chikane during a Feb. 6, 2021 webinar. During the webinar, Chikane, who serves as moderator of the Churches Commission on International Affairs of the WCC, falsely stated that people are killed every day as a result of the Israel-Palestinian conflict and declared that “the blood of the people of Palestine will be sought from” Israel’s supporters. ....
Natural Resources Board requires companies to pay more for permits, notify nearby tribes of any proposal. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee This body of water was once the site of the Flambeau Mine, which is the only nonferrous mine that has operated in Wisconsin in the last 40 years. Rich Kremer/WPR New rules governing sulfide mining in Wisconsin were unanimously approved Wednesday by the state Natural Resources Board. The regulations would make mining companies pay more for permits and licenses, as well as outline areas that are considered unsuitable for mining. ....
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) Companies looking to mine copper, gold and silver in Wisconsin will face dramatically higher costs and have to work around an extensive list of off-limit areas under new rules the state Department of Natural Resources policy board overwhelmingly approved Wednesday. The rules increase the cost of permits and licenses for nonferrous mining exploration and operation, and require applicants to provide substantially greater detail in their feasibility reports, operational plans and construction documentation. The changes together could increase costs for projects by as much as $502,000, according to a DNR summary of the new regulations. The regulations also establish a new list of areas that are off-limits to mining, including wilderness areas designated by statute, wild and scenic rivers, wildlife refuges, state natural areas, and areas with endangered animals or plants. ....