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KPFK Continues to Broadcast Hamas Propaganda:

click here for more info on Whole Foods long-time support of the anti-semitic and extremist anti-Israel KPFK radio   KPFK continues to use its public radio license to broadcast Hamas propaganda in Southern California and promote demonstrations against Israel, a US ally. See the ad and hear the KPFK broadcast repeatedly promoting the December 28 protest at the Israeli Consulate. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are still publicly listed KPFK supporters. 1/11/10


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Carter "Apologizes" to Jewish Voters as Grandson Enters Politics:

Jimmy Carter told the JTA he regrets "stigmatiz[ing]" Israel in remarks that coincide with his grandson's contemplated run for Georgia State Senator. Keep returning those Carter Center envelopes empty and without a stamp and please include this fitting Steve Kelley cartoon (see below). 12/24/09


LA Times Lets in a Ray of Light:

The LA Times allows a rare moment of truth in "A Right To Build" (online the title is "Israeli Settlements Are More Than Legitimate") by CAMERA's Eric Rozenmann, which spells out the modern legal basis of the right of Israelis to live in Judea and Samaria. Such rare expressions of the Israeli viewpoint are drowned by the constant drumbeat of anti-Israel propaganda and are used by the LA Times to justify its extreme Arab bias and virulent anti-"settlement" politics. 12/23/09


Junk Mail Solicitations From Jimmy Carter! - Return Them Empty:

Are you receiving junk mail solicitations from The Carter Center and Human Rights Watch? The Chutzpah! These two virulently anti-Israel, anti-semitic entities are seeking your charity dollars to continue their evil work. They may even be targeting you because you have a Jewish sounding name! Please send the envelopes back empty and without a stamp - and you may want to include this fitting Steve Kelley cartoon re Carter (hat-tip: Jack). see also Emes Ve-Emunah - Respectable Anti-Semites, The Real Jimmy Carter If you have a suggestion you would like to share please post it on our Board here (just scroll down and fill in the fields). 11/22/09


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LA Times - PLO Protests Are "Nonviolent" Despite Rock Throwers:

Protests in Judea and Samaria are "nonviolent" despite the slinging of rocks according to the LA Times, because it is "teenagers" who only "occasionally strike soldiers", and the leader "work[s]" to enforce "zero-tolerance of violence", but fails to do so. see "Armed With A Belief In Peace" (online it is entitled "Palestinians Who See Nonviolence As Their Weapon"), CAMERA. The LA Times' Richard Boudreaux whitewashes the PLO of responsibility for its violence. Boudreaux is the PLO propagandist currently spearheading their generation-long anti-Israel campaign and insulting your intelligence. LA Times subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel. see Honor Roll 11/5/09


Tribute To A Great Fighter for Israel and Supporter of JtB:


Beth Rathbone, Z"L, 1949-2009


Join the Boycott pays tribute to a great fighter for Israel and one of JtB's greatest supporters, Beth Rathbone, Z"L, who sadly passed away in July of this year. Our sincere condolences to her family. She was a fighter for the truth, who understood the power and importance of the JtB message. She wrote prolifically in support of Israel (sometimes under the name "Abby"), always passionately, and with a commitment that was unparalleled. see e.g. re PBS, SWC advertising in the anti-Israel LA Times, Yahoo Censorship of JtB, Ralphs, Obama She will be greatly missed. 11/1/09


Fighting The Racists on the So-Called "Left":

The so-called political "left" is today a haven for racists who express their anti-Jewish hatred by advocating Palestinians' "human rights" while ignoring Israelis' human rights. The LA Times and KPFK are among the leaders of the racist "left". In the shameful Goldstone Report, a Jewish jurist spearheads this attack on Israel's right to defend itself. Below - British Army Col. Richard Kemp tells the UNHRC that "the IDF is the most moral army in the world". We agree, but Israel does not owe the Arab-dominated UN an explanation. see also WSJ ("[Goldstone] report in effect declared the entire anti-terrorism campaign to be a war crime"). 10/21/09


LA Times - Israeli Reaction to Goldstone Report is the Problem:

The virulently anti-Israel comes up with more tortured logic claiming that Israeli reaction to the blatantly anti-Israel Goldstone Report is the problem, not the report itself. see "Fanning the Flames" (online it is entitled "The Golstone Fallout"), YNET. Subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel your racist anti-Israel LA Times. 10/15/09


Trader Joe's Continues to Support KPFK - and Deny it!:

Click here for the latest developments in the ongoing protest against the anti-semitic and extremist anti-Israel KPFK
Trader Joe's continues to allow its corporate name to be used in support of the anti-semitic and extremist anti-Israel KPFK (and has done so since at least as far back as 2006) while issuing statements denying it. Please do not shop there and write to Trader Joe's to protest their continued support of KPFK - see sample letter - above, Trader Joe's at Westwood and National in West Los Angeles, CA- photo © JtB 10/1/09


Boycott the LA Times:

"Boycott Israel" by Neve Gordon is the message of the LA Times in its Op-Ed columns where Hamas extremists and Israelis who support their enemies are regularly welcomed. The LA Times has boycotted Israel's side of the story for over 20 years but under Obama they now say openly what they have been preaching subvertly all that time. Boycott them back! Subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel your openly extremist anti-Israel LA Times. 8/21/09


Free All Captive Bnei Yisrael Now:

7 Israeli soldiers are still listed as missing in action. Join the Boycott calls on the respective Governments to free all captive Bnei Yisrael now! Zecharya Baumel, Zvi Feldman, and Yehuda Katz have been missing since 1982, Ron Arad since 1986, Guy Hever since 1997, Majdy Halabi since 2005, Gilad Shalit since 2006 (see petition), and the stain of US anti-semitism is evident in the continuing incarceration of Jonathan Pollard now over 23 years. 8/20/09


Shana Tova - Rosh Hashanah 5770:

Click here to enjoy a beautiful Shofar presentation from United Jewish Communities (sound on)
  Join the Boycott wishes all our friends a Shana Tova, a happy, healthy, and prosperous 5770. Please enjoy the sounds of the Shofar from ShalomDCH (sound on), and see Aish. 9/18-20/09


Boycott the LA Times:

"Boycott Israel" by Neve Gordon is the message of the LA Times in its Op-Ed columns where Hamas extremists and Israelis who support their enemies are regularly welcomed. The LA Times has boycotted Israel's side of the story for over 20 years but under Obama they now say openly what they have been preaching subvertly all that time. Boycott them back! Subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel your openly extremist anti-Israel LA Times. 8/21/09


Free All Captive Bnei Yisrael Now:

7 Israeli soldiers are still listed as missing in action. Join the Boycott calls on the respective Governments to free all captive Bnei Yisrael now! Zecharya Baumel, Zvi Feldman, and Yehuda Katz have been missing since 1982, Ron Arad since 1986, Guy Hever since 1997, Majdy Halabi since 2005, Gilad Shalit since 2006, and the stain of US anti-semitism is evident in the continuing incarceration of Jonathan Pollard now over 23 years. 8/20/09


Israel Coming Closer:

Torah study, travel, the Internet, social networking, and especially Aliyah, are bringing Israel and the worldwide Jewish Community ever closer. 8/13/09


Jews Out Of Judea Policy is "Evenhanded" Says LA Times:

The racist pro-Arab policies being pursued by Obama and loudly encouraged by the media, are "evenhanded" says the LA Times in its editorial entitled "Evenhanded In The Mideast" 7/31/09. And their support of Hamas' terrorist regime continues in "Amid the Ruins" 8/1/09. If you are buying the LA Times you are part of the problem. Please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel. 8/3/09


Whole Foods - Anti-Israel and Dishonest About it:

click here for more info on Whole Foods long-time support of the anti-semitic and extremist anti-Israel KPFK radio   Protesters report that Whole Foods are sending contradictory responses regarding its long-time support of the anti-semitic and extremist anti-Israel KPFK. They first claimed only one donation to KPFK, now 2 donations have been admitted.
Actually they donated to every KPFK fundraiser in at least the last 4 years (there are 3 or 4 a year!) that JtB has observed. see WF response in 2007, 2006, 2005. KPFK itself states in a 4/19/07 update " Whole Foods has indicated its support of KPFK", in response to our 2007 protest! They claim their name was removed, but Whole Foods is still on the KPFK supporters list! Please stop shopping at Whole Foods and write to them libba.letton@wholefoods.com, john.mackey@wholefoods.com, and cc to us jointheboycott@inbox.com, to protest - see sample. JtB thanks you for your support. see also Schlussel 6/29/09


LA Times, Roadblock to Peace:

An LA Times editorial entitled "Roadblock to Peace" (6/16/09) blames Netanyahu and settlements for the current impasse. It is just another way of saying Israel is the obstacle to peace. It shows incredible hypocrisy in its disregard for democratic process, since Israel recently voted strongly against the 2-state solution Obama is trying to force on them. The LA Times and the anti-Israel media are an obstacle to peace by allying themselves with the PLO. And in another display of a classic technique of bias, the LA Times presents anti-Israel extremist Saree Makdisi ("Language that Absolves Israel" 6/19/09) implying that his views are within the bounds of reasonable debate. No true friend of Israel should be buying the virulently anti-Israel LA Times - please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel. 6/21/09 - hat-tip: Marion


Misguided Action Encourages Mass Desecration of Shabbat:

A seriously misguided action to shop at Trader Joe's on June 20 encourages friends of Israel to desecrate Shabbat en masse - please ignore the action - Trader Joe's is a listed supporter of the anti-semitic and extremist anti-Israel KPFK radio which promotes the Israel boycott! - they do not deserve your support - that Moslems are also boycotting Trader Joe's is a stroke of luck - please do not shop at Trader Joe's and write to them to protest their support of KPFK - see sample. Support Israel by buying Israeli goods at Vons, Ralphs, Gelsons, Albertsons (but not on Shabbat). Thank you for your support. 6/19/09


BETRAYED! Trader Joe's Again on the KPFK Supporters List:

Trader Joe's has betrayed friends of Israel, by again allowing its name to be posted as a supporter of the anti-semitic and extremist anti-Israel KPFK - this, after Trader Joe's claimed its name was removed. Please do not shop at Trader Joe's and write to them to protest their support of KPFK - see sample. Join the Boycott thanks you all for your support. 6/15/09


Another Contemptuous Whole Foods Response:

Whole Foods responds to complaints from friends of Israel of its long-time support of the anti-semitic and extremist anti-Israel KPFK, and again shows its contempt by covering up the extent of its support and refusing to stop doing so. see WF response, reply to WF and WF response in 2007 Please stop shopping at Whole Foods and write to them libba.letton@wholefoods.com, john.mackey@wholefoods.com, and cc to us jointheboycott@inbox.com, to protest - see sample. JtB thanks you for your support. see also Schlussel 6/7/09


Whole Foods - An Unrepentant Supporter of Anti-Israel Extremism:

Click here for the latest news from Join the Boycott on Whole Foods Support of the Extremist Anti-Israel and Anti-Semitic KPFK
Among the handful of corporate sponsors of the anti-semitic and extremist anti-Israel KPFK and its "Radio Intifada", Whole Foods is a standout as an unabashed and unrepentant supporter. Whole Foods support of KPFK goes back at least as far as 2005, and its response to the Friends of Israel protest in 2007 was contemptuous. Please stop shopping at Whole Foods and write to them at libba.letton@wholefoods.com, john.mackey@wholefoods.com, and cc to jointheboycott@inbox.com, to protest their support of KPFK - see sample - above, Whole Foods in Sherman Oaks, CA - photo © JtB 6/3/09


Making Up Facts Again at the LA Times:

In an editorial entitled "Showdown on Settlements" promoting Obama's aggressive pro-Arab policy, the LA Times again makes up the facts telling us that Israel conquered "Palestinian territories" in 1967 - it was Jordanian territory - and that Israel endorsed the 2-state solution in the early 90's - they never did as a nation (the process was forced on them) and specifically rejected it in their last election. It's a case of 'Jews Out Of Judea' for the racist LA Times. Subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel. 5/31/09


Modiin and its Suburbs - "Settlements" or City?:

Israel's so-called "settlements" are towns and cities, Judean cities. Modiin Illit, a suburb of the historic city of Modiin (which is within the Green Line), is a prime example - over 40,000 residents, popular with Western Olim, and growing fast. Plans are to make Modiin and its suburbs Israel's fourth largest city. 5/28/09 see also 'Natural Growth' 6/7/09


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Outright Racism from the LA Times:

According to the LA Times, Jews have a lot of diseases but it makes them smarter and wealthy. The front page piece "Legacy Inscribed in Jews' Genes?" is distasteful and racist, and is written by yet another stooge with a Jewish name "Karen Kaplan". Jewlicious The racist LA Times belongs in the trash. Subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel. 4/19/09


Trader Joe's Fails to Assure it will Stop Supporting KPFK:

Trader Joe's is saying it requested KPFK remove its name from the KPFK supporters page which is now defunct anyway. And Trader Joe's has failed to provide an assurance that it will end its repeated donations, going back at least to 2006, to the anti-US, anti-semitic, and extremist anti-Israel KPFK. see TJ's response, reply to TJ's Until they do, we ask you not to shop there. Please write to Trader Joe's (and Whole Foods) to protest their support of KPFK - see sample. Join the Boycott thanks you all for your support. 4/3/09


Anti-Semitic KPFK Tries to Hide its Supporters List:

After being exposed by the Jewish Journal for its anti-US and anti-semitic content, and just a few hours after the start of the Trader Joe's protest, the anti-Israel extremists at KPFK radio took its supporters list offline in order to hide their identity. But you can still see who their supporters are here (note Ralphs withdrew on 3/26/09 - well done Ralphs). Please continue to write to Trader Joe's (and Whole Foods) to protest their support of KPFK - see sample letter with contact info. Join the Boycott thanks you all for your support in this ongoing campaign. 3/31/09


Trader Joe's and KPFK - A Repeat Offender:

Click here for the latest developments in the ongoing protest against the anti-semitic and extremist anti-Israel KPFK
Trader Joe's is a long time supporter of the anti-semitic, extremist anti-Israel KPFK and its "Radio Intifada" since at least 2006, and is still on the KPFK list The Jewish Journal's recent expose of KPFK's anti-semitic "La Causa" program has added to the outrage. Please write to Trader Joe's to protest their support of KPFK - see sample letter with contact info. For a response to extremists' claims see Phony War Crimes Accusation and CAMERA - above, Trader Joe's at Westwood and National in West Los Angeles, CA- photo © JtB 3/30/09


Ralphs Name Removed from KPFK Supporters List:

The anti-US, anti-semitic, and extremist anti-Israel KPFK radio has removed Ralphs name from its list of supporters after Ralphs demanded they do so. Please write to Ralphs to thank them - see sample letter. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are still on the list - please write to them to protest - click here for contact info. Join the Boycott thanks you all for your support in this ongoing campaign. 3/27/09


Ralphs Claims it is Seeking to Remove KPFK Listing:

Ralphs has finally responded to protests over its support of KPFK, claiming it is sending a cease and desist letter to KPFK demanding it stop listing Ralphs name. No details were provided, but Ralphs also claims KPFK "is not an organization that Ralphs would work with or offer community support". Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are also still on the KPFK supporters list - for their contact info click here. Join the Boycott thanks you all for your support in this ongoing campaign. 3/26/09


Ralphs Still on List of Supporters of Anti-Semitic KPFK:

Ralphs continues to appear on the list of supporters of the anti-US, anti-Israel, and anti-semitic KPFK after almost 6 weeks of email protests, 3 protests at its stores, and a damning expose of its racism by the Jewish Journal. Please write to Ralphs see sample and Join the Ralphs Boycott - above protesters deliver a suitable condemnation to a Ralphs store in West Los Angeles © JtB 3/25/09


KPFK Sowing Division in the California Community:

KPFK is sowing discord and division in the California community, between Latinos and the rest of the population. The LA Jewish Journal has exposed the depth of extremist anti-US, anti-Israel, and anti-semitic sentiment at KPFK in "Latino Radio Show Stirs Concern Over Views on Jews". 3/22/09


Taking it to Ralphs:

Time to take the message to Ralphs that supporting KPFK's anti-Israel propaganda is not an appropriate use of Ralphs "community involvement" dollars - please write to Ralphs see sample and Join the Ralphs Boycott


LA Times Unloads on Zionists:

In a stinging editorial "Israel Isn't Off-Limits" (3/12/09, online headline differs) with strong anti-semitic undertones, the LA Times lambasts the "Israel lobby" implying Zionists forced the unpopular Charles Freeman to withdraw as Obama's appointee to lead the National Intelligence Council. The full story of Freeman's withdrawal came to light in an online rebuttal Op-Ed "Charles Freeman Dispute About More Than Just Israel" (which has not appeared in print), and from a Dershowitz article "Defeating Freeman" The LA Times further demeans Zionists in opposing editorials (3/15/09) "Is Anti-Zionism Hate?" and "Zionism Is The Problem". LA Times subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel. 3/16/09


Ralphs Refuses to Stop Supporting Extremist Anti-Israel KPFK:

Other than acknowledging the complaints, Ralphs has offered no response to the wave of protests over its support of extremist anti-Israel radio KPFK (see below), effectively refusing to stop doing so, and continuing to appear on KPFK's list of supporters. Please stop buying from Ralphs, and if you have not yet done so, please write to Ralphs to mike.donnelly@ralphsgrocery.com, dave.hirz@ralphsgrocery.com, and dawn.arsenault@kroger.com, to protest, and cc to us at jointheboycott@inbox.com - see sample. Thank you. 3/13/09


Ralphs Now Supporting KPFK's Anti-Israel Extremism:

Click here for the latest news of the protest against the market chains' support of KPFK, broadcaster of the extremist anti-Israel program "Radio Intifada"
Hamas has committed countless war crimes in targeting Israeli civilians with rockets and mortars and using its own people as human shields, yet it is Israel on the defensive because of political accusations from anti-Israel extremists like KPFK and its "Radio Intifada". KPFK was also a promoter of the recent anti-Israel demonstrations. Even more disturbing is that major market chains such as Ralphs are supporting KPFK with food donations. Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are repeat offenders. Please stop buying from these markets and write to Ralphs at mike.donnelly@ralphsgrocery.com, dave.hirz@ralphsgrocery.com, and steve.mcmillan@ralphsgrocery.com, Whole Foods at john.mackey@wholefoods.com, and Trader Joe's at dbane@traderjoes.com, to protest their support of KPFK, and cc us at jointheboycott@inbox.com. see sample letter For a response to the extremists' claims see Phony War Crimes Accusation by Alan Dershowitz - above, Ralphs at Coldwater and Ventura in Studio City, CA, one of two Ralphs markets (the other is Woodland Hills) listed as donors of food to KPFK - photo © JtB 2/17/09


Dershowitz Calls for Donations Boycott of Hampshire College:

Alan Dershowitz is disgusted by the takeover of Hampshire College by a group of pro-PLO radicals who have persuaded a cooperative college board to divest from companies doing business with Israel. Dershowitz has called for a donations boycott of the college and we agree. Please send letters of protest to communications@hampshire.edu, nkelly@hampshire.edu, bkitsch@hampshire.edu 2/16/09


Downward Slide Continues at the Anti-Israel LA Times:

The LA Times is cutting another 300 jobs as the faltering economy cuts further into their revenues. The downslide has not diminished the paper's appetite for Hamas propaganda which continues in daily doses. see Gaza and The New Hamas Subscribers, this is an opportune time to join the boycott - please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel your LA Times. 2/1/09

The LA Times offices in downtown Los Angeles

How long can they continue to spread their anti-Israel poison? Above, the LA Times building in downtown Los Angeles where Hamas propaganda is a given - photo © JtB


Media Hostility to Israel Reminiscent of Nazi Propaganda:

When did you last hear the phrase "Israeli Human Rights"? The media's selective sympathy is a racist statement that dehumanizes Israelis and, by implication, the Jewish people, a strategy reminiscent of Nazi propaganda. Time Magazine is taking an aggressive leading role in attacking Israel while the LA Times hand-picks quotes (or makes them up) like this: ""These [the Israelis] aren't human beings, I swear to G-D" Ammar said." Gaza Family Time Magazine subscribers, please cancel now - LA Times subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel. 1/28/09


Support for Israel is Growing:


An Avalanche of Anti-Israel Propaganda from the LA Times:

Despite bankruptcy, the LA Times seems to have unlimited funds for an avalanche of anti-Israel propaganda over Gaza. 30 Palestinians, Hamas Speaks, Red Cross Says Even its coverage of local Rallies is skewed in Hamas' favour. The only piece that approaches Israel's side was an Op-Ed by Alan Dershowitz. Hamas' War Crimes Subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel. 1/11/09


Confrontation in Los Angeles:

At a StandWithUs Rally for Israel on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles Israel suppporters confront the supporters of hamas terrorism. 1/7/09



LA Times Boycotts Israel's Side of the Story:

LA Times saturation coverage of the war against Hamas continues to focus intensely on the Arab side. At Lebanon's It is impossible to understand the daily suffering of Israelis from this paper. Gaza Blaming Israel, painting it as the aggressor, and advocating for the terrorists, has been its generational hallmark. Brooks, Israeli Troops, CAMERA Boycott the LA Times back - subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel. 1/5/09


Media Ignores Rally for Israel in Westwood:

The LA Times and KCBS reported a pro-Hamas rally but ignored a big Rally for Israel in Westwood of the same date, January 2. 1/4/09


Tribune Company Files for Bankruptcy:

Facing debts of $13 billion with assets of just $7.6 billion, the Tribune company, owner of the LA Times, files for bankruptcy. AP, Reuters, E&P The company's widespread and sometimes extremist anti-Israel propaganda is a major cause of its downfall and the success of the boycott is apparent. Subscribers, please call 1-800-252-9141 to cancel your LA Times.

Better times ahead? Drivers on the 101 Freeway near Calabasas, CA, were treated to this glorious rainbow on Sunday December 7, 2008, a day before the Tribune Company, owner of the anti-Israel LA Times, filed for bankruptcy. AP - photo © JtB


Moshe's Miracle:

Young Moshe is rescued from the Mumbai Massacre terrorists but the


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Community mourns the loss of his parents, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka, and several other Israeli victims, Z"L. Memorial

Crowds gather at Chabad of Wetwood in Los Angeles, CA, to mourn the loss of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka, and several other Israeli vicitms, Z"L



Statement Regarding Yahoo Censorship

Yahoo have engaged in censorship of Join the Boycott shutting down our website without notice or explanation and refusing to put it back online. Join the Boycott continues to examine its options in response to Yahoo's outrageous actions. However, to avoid repeated Yahoo interruptions of our service, we have decided to direct all future development here at jtbla.com.

The voice of Friends of Israel will not be silenced. We will continue to express our support of Israel and expose anti-Israel propaganda in the Los Angeles Times and elsewhere.

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