A leading anti-hunger group says it is not boycotting Israel. Oxfam International on Tuesday wrote to the Simon Wiesenthal Center after the center protested a campaign — led by Oxfam’s Belgian branch — to boycott Israeli produce because of Israeli policy toward the Palestinians. Oxfam Belgium is an independent affiliate of Oxfam International, the group said.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.