The Consulate General of Israel to New England serves as the official representative of the Israeli state in the New England region. The Consulate General puts considerable energy and resources into the dissemination of Israeli state propaganda across New England, while frequently interfacing with Massachusetts state officials and MA state institutions including the police.
The Consulate General has facilitated joint conferences and exchange programs (mostly around “cybersecurity”) between Massachusetts government officials and Israeli state officials. In 2001, the Brookline police broke up a peaceful and permitted rally protesting the Israel Day of Celebration, arresting Amer Jubran, a leading organizer, and accused him of "assault with a dangerous weapon" (his shod foot). Freedom of Information Act requests submitted before Amer's trial produced documents which revealed that the Brookline police had communicated with Israel Day Celebration organizers including the Consulate General of Israel to New England about plans for the pro-Palestine rally. (For more, see the website of the Amer Jubran Defense Campaign.)
The Consulate General of Israel to New England has also made deep inroads into important Boston area institutions. The Boston Globe, Boston's most widely read newspaper, frequently publishes op-eds by Consul General of Israel to New England, spreading crass Israeli propaganda to its expansive readership. Articles by the Consul General of Israel to New England which the Boston Globe has published in recent years include: "Iran's Rouhani Gets His Way on Nuclear Weapons"; "Don’t rush into a deal with Iran," in which which the Counsul General characterized the Iran Nuclear Deal as "alarming" and urged US leaders to maintain their tight regime of economic warfare against the people of Iran; "Why International Counterterrorism Effort is Weak," in which the Consul General argued that the West's massive and racist "counterterrorism" efforts following September 11, 2001 were, in fact, not racist or massive enough, and should have been implemented on a more expansive scale; and "Like Israelis, Bostonians show resilience amid pain," in which the Consul General joined the chorus of Zionist voices who capitalized upon the Boston Marathon Bombings of 2013 to appeal for increased connections and collaborations between the city of Boston and Israel.
Similarly, the Consulate General of Israel to New England has forged strong links with Boston area colleges and universities. In 2019, for example, the Consulate General of Israel to New England and the Harvard Kennedy School's "Israel Caucus" teamed up to host a screening of "Rabin in His Own Words,” a documentary about the life of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. As reported in the Electronic Intifada, Yitzhak Rabin played a central role in the Nakba, through which zionist militias violently expelled 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and lands in order to open up space for Jewish settlement and to ensure the "demographic character" (i.e. more Jewish people and less Palestinian people) of the soon to be formed Zionist state, and furthermore Rabin played a central role in the utter brutality of Israel's response to the first Palestinian Intifada.
The Consulate General of Israel to New England similarly supports and collaborates with Boston area Zionist NGOs to put on propagandistic pro-Israel events. For example, the Consulate General provided support to the Jewish Arts Collaborative's "Taste of Israel" series, during Boston's Restaurant Week, and the Consulate General runs "Israeli House Boston," which the Consulate General uses to further spread Israeli state propaganda and to promote pro-Israel events, such as Israeli “independence day” celebrations.
Meron Reuben currently serves as the Consul General of Israel to New England.
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BOMBYX received support from the Consulate General of Israel to New England to host Israeli artist Ravid Kahalani. A description of BOMBYX's event with Kahalani posted on Israel in Boston Facebook Page (managed by the Consulate General) reads: "the Yemen Blues - Ravid Kahalani are back in Western Mass! Ravid Kahalani’s project begins and ends with the singer’s rhapsodic voice and a Yemeni accent acquired from childhood religious singing — but everything in the middle is global, funky, and outrageous. This time, buckle up for an electric performance at the intimate sanctuary of Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity in Northampton. Supported by the Consulate General of Israel to New England." Events like this one are part of an Israeli state effort to positively "brand Israel" in an attempt to whitewash the realities of Israel's colonial subjugation of Palestinians and systematic theft of Palestinian land and resources.
Boston College's Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, which celebrates Israel and Zionism, lists The Consulate General of Israel to New England as one of its partner organizations.
The Boston Globe, Boston's most widely read newspaper, frequently publishes op-eds by Consul General of Israel to New England, spreading the Consul's Israeli state propaganda to the Globe's expansive readership. Articles by the Consul General of Israel to New England which have appeared in the Boston Globe in recent years include: "Iran's Rouhani Gets His Way on Nuclear Weapons"; "Don’t rush into a deal with Iran," in which which the Counsul General characterized the Iran Nuclear Deal as "alarming" and urged US leaders to maintain their tight regime of economic warfare against the people of Iran; "Why International Counterterrorism Effort is Weak," in which the Consul General argued that the West's massive and racist "counterterrorism" efforts following September 11th 2001 were, in fact, not racist or massive enough; and "Like Israelis, Bostonians show resilience amid pain," in which the Consul General joined the chorus of Zionist voices who capitalized upon the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings to appeal for increased connections and collaborations between the city of Boston and Israel.
In 2010, the Boston Museum of Science ran an exhibit entitled “Israel Innovation Week,” which highlighted "Israel's progress on its plan to be the first country to have a majority of electric cars on its roads; efforts to be a pioneer in solar and wind energy; and thriving innovative economy." The exhibit was co-sponsored by The Consulate General of Israel to New England.
Boston University's Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies lists the Consulate General of Israel to New England as one of its "partners," in the Center's most recent Annual Report.
In December 2021, Salem State University collaborated with the Consulate General of Israel to New England to put on an exhibition "which recognize[d] diplomats who saved Jews during the Holocaust and were later honored as Righteous Among the Nations by the State of Israel."
In 2019, the Consulate General of Israel to New England and the Harvard Kennedy School Israel Caucus teamed up to host a screening of "Rabin in His Own Words,” a documentary about the life of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Yitzhak Rabin played a central role in the 1948 Nakba, through which Zionist militias violently expelled 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and land in order to open up space for Jewish settlement and to ensure the "demographic character" (ie more Jewish people and less Palestinian people) of the soon to be formed Zionist state. As reported in the Electronic Intifada:
He personally signed off on Zionist leader David Ben-Gurion’s order to expel some 70,000 Palestinians from the cities of Lydda and nearby Ramle in what is now central Israel. Rabin issued a written order to the Yiftach Brigade, a Zionist militia: “The inhabitants of Lydda must be expelled quickly, without regard to age.” As Rabin’s thugs worked to carry out that order, Palestinian civilians took refuge in Lydda’s Dahmash mosque, where Zionists massacred some 120 people.
Electronic Intifada further recounts Yitzhak Rabin's central role in the brutality of Israel's response to the first Palestinian Intifada:
[I]n December 1987 an unarmed popular uprising broke out in the West Bank and Gaza against Israel’s brutal military occupation. As defense minister and effective military dictator over millions of Palestinians, Rabin embraced his task of crushing the intifada. He publicly ordered Israel’s army to use “force, might and beatings” – as well as live ammunition that took the lives of young Palestinians almost daily for years. This video from Al Jazeera includes one of the most notorious scenes from the first intifada, broadcast all over the world at the time ... It shows Israeli soldiers methodically beating two Palestinian youths using rocks, trying to break their bones. The two boys, both 17, were cousins Wael and Osama Jawdeh.
Harvard Kennedy School's Israel Caucus and the Consulate General of Israel to New England co-sponsored similar events in each of the following two years, on the 25th and 26th anniversaries of Rabin's Death.
The Consulate General of Israel to New England and Brandeis University's Schusterman Center for Israel Studies have collaborated to host Zionist events in the Boston Area. (See for example: here.)
In June of 2001, Brookline police broke up a peaceful and permitted rally protesting an event called the Israel Day of Celebration. Brookline police arrested Amer Jubran, a leading organizer of the protest, and accused him of "assault with a dangerous weapon" (his shod foot). The arrest was based on a false accusation by Alex Koifman, a prominent Zionist, that Amer had kicked him as he passed by. Freedom of Information Act requests submitted before Amer's trial produced documents which revealed that the Brookline police had communicated with Israel Day Celebration organizers, including the Consulate General of Israel to New England, about plans for the pro-Palestine rally. (For more, see the website of the Amer Jubran Defense Campaign.)
The Consulate General of Israel to New England is a sponsor of the New England-Israel Business Council.
The Consulate General of Israel to New England also frequently co-sponsors pro-Israel events coordinated by the Lappin Foundation (see for example: here). The Consulate General donated between $500 and $999 to the Lappin Foundation in fiscal year 2020.
In 2021, Gann Academy co-sponsored an event hosted by the Consulate General of Israel to New England to mark the anniversary of the death of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. A Gann student group called the "ShenaniGanns" gave a "musical performance" as part of the event.
Yitzhak Rabin played a central role in the 1948 Nakba, through which Zionist militias violently expelled 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and land in order to open up space for Jewish settlement and to ensure the "demographic character" (ie more Jewish people and less Palestinian people) of the soon to be formed Zionist state. As reported in the Electronic Intifada:
He personally signed off on Zionist leader David Ben-Gurion’s order to expel some 70,000 Palestinians from the cities of Lydda and nearby Ramle in what is now central Israel. Rabin issued a written order to the Yiftach Brigade, a Zionist militia: “The inhabitants of Lydda must be expelled quickly, without regard to age.” As Rabin’s thugs worked to carry out that order, Palestinian civilians took refuge in Lydda’s Dahmash mosque, where Zionists massacred some 120 people.
Electronic Intifada further recounts Yitzhak Rabin's central role in the brutality of Israel's response to the first Palestinian Intifada:
[I]n December 1987 an unarmed popular uprising broke out in the West Bank and Gaza against Israel’s brutal military occupation. As defense minister and effective military dictator over millions of Palestinians, Rabin embraced his task of crushing the intifada. He publicly ordered Israel’s army to use “force, might and beatings” – as well as live ammunition that took the lives of young Palestinians almost daily for years. This video from Al Jazeera includes one of the most notorious scenes from the first intifada, broadcast all over the world at the time ... It shows Israeli soldiers methodically beating two Palestinian youths using rocks, trying to break their bones. The two boys, both 17, were cousins Wael and Osama Jawdeh.
The Consulate General of Israel to New England is an Institutional Partner of The Israel Summit.
The Consulate General of Israel to New England is listed as a sponsor and supporter of the Jewish Arts Collaborative on the JAC's website. The Jewish Arts Collaborative received support from the Consulate General of Israel to New England for JAC's "Taste of Israel" series, which occurred during Boston's Restaurant Week in 2021 and in 2022. Events like "Taste of Israel" glories Israel while whitewashing the realities of Israel's colonial subjugation of Palestinians and systematic theft of Palestinian land and resources.
Massachusetts government officials and Israeli state officials have participated in joint conferences and exchange programs (mostly around “cybersecurity”) facilitated by groups including the Consulate General of Israel to New England.
The Synagogue Council of Massachusetts collaborates with the Consulate General of Israel to New England and the Israeli-American Council Boston to run the "Israel Resource Forum." According to IAC Boston, the Israel Resource Forum "serves to connect Synagogue leaders who serve on Israel related committees with each other, and with key organizations and resources in the community."