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News and updates about BDS

UK academic refuses to help Israeli girl; 'Jews are Nazis'
Israeli schoolgirl who emailed former Cambridge lecturer for help with a school project about horses received a shocking response.

UK: Anti-Israel org's bank accounts shut down over terror links
Co-operative Bank closes Palestine Solidarity Campaign accounts due to concerns money used to fund terrorism.

German BDS activists go on 'settlement product' labeling spree
Self-appointed "inspectors" begin a campaign to label Israeli products in the city of Bremen in Germany.

Netanyahu orders: 'Break contact' with European Union
Following decision to label Israeli goods, Prime Minister suspends talks with EU institutions, representatives.

The death knell for Women's Studies

BDS fail: Pro-Palestinian group uses Israeli firm to build site
University of Denver’s branch of Students for Justice in Palestine use Wix, an Israeli company, to build their website in support of BDS.

UC Santa Cruz student warned not to vote over 'Jewish agenda'
Jewish Student Union president warned to abstain from BDS vote at University of California, Santa Cruz because he is Jewish.

Former Deputy FM: Let's not tell Europe 'we told you so'
Danny Ayalon says he hopes the current wave of terrorism will take the EU's labeling plan off the agenda.

German department store apologizes for removing Israeli products
KaDeWe, has retracted its earlier decision to remove products made in Judea and Samaria from its shelves, and apologized for 'confusion'

Netanyahu strikes out against German department store boycott
Prime Minister notes KaDeWe store which removed Israeli products from shelves was taken from Jews by the Nazis.

German department store insists no boycott of Israel
Facing charges of anti-Semitism, KaDeWe claims Israeli products were removed from shelves as part of 'periodic inspections.'

American Jewish group deplores anthropologist boycott of Israel
AJC - Global Jewish Advocacy denounces American Anthropological Association resolution to boycott Israel.

German department store boycotts Israeli products
KaDeWe in Berlin removes Israeli products from its shelves following EU decision to label Israeli products.

Largest yet academic association votes to support BDS
American Anthropological Association votes to boycott Israel.

Anti-Israel events skyrocket on US campuses
New ADL report reveals universities hosting ever more BDS events, and are even sponsoring many of them.

Hungary rejects EU 'settlement labeling' plan
Hungarian FM meets with Netanyahu, rejects labeling as 'inefficient and illogical.'

Watch: Lapid blasts 'patronizing EU hypocrisy' on CNN
Lapid takes CNN interviewer to task over EU decision. 'We are a sovereign country, and we will make our own decisions by ourselves.'

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Judea-Samaria business owners defiant against EU labelling
Psagot winery owner tells Arutz Sheva why businesses will drive to sell more to flaunt the EU's labels - and why he predicts success.

Anti-Semitism? CUNY students attack 'Zionist administration'
Students at largest urban university system in US take anti-Semitic tone in protest for tuition-free education, demand 'occupation' boycott.

Samaria activist takes on Jewish BDS supporters
'When some Jews start solely accusing Israel, then something bad is happening to them,' Ezri Tubi charges in latest pro-Israel clip.

Knesset approves bill blocking visas to supporters of boycott
MK Magal's law would prevent activists and supporters of boycott from entering the Jewish state.

EU approves labeling Jewish 'settlement' goods
After lengthy process European Union finally issues verdict, will label Jewish produce in move branded 'anti-Semitic' by Israel.

British IVF pioneer: BDS backers 'mostly second-rate academics'
Lord Robert Winston, who pioneered IVF treatment, becomes latest UK voice to dismiss anti-Israel boycott movement.

Rude awakening for an Israeli peace activist

Senators denounce EU's labeling plan
Senators Ted Cruz and Kirsten Gillibrand head bipartisan initiative which expresses concern over plan to label Judea and Samaria products.

Watch: London mayor blasts BDS 'lefty academics'
Mayor Boris Johnson, on official visit to Tel Aviv, 'cannot think of anything more foolish' than Israel boycott.

Likud MK proposes: Boycott the boycotters
MK Miki Zohar's bill would see Israel labeling products from countries that label Israeli products.

Europe a lost cause for Israel? Not so fast
Instead of giving up on Europe, it's time Israel changed its strategy and reached out to potential supporters right under its nose.

Watch: European Parliamentarians slam boycott in Samaria
In EU delegation to Samaria, UK legislator speaks out for Jewish housing need, joins Czech MEP condemning 'foolish' boycott.

What it’s like to talk to a Jewish anti-Zionist troll

Israeli academics take on Guardian in counter-BDS letter
Professors at Netanya Academic College call out British artists for engaging in academic censorship.

Dershowitz defeats BDS at Oxford
Harvard Law professor beats opponent in debate over boycott of Israel at liberal bastion in the UK, declaring 'BDS is anti-peace.'

Italian Jews in Samaria: Boycott is against all Jews
Jewish representatives visit family of murdered couple and Knesset, in trip to learn more about the 'hypocrites' who boycott Israel.

State to intervene in anti-Israel sports boycotts
PM orders National Security Council to directly intervene in discrimination against Israelis at global events, following judo fiasco.

Why is BDS losing? Simple: Israel is just too good
Aside from anything else, investors aren't about to boycott one of the world's most innovative country on the say-so of its enemies.

Those well educated and despicable anti-Semites

Harry Potter author opposes boycott, but also Israeli policy
Author JK Rowling, who signed a letter objecting to a cultural boycott of Israel, says she "deplores" some of Netanyahu's actions.

British ambassador: We firmly oppose calls to boycott Israel
Britain’s ambassador to Israel rejects call by UK academics to boycott Israel, says his government opposes boycotts.

343 UK professors to publish BDS ad
Professors 'ignoring' multiple institutions reversing anti-Israel trend, Jewish Leadership Council notes ahead of Guardian ad.

Police: Israeli Arabs stopped rioting, fearing Jewish boycott
Experts say Arabs fear financial losses due to Jewish boycott. Police: the past 10 days have been quiet.

Highest French court rules BDS unlawful, discriminatory
French Court of Cassation upholds ruling that BDS advocates discriminate against Israel and Israelis.

British artists reject Israel boycott, call for dialogue
More than 150 British artists call to promote coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians instead of a cultural boycott of Israel.

Lapid Takes on BDS in British Media
Yesh Atid chairman 'angry' at pro-Palestinian bias, he tells foreign journalists. 'Innocent people are murdered just because they are Jews.'

Ministers Approve Bill Banning Boycotters from the Country
People who call for boycotting Israel will not be allowed into the country, according to a bill by MK Yinon Magal.

BDS Encourages Followers to Support Terror Attacks
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement calls for 'wave of solidarity' with recent attacks against Israeli civilians.

Through thick and thin
Matisyahu Urges Diaspora Jews: Visit Israel No Matter What
In Israel for Jerusalem concert, reggae star meets Shimon Peres, says security situation shouldn't deter Jews from visiting.

New Foundation Counters BDS by Promoting Israeli Start-Ups
American Jewish billionaire Paul Singer invested $20 million in Start-Up Nation Central which aims to lure int'l investments in Israel.

Bitter Roger Waters Blasts Jon Bon Jovi for Playing in Israel
'You had a chance to stand on the side of justice,' Waters laments in whining letter to the rock legend.

Israel Allies Vow to Fight Lies, Incitement and Hatred
Global MPs resolve to defend Israel against 'discriminatory' int'l boycotts which threaten her 'sovereignty and security.'

Israel Faces 'Unprecedented Assault' on its Basic Legitimacy
All 'people of conscience' must reject BDS, Gilad Erdan tells delegation of international MPs who signed resolution to support Israel.

Arutz Sheva exclusive
UK MP: 'Stark Choices' Ahead for Iran
One UK parliamentarian talks tough on the Iran deal, Israel boycotts, in special interview.

Three Bright Spots in Threatening EU Cloud
If you look hard enough... Three recent stories from Europe give heart to besieged pro-Jewish/Israel elements.

Will Europe put a Yellow Star on Israeli Products?

BDS Protest Against Pharrell in South Africa Fizzles
Only 2,000 people protest American musician's performance in South Africa, but BDS says it was successful anyway.

Anti-Israel Propaganda - Now, in US Elementary School
The trickle-down effect: Palestinian with terror links speaks to third graders in Ithaca, NY about 'Israeli oppression.'

Singer Pharrell Williams to Face Down BDS in Cape Town
BDS movement promises 40,000-strong protest of performance by Grammy winner over partnership with store that imports from Israel.

Lapid to Europe: Your Anti-Semitism is Showing (in the Golan)!
MK Yair Lapid says EU boycott of Golan is so illogical that it is actually anti-Semitic.

An Open Letter to Reykjavik on its Eruption of Anti-Semitism

Iceland's Capital Backtracks on Israel Boycott
Reykjavik mayor says he is 'angry' with himself over 'poorly prepared' decision to boycott Jewish state, but surprised by outcry.
