BDS

Ben & Jerry's boycotting Judea and Samaria? Not so fast

Ben and Jerry's will still be sold in Judea and Samaria through the end of 2022 due to licensing agreement with Israeli Ben & Jerry's.

Jewish leaders slam Ben & Jerry's boycott of Judea and Samaria

Government officials and opinion leaders derided the ice cream company's 'hypocrisy' in boycotting services to Judea & Samaria.

Ben & Jerry's to boycott "Occupied Palestinian Territories"

Popular ice cream company to continue doing business within pre-'67 borders, but ends services in Judea and Samaria in BDS win.

Boycotting Israel? You might want to forget about emails & Waze

Israeli-Arab pro-Israel activist points out why boycotting the Jewish State may not be smart if you plan on living in the modern world.

Report: UN funds BDS organizations

Im Tirtzu report finds UN is funding 19 organizations which support BDS including 2 which are branches of PFLP terrorist organization.

Israeli singer Noga Erez apologizes for BDS controversy

Singer clarifies remarks, says she does not support BDS and loves her country. 'I should have chosen my words more carefully.'

400 NY Uni members sign letter urging boycott of Tel Aviv campus

Boycott letter originally denounced by NYU administration as at odds with the tenets of academic freedom now has over 400 signatures.

Norway pension fund divests from firms tied to Judea & Samaria

Move, which includes excluding major players such as Motorola, called "sheer bias" and tacit acceptance of BDS by human rights lawyer.

War And Pieces: The shape of US teachers’ anti-Israel drive

Amani Barakat must be joking when she twice touts the “peaceful” tactics of an anti-Israel drive among West Coast teachers’ unions. Op-ed.

Jewish leader of Canadian Green Party faces non-confidence vote

Former staffer Noah Zatzman calls vote “evidence of an organization whose leadership fosters a culture of systemic anti-Semitism.”

Largest US teachers union to vote on extreme anti-Israel motions

National teachers union's anti-Israel motions will "only add more fuel to the fire" of rising anti-Semitism, says StandWithUs.

CUNY Jewish faculty sign letter against anti-Israel union motion

40 Jewish studies faculty members at the City University of New York condemn faculty union resolution charging Israel with “apartheid.”

BDS activist expelled from Israel invited to address the Knesset

Human Rights Watch regional director Omar Shakir, who was expelled from Israel in 2019 over his support for BDS, poised to address Knesset.

CUNY union passes 'incredibly one-sided' anti-Israel resolution

Motion accusing Israel of "massacre" in Gaza and making no mention of Hamas rockets calls for supporting BDS, passes 84-34.

Galant: Professor who supported BDS won't receive Israel Prize

Education Minister announces that Israel Prize in Computer Science will not be awarded to Professor Oded Goldreich.

UC San Diego Graduate Student Association BDS resolution fails

While some Jewish groups applaud move, others are more cautious, worrying that another BDS resolution is just around the corner.

CUNY faculty union to vote on extreme anti-Israel resolution

Resolution is "unprecedented" in its "viciousness" says history professor.

Jewish teacher resigns from LA union over pro-BDS motion

Jewish teacher slams union for bringing to motion a vote that "stands by a terrorist organization...that wants to kill every Jew."

Anti-Israel protesters block Israeli cargo ship in Oakland

Hundreds of anti-Israel protests prevent Israeli cargo ship from unloading in Oakland, California, vow further actions against Israeli ships

Jewish actor Stephen Fry calls pro-BDS essay "brilliant"

Essay compares Israel to "a Jew that embarrasses other Jews."

From "Defund the Police" to "Defund Israel"

A racism and oppressor-oppressed narrative on the Israeli-Arab conflict disregards geopolitical realities and the region's history. Op-ed.

600 musicians sign letter calling for boycott of Israel

Patti Smith and Julian Casablancas of The Strokes among more than 600 musicians calling for artists to avoid playing concerts in Israel.

Massachusetts city tones down would-be BDS resolution

Cambridge, Mass., adopts a resolution critical of Israel, while a boycott measure falls short.

Federal court strikes down Georgia’s anti-BDS law

BDS opponents suffer major defeat as lawsuit by left-wing journalist against Gerogia's anti-BDS law wins in federal court.

Actor Mark Ruffalo tweets call for sanctions against Israel

Anti-Israel Marvel superhero actor also compares Israel to apartheid-era South Africa.

BDS has roots in the Bible

The cursers avoid the ‘Jew’ word; it would be self-destructive. Curse the Zionists all you like but don’t call them Jews. Op-ed.

Idaho and West Virginia pass anti-Israel boycott laws

New bills outlawing contracts with BDS bring number of states with anti-BDS laws to 33.

Biden nominee for Small Biz post on board of pro-BDS group

Dilawar Syed has served for four years on the board of a pro-BDS advocacy group that spoke out against the Israel Anti-Boycott Act.

Pomona College student gov passes BDS resolution targeting clubs

If enforced, resolution would likely mean funding would be pulled from any clubs on campus that support Israel.

UK Zionist youth group boycotts Ambassador Hotovely event

Masorti organization backs out of embassy event over Hotovely's past statements and views, which it says are inconsistent with its beliefs.

Canadian university abandons support for BDS

Student union at Quebec’s Concordia University formally abandons support for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

BDS movement attacks first Israeli art exhibition in UAE

Exhibit in Dubai features three Israeli artists featuring a theme of the "concept of water."

American Jewish history center to hold anti-Israel BDS event

Feinstein Center for American Jewish History at Temple Uni. being roundly criticized for hosting extremist anti-Israel and BDS speakers.

BDS: 21st century Nazism taught in schools and in music

We are seeing the repeat of the teaching of hate for Jews as it was taught in Nazi Germany: Get them at school, get them young. Op-ed.

Roger Waters again calls for boycott of Israeli soccer teams

Ex-Pink Floyd member doubles down on call for boycott of Israeli soccer teams. Israeli soccer association's response? 'Use soccer for unity'

Supreme Court: Pro-BDS professor can't receive Israel Prize

Supreme Court grants Education Min. one month to find alternative nominee for Israel Prize, after ruling out pro-BDS professor as candidate.

A definition of anti-Semitism that defends anti-Semites

The Jerusalem Declaration is designed to defend BDS proponents, including some signatories. It is manna from heaven for anti-Semites. Op-ed.

Sudan abolishes Israel boycott law

Repeal of law banning any dealings with Israel and Israelis paves way for full normalization between the countries.

Does Andrew Yang, NYC mayoral candidate, 'appreciate' BDS?

Andrew Yang, NYC mayoral candidate, clarifies position on the BDS movement. 'BDS does not recognize Israel's right to exist.'

The Ramallah Quakers

Quaker schools are fertile ground for BDS and support for Palestinian terror, seen as resistance of Israel's "structural violence." Op-ed.

I know Nazism - and there are Nazi overtones to BDS in UC-Irvine

Hitler dehumanized the Jews so very slowly, methodically, one step at a time, each aimed at dehumanizing them. Like BDS wants to do. Op-ed.

B'nai Brith calls on U of Toronto to implement ruling on BDS

The University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union was recently ordered to stop using student fees to promote BDS.

Efrat head clashes with B'Tselem, Adalah representatives

Efrat Council head at Haaretz conference despite calls for its boycott: 'I'm unwilling to be boycotted, unwilling to boycott others.'

Mark Levin on how to handle media bias: ‘We need to BDS them’

Radio broadcaster says that to understand the danger US media poses to US democracy, you have to understand how they treat Israel. Op-ed.

Still crazy after decades: UC Irvine's malignant Israel-haters

Divestment resolutions are not the goal, but the means for Israel-haters to persistently trumpet the many falsified ills of Israel, Op-ed.

De Blasio: Israel is a 'fundamentally progressive concept'

New York Mayor criticizes BDS movement, says Democrats should support the State of Israel.

Federal court orders Arkansas court to reconsider anti-BDS law

Court revives challenge to Arkansas law that aims to ban the boycott Israel movement.

Will the Boycott-Israel Clique co-opt the Scientific Community?

The hard sciences once seemed immune to the politics that dominate the humanities in academia, but no longer.Opinion.

Toronto university ordered to abandon BDS

University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union told to stop using student fees to promote BDS.

Report: State Department to hire Israel critic

Washington Free Beacon reports State Department will hire Sanders aide Matt Duss, who has been blasted for anti-Israel activism.

Andrew Yang got it right on BDS

BDS say they are boycotting only Israelis, not Jews. But they are not boycotting Israeli Arabs, just Israeli Jews. Op-ed

Spanish court acquits BDS activists who harassed Matisyahu

Valencia Appeals Court acquits 11 activists behind demand Jewish-American singer Matisyahu declare support for PA statehood of hate crime.

Wasted lives

A book by Susan Abulhawa, a jiihadi, follows the lives of 4 generations of the fictional terrorist family of Yehya Mohammad Abulheja. Revew.

BDS organization demands Israel provide COVID vaccine

BDS leader Mustafa al-Barghouti launches campaign to force Israel to give PA vaccines despite PA procuring vaccines without Israel.

How to fight Pro-BDS Academics more effectively

If signing a BDS declaration leads to a possible risk to one's future as an academic, that may bring about change. Op-ed,

The EU makes double standards a policy when it comes to boycotts

The EU calls to boycott Israel but signs major deals with China despite its occupation of Tibet. Trump acted, will Biden repeal? Opinion.

France gives $10M to Palestinian group promoting Israel boycott

French government allocates $10 million for major pro-BDS organization

2020 achievements in the battle against anti-Semitism

While the number of anti-Semitic incidents worldwide increased in 2020, there were positive developments in the fight against it. Op-ed.

Peace for Peace: Israel and the Muslim World

Israel bashers and boycotters gnash their teeth at the recent peace accords because peace is the last thing they want. Opinion.

Let’s hope the NY Post is right and I’m wrong

Remember Fukuyama writing that this is “the end of history,” that the world has come to its senses?.So the NYPost says BDS is dead. Op-ed.

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