News for BDS The Sally Rooney episode: BDS proves once again that it’s all about the anti-SemitismRooney's translation refusal and Ben & Jerry’s singling out Israel for boycotts, tell us all we need to know about Jew-hatred. Op-ed. Bestselling author won't let her novel be translated into HebrewSally Rooney backs anti-Israel boycott, won’t let her new novel ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You?’ be published in Hebrew. Toronto's York University student union hires pro-BDS group to lead anti-Semitism trainingStudent union also criticized for holding the session on a Jewish holiday. 74 Jewish groups urge California governor to veto ethnic studies bill3,000 residents also sign petition calling for Governor Newsom to veto bill out of concerns curriculum will be overtly anti-Semitic. The German ‘anti-Semitism commissioner’ who enables BDS, Jew-hatred and IranRabbi Cooper of the Wiesenthal Center said re Blume that 'the job of an anti-Semitism commissioner is to fight it and not spread it'. Op-ed. After a fight, Seattle City Council won’t bar police from training with Israeli forcesBill pushed by Seattle city council member narrowly fails, 4 to 5, ending bid to block police from training with Israeli forces. Texas to divest from Ben & Jerry'sTexas adds Ben & Jerry's and its parent company, Unilever, to the state's list of companies that boycott Israel. Main LA teachers union indefinitely shelves BDS resolutionAt heated meeting, Los Angeles teachers union approves board motion to indefinitely postpone voting on BDS resolutions. Florida expected to divest from Unilever next monthFlorida's top pension investment officer says state has not received 'meaningful response' from Unilever after Ben & Jerry's boycott. San Francisco union shelves BDS resolutionSF union goes against rising trend of labor groups putting forward BDS resolutions, much to the outcry of many pro-Israel union members. Burlington, Vermont to vote on support for BDS todayVermont's largest city could become first US city to endorse BDS in vote taken in middle of Jewish High Holidays. Scottish government slammed over BDS supporting coalition partnerGreen Party in 2015 endorsed pro-BDS and Hamas declaration stating that Zionism is racist, and calling for end to Israel as a Jewish state. LA Teachers Union to Vote on pro-BDS motionAt September meeting, the largest teachers union in LA will vote on whether to support BDS and call on President Biden to end aid to Israel. Did ADL really say BDS is not always antisemitic?Former Israeli Amb. to the UN Danny Danon explained it: “BDS is the 21st Century incarnation of an old disease called antisemitism.” Op-ed Zionist Org of America slams ADL for stating not all BDS resolutions are anti-SemiticZOA calls out ADL for saying "situations vary widely with BDS" when it comes to anti-Semitism.Arizona to review possible Ben & Jerry's sanctionsArizona becomes eighth state to begin reviewing whether Ben & Jerry’s boycott of Judea and Samaria merits sanctions.The world of BDSHow many times, over the millennia, were those “Palestinian” Muslims exiled from the land? Ethnically cleansed? Removed? Hmmm. Never. Op-ed.Holocaust survivors call for legislators to oppose California ethnic studies billHolocaust survivors and descendants sign letter urging Jewish legislators in California not to back curriculum accused of anti-Jewish bias. Supreme Court overturns government decision to invalidate Israel Prize nomineeEducation Minister accused Prof. Goldreich of being a BDS supporter & unworthy of 2021 prize.Mayor of NJ town home to Unilever HQ slams Ben & Jerry's boycottIn letter, mayor of Englewood Cliffs, NJ strongly urged Unilever to reconsider Ben & Jerry's decision to boycott Judea and Samaria. U of North Carolina criticized for course on Israel instructor's anti-Israel biasLeaders and advocacy orgs denounce university for continuing a trend of hiring anti-Zionist instructors to teach students about Israel.US Jewish org applauds stand taken by Ben & Jerry's franchiseesThirty American franchises send letter to Ben & Jerry's executives denouncing company's decision to boycott Judea and Samaria.The legal pitfalls facing Ben & Jerry's and their parent companyIce cream BDS is a sticky business. Don’t be misled by attempts to sanitize the antisemitic scheme as social awareness. It's illegal. Op-ed. German human rights NGO blasts Ben & Jerry's over Judea and Samaria boycottThe Amadeu Antonio Stiftung Foundation is ending its partnership with the ice cream maker saying its boycott promotes anti-Semitism. NY senator slams anti-Israel CUNY union, supports Jewish profs who resigned in protestAnna Kaplan says that CUNY Jewish profs were left feeling like they had a "knife in the back" after union ignored their concerns. Swiss Jewish community slams Swiss Press Council’s pro-BDS stanceSwiss Jewish Federation outraged after country's press council rules against magazine that printed article linking BDS to anti-Semitism. Coalition of Jewish groups works to derail LA teachers union BDS resolutionL.A. Parents Against Antisemitism group using letter campaign to get teachers on their side before a September union vote on a BDS motion.Ben & Jerry's owner Unilever: We reject BDSUnilever CEO Alan Jope informs ADL chief that company rejects BDS after subsidiary boycotts Judea and Samaria. 'Boycotts harm the boycotters more than Israel'Foreign Ministry leads inter-ministerial discussion on government's response to Ben & Jerry's boycott of Judea and Samaria..CUNY hops on the BDS bandwagonWhen did it become de rigeuer for professors to let their political views color their on-campus activities? Op-ed. Anti-BDS banner flown over Ben & Jerry's headquartersIsraeli-American Council flies banner reading 'Serve Ice Cream, Not Hate' over Vermont headquarters of Ben & Jerry's. Hempstead becomes first US town to boycott Ben & Jerry'sTown of Hempstead, NY will cut all business ties with both Ben & Jerry's and its parent company, Unilever.Exposing Anuradha Mittal, the Jew-hater who pushed Ben & Jerry's to boycott IsraelB&J Chairman's twitter account with 107 anti-Israel tweets has one where she describes the creation of Israel as a “catastrophe." Op-ed.Ben & Jerry's 'insider' links company board to activist kicked out of IsraelInside source claims Ben & Jerry's board advised by former director of Human Rights Watch in Israel who was expelled from the country. Shaked appeals to Christian friends of Israel to fight Ben & Jerry's boycottInterior Minister asks Christians United for Israel leaders to help in fight to reverse ice cream brand's boycott.Texas examining whether Ben & Jerry's violates anti-BDS lawUnilever could lose $100 million from Texas if Ben & Jerry's is found to be in violation of state anti-BDS law. PA to Europe: Boycott the 'settlements'Senior Fatah official calls on European governments to ban commercial dealings with the "settlements". Long Island town takes action against Ben & Jerry'sTown of Hempstead to cut ties and municipal contracts with Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever.'Tell Ben & Jerry's their business will suffer'Yesha Council chairman asks owner of Kof-K kashrut certification organization to convey to Ben & Jerry's the consequences of their boycott. CEO of Ben & Jerry's Israel: Boycott 'not a consideration'The owner of Israel's Ben & Jerry's franchise says he's disgusted with the company's discriminatory practices.Ice cream that leaves a bad taste in our mouthsThe bitter taste left by Ben & Jerry has seen a grassroots backlash against this company in Jewish neighborhoods around the world. Op-ed.US responds to Ben & Jerry's: Against all forms of BDSState Department spokesman says he will not condemn a private company but opposes all attempts to delegitimize Israel. UPenn pro-Palestinian group calls for cancellation of school trip to IsraelNewly formed group attacks 7-day tour of Israel as "well-funded campaign" to "deflect attention...from ongoing human rights abuses." Ben & Jerry's Israel sales jump 21%Israelis show support for Israeli company which manufactures popular ice cream in Israel after global corporation announces boycott.US: Kosher supermarkets drop Ben & Jerry'sNumerous supermarket chains announce they will not stock Ben & Jerry's ice cream after company announces boycott of Judea and Samaria.CEO of Ben & Jerry’s Israel: They have been pressuring me for a year and a halfCEO of Ben & Jerry's Israel responds to global company's decision not to sell in Judea and Samaria: I do not intend to surrender.Jewish leaders in Israel and abroad slam Ben & Jerry's Judea and Samaria boycottGovernment officials and opinion leaders derided the ice cream company's 'hypocrisy' in boycotting services to Judea & Samaria. Ben & Jerry's: We will not sell our products in the "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. Report: UN funds BDS organizationsIm 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 controversySinger clarifies remarks, says she does not support BDS and loves her country. 'I should have chosen my words more carefully.' War And Pieces: The shape of US teachers’ anti-Israel driveAmani 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 over former pro-Israel aidFormer 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 motionsNational teachers union's anti-Israel motions will "only add more fuel to the fire" of rising anti-Semitism, says StandWithUs. CUNY Jewish studies faculty sign letter slamming anti-Israel union motion40 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 KnessetHuman Rights Watch regional director Omar Shakir, who was expelled from Israel in 2019 over his support for BDS, poised to address Knesset. CUNY faculty union passes 'incredibly one-sided' anti-Israel resolutionMotion 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 PrizeEducation Minister announces that Israel Prize in Computer Science will not be awarded to Professor Oded Goldreich. |
