BDS
News and updates about BDS

Report: Israelis Banned from Buying French Soccer Tickets
Israelis have apparently been banned from buying tickets to see the Paris St. Germain soccer team in action.

Princeton Votes Against BDS
Prestigious Ivy League university's decision surfaces amid controversy over BDS, anti-Semitism within student organizations on US campuses.

Senate Committee Passes Measures to Combat BDS
Senate Finance Committee adopts amendments to the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) aimed at countering BDS.

NIF Critics See BDS Lawsuits After Israeli Supreme Court Ruling
Litigation may be filed against the far-left group after landmark ruling enabling suits against groups which support BDS movement.

Israelis Seek to Halt PA's 'Soccer Intifada'
The Palestinian Authority is determined to get Israel booted out of FIFA, and Israeli officials are headed to Switzerland to prevent that.

'EU Boycotts Israel, Not Murderers in Syria or Gaza'
Minister Katz condemns EU 'settlement' label call as 'anti-Semitic,' asking 'what do Medjool dates have to do with politics?'

Lawsuit Barrage Against Leftist 'Settlement Boycott' Groups
Legal Forum for Israel says after High Court ruling requiring boycotters to compensate, it is preparing legal fusillade.

Lapid Blasts EU Call to Label 'Settlement' Products
Yesh Atid chairman says labelling products from Judea and Samaria could wreak havoc on the entire Israeli economy.

EU Label on Israeli 'Settlement' Goods: A Yellow 'Jude' Badge
16 of 28 EU countries press foreign affairs head to label goods from Judea and Samaria as part of an economic offensive on Israel.

Still Boycotting Germany, Beitar Remembers Victims
Members of the Beitar youth movement conducted their annual Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony outside the German Embassy.

More Anti-Semitism? Stanford Student Grilled for Being Jewish
Student coalition asks student government candidate if her identity will affect her vote on divestment, then decides not to endorse her.

Left Protests at Idan Reichel's NY Performance - I Kid You Not

Wake up! Israel has been Abandoned

SodaStream Bows to Pressure: Label Change to 'Made in West Bank'
After activists file complaint with Justice Department accusing misrepresentation, SodaStream abandons 'Made in Israel' label.

Virginia State Bar Boycotts Israel
Odd announcement to cancel Jerusalem conference surfaced on anti-Israel social media pages before being sent to lawyers.

Watch: Child Reveals PA School Play Teaches 'To Kill Jews'
Education, PA style. On official TV, boy in Hevron theater contest says he joined to 'boycott Israel and kill the Jews.'

French Company Boycotts Jerusalem Light Rail Project
Utility giant foregoes project in Israeli capital 'to avoid political interpretation,' after it conducted a feasibility study.

BDS Fail: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to Visit Jerusalem
Leak reveals hushed up visit of top celeb couple, who already booked a hotel in Jerusalem - and are eyeing a mansion in Tel Aviv.

Students at Canadian University Vote in Favor of BDS
Student union at McMaster University in Hamilton votes to support the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Pears Institute for the Study of Anti-Semitism is a Study in Itself

Politicizing Scholarship to Question Israel’s Existence

University of New Orleans Holds Drive to Divest from PA
Allies of Israel sponsors two-day drive at Univ. of New Orleans urging students to sign petition against 'abuses perpetrated by the PA.'

Los Angeles Conference Confronts BDS Financing and Tactics
Hundreds of individuals to challenge the BDS movement's distortion of history and facts, their guerrilla tactics, and their radicalism.

Stand Against the New Israel Fund

Palestinian Stores Begin Boycott of Israeli Food Products
80% of Palestinian stores in Judea and Samaria started boycott against companies Tnuva, Strauss, Elite, Osem, Prigat, and Yafora.

UCLA Student Board Interrogates Candidate Over Jewish Background
Debate rages over whether being Jewish could make student government member 'biased', in shocking display of anti-Semitism.

How the EU Promotes Anti-Semitism with Sweden's Help

Lapid: British Artists' Boycott Letter is 'Shallow'
Yesh Atid head responds to call by 700 British artists to boycott Israel, says they are unaware of the reality in the Middle East.

Northwestern University Votes to Divest from Israel
Student senate passes BDS resolution to divest from 6 corporations over 'human rights violations' in Israel, in latest discriminatory act.

Moral Madness in the Campus War Against Israel

700 British Artists Vow to Boycott Israel
Artists protest 'cultural and physical war' on Palestinians - based on PA-funded reports from far-left group B'Tselem.

Rock Legend Alan Parsons Publishes His Rejection of BDS
After Roger Waters posted his failed attempt to get Parsons to boycott Israel, Parsons states 'music knows no borders, and neither do I.'

Bennett Reprimands EU Ambassadors in Closed Meeting
'To isolate Israel and tie its hands economically, hoping we commit suicide, is immoral,' Bennett said to EU in leaked recording.

J-Street Launches Virulent Anti-Netanyahu Campaign
Lobby starts 'Bibi Doesn't Speak for Me' petition to keep Netanyahu from Congress - but at whose expense?

Palestinians to Boycott Six Major Israeli Companies
A national committee announced Monday that the PA will officially boycott Israeli products from six companies, effective Wednesday.

Rock Legend Alan Parsons Rebuffs Roger Waters' BDS Call
Yet another BDS failure: rock star Parsons rejects letter by Waters, says he's 'very happy to be in Tel Aviv!'

Anti-Israel Radicalism's Genocidal Nature at UC Davis

Senators May Boycott Netanyahu's Congress Speech
A group of Democratic Senators consider boycotting Netanyahu's speech in protest of Boehner's 'disregard for US protocol.'

Allahu Akbar: Hamas 'Conquers the University of California'
BDS vote passes as 'Allah is greater' shouted at Jews, student senator gloats over 'Hamas victory' - hours later swastikas on Jewish frat.

'This is the Answer to BDS'
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Likud MKs praise project encouraging small businesses in Judea-Samaria, in defiance of BDS campaign.

Lawyers Called Upon to Use Their Skills in Israel’s Defense
Unprecedented legal activist training seminar hopes to raise the next generation of Israel's courtroom defenders.

American Muslims Visit Israel, Others Promise to Boycott Them
Muslim-Americans who visited Israel on the Muslim Leadership Initiative are in hot water for "cooperating with Zionists."

NGOs Use Christian Anti-Semitism to Urge Israel Boycott
NGO Monitor annual report shows how the 'holiday spirit' has NGOs worldwide pushing religious demonization of Israel.

UK Pro-Israel Groups Claim a Victory in Fightback Against BDS
'IsrACTION Day' unites British Jews, Christians during festive season by supporting Israel and helping the homeless at the same time.

Expert: BDS May Become a Political Movement in America
Former head of American Association of University Professors warns BDS is gaining momentum in the States.

Danish Ambassador Promotes Anti-Israel Discrimination

University of California Student Union Votes to Boycott Israel
The University of California graduate student worker union votes in favor of an academic boycott of Israel. Student group condemns the move.

Europe is Becoming an Israel-free Zone, Again

British Architects Backtrack on March Boycott of Israel
British architects' decision to boycott Israeli architects has been overturned by RIBA's council after months of criticism.

US Presbyterian Church Under Heat for Meeting Hezbollah
Shurat Hadin files whistleblower action to IRS showing how church group behind BDS move blatantly breached its tax-exempt status.

Cities against Israel

Israel Boycott Motion Shot Down in Local British Council
Blanket ban on Israeli products dropped from central England municipal council agenda after Jewish leaders, politicians protest.

South African Store Bans BDS In-Store Protests
Woolworths achieves ban on anti-Israel activists breaking into stores, after pig heads dumped in kosher section last month.

Pirates Attempt to Hijack Israeli Cargo Ship At Sea
Pirates attempted to board freighter sailing off coast of Somalia, but were thwarted by ship's security guards.

BDS Experts: Legal Battle Against NGOs 'Like a Street Fight'
Legal experts weigh in on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions - and why taking anti-Israel NGOs to court is critical for Israel's image.

Jews Rally Against Anti-Israel Activity in South Africa
Jewish protesters demonstrate outside a branch of Woolworths to condemn anti-Israel protests they say have turned anti-Semitic.

BDS Group Protests Palestinian-Israeli Film Festival
Why can't we just all get along? BDS group cries 'occupation' over festival celebrating good relationship between Israelis, Palestinians.

South Africa: Pig's Head Placed in Kosher Section of Supermarket
A student group protesting Israel's actions in Gaza places pig's head in Woolworths store in Cape Town.

UK Student Union Boycotts Israel - But Won't Condemn ISIS
National Union of Students rejects motion supporting Kurds against Islamic State over 'Islamophobia fears', provoking outcry.
