Alexander Joffe
ARTICLES BY: Alexander Joffe
Normalization Throws a Wrench Into BDS
The most important BDS development in September was the signing of normalization agreements by Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Intense "outside in"...
The Fall Semester Begins — and So Does BDS
The fall semester begins this year with higher education in limbo. Colleges and universities are split between virtual and in-person semesters, with the latter balanced...
Annexation Proposal Leads to More Support for BDS
In contrast to June, when BDS was focused on alleged Israeli culpability for police violence in the US, in July anger was generated over reports...
BDS and Palestinian Propagandists Seize the Moment to Attack Israel
In a sudden shift from blaming Israel and Jews for the coronavirus pandemic, BDS news in June was dominated by the killing of George Floyd...
Despite Coronavirus, BDS Debate Continues on Campus and Elsewhere
The academic year ended with colleges and universities locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The impact on BDS activities, especially Israeli Apartheid Week and...
Global Antisemitism Rises as Pandemic Spreads
The leading BDS news for April was the movement’s attack on Israel’s response to the global coronavirus pandemic. Following the approach of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, leading...
Coronavirus: A Sputnik Moment for Science Education
On October 4, 1957 a 58cm-diameter sphere became the first object launched into space. The Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1 satellite transmitted signals to earth for...
Coronavirus Temporarily Slows Campus BDS Efforts
The coronavirus pandemic that began in China has now engulfed the entire world. Among the casualties was higher education in North America. Campuses have shut...
Fighting BDS at the UN, ICC, and on Campus
The leading BDS event of February was the long awaited publication by the United Nations' Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of a...
Bernie Sanders, AIPAC, and Israel
Leading US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has announced that he will not attend the 2020 AIPAC policy conference, saying, “The Israeli people have the...
Complaints on Antisemitism Executive Order Highlight Climate on Campus
The new Executive Order extending protections to Jewish students under the 1964 Civil Rights Act has generated a number of complaints to the Department of...
Anti-BDS Effort Buoyed by New Executive Order
The most important BDS-related development last month was an announcement by the Trump administration of an Executive Order expanding protections to Jewish and other students...
The Implications of the British Election for Jews and Israel
JNS.org - For Britain’s Jews, the Labour Party’s antisemitism crisis was a paramount issue. The crisis, which began with BDS in Labour groups on university...
Professors Continue to Advocate for BDS on Campus
BDS activities on campus in November included a number of events sponsored by academic units. Among the most notable was a conference by the “University...
