Posts Tagged: BDS Israel boycott
Could Pro-BDS Professors Benefit From Tel Aviv University’s New ‘Anti-BDS’ Fund?
JNS.org - Tel Aviv University (TAU) is asking American Jews to contribute to a new fund to ensure that its faculty members “won’t be harmed by...
SPME BDS Monitor: Boycott Suffers Setbacks, But Advances Elsewhere
The BDS movement suffered important setbacks in June. The membership of the American Anthropological Association voted down sweeping BDS resolutions but by a tiny margin....
Presbyterian Church Passes Resolutions Supporting BDS, Slamming Israeli Settlements
JNS.org - Presbyterian Church USA passed a series of resolutions at its general assembly in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel,...
Want to Boycott Israel? Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
JNS.org - When navigating to www.bdsguide.com, I’m immediately confronted with a clenched fist on a red banner against a crisp white background, and the matter-of-fact wording...
UK Issues New Guidelines Against Israel Boycotts
JNS.org - The British government on Wednesday announced new guidelines against boycotts of Israel by local governments within the United Kingdom. The guidelines set forth by the...
California Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Prevent State From Doing Business With BDS-Backing Companies
JNS.org - California State Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) on Monday introduced a bill that would block California from doing business with companies that implement boycotts...
Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Defends Anti-BDS Stance
JNS.org - The author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, took to social media on Monday to defend her stance against the Boycott, Divestment and...
Illinois Passes Bill That Bans BDS Participants From State Pension Funds
JNS.org - The Illinois State House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a bill that prohibits state pension funds from including in their portfolios companies...
Anti-BDS Bill Advances in Illinois State Legislature
JNS.org - The Illinois State House of Representatives Executive Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit state pension funds from including companies...
BDS Movement Fails to Derail Israeli Economy, Knesset Committee Report Says
The BDS movement has failed to derail the Israeli economy, according to a recent report commissioned by the Knesset Finance Committee. Photo: Twitter JNS.org -...
BDS Group Spreads Photoshopped Image of Concentration Camp Inmates Holding Anti-Israel Posters
A Facebook page supporting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement on Wednesday uploaded a Photoshopped image of Nazi concentration camp prisoners holding anti-Israel...
Univ. of Haifa Sending Representative to Controversial American Studies Confab
JNS.org - The American Studies Association (ASA), which in late 2013 had voted to endorse a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, returned to the forefront...
New Israeli Forum to Fight Academic Boycotts
JNS.org - The Committee of University Heads in Israel on Tuesday announced the establishment of a forum to fight academic boycotts of Israel. "This type...
Black-and-White Boycotts Defy a Technicolor Middle East
The world is never black and white, and it is this binary, zero-sum thinking that perpetuates the Israeli-Palestinian impasse in the Middle East. It's been weeks...
