Posts Tagged: BDS Israel
Academic Boycott Against Israel Not Affecting Country’s Research Endeavors, Government Study Says
A new Israeli government study proved various worldwide initiatives to boycott the Jewish state have had "no noticeable impact on academic research in Israel," Israeli...
Disturbed Frontman David Draiman Blasts BDS ‘Harassment,’ Rips Emma Thompson for Siding With ‘BDS Nazis’
Jewish heavy metal rocker David Draiman took to Twitter Sunday, Feb. 9, to condemn the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for harassing one...
Boycott or Opportunity? You Can’t Have Both
JNS.org - There is a smug sense of "I told you so" about much of the recent commentary concerning the challenge that Israel faces...
Opinion: How to Fight the War to Delegitimize Israel
A new war has broken out in the Middle East. But this war is not making headlines across the world. Instead, it is slowly expanding beyond...
Israeli Foreign Ministry Sets Up Team to Combat Boycotts
JNS.org - Israel has established a new inter-ministerial team to fight efforts to boycott the Jewish state and products manufactured beyond the Green Line,...
Multiple European Pension Funds Consider Divesting From Israel
JNS.org - Several large European pension funds are considering divesting from Israeli banks. According to the Financial Times, the pension funds are concerned "that the banks...
Pro-Israel Christians Protest Dutch Pension Giant’s Divestment From Israel
JNS.org - Hundreds of Dutch Christian activists demonstrated outside the headquarters of Dutch pension giant PGGM, to protest the pension company's recent decision to...
Dueling Groups Debate BDS Inside and Outside of MLA Convention
JNS.org - CHICAGO—The Modern Language Association (MLA) delegate committee on Saturday passed Resolution 2014-1, which condemns Israel for denials of entry by U.S. academics...
Israel’s Supporters in the U.K. Are Fighting Back Against BDS
There is a "war" going on in Brighton, with grandmothers as troops and cakes and bagels among the weapons. The conflict involves a band of pro-Israel...
Pro-Israel College Groups Denied Chance to Present at Modern Language Association Conference
JNS.org - The pro-Israel campus groups Hillel International and the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC) were denied the right to present a discussion at...
Answering the Academic Boycotters of Israel
Six days after its membership voted to implement an academic boycott against Israeli universities, the American Studies Association's Caucus on Academic and Community Activism hurriedly...
What Harriet Sherwood Forgot to Mention About the ASA ‘Boycott’
Though Guardian Jerusalem correspondent Harriet Sherwood consistently either ignores or plays down Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens, she rarely misses an opportunity to provide free PR...
Conference of Presidents Working to Restart Global Task Force to Combat BDS
JNS.org - The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is working on restarting a global task force to combat the Boycott, Divestment...
The Answer to BDS is Jewish Power
JNS.org - On a virtual stroll through the website of the "U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel"—a deeply unpleasant...
