Posts Tagged: BDS Israel
Toronto Raptors Object to BDS Claiming Victory Behind Canceled Israel Trip
JNS.org - Despite activists from the anti-Israel BDS claiming victory over the Toronto Raptors canceling their planned visit to Israel this summer after winning the...
How to Fight the Cultural BDS Movement
One of the good things about the bad times of today is that people are not staying silent about rising antisemitism. Polls and reports of...
BDS, Antisemitism, and Class
Class has emerged as one of the most important features of global politics. Predictably, antisemitism and the boycott-Israel movement are enmeshed in class-based patterns of...
The United Nations Delegitimizes BDS
The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, just released a report titled, “Combatting Antisemitism to Eliminate Discrimination and Intolerance...
Being a Liberal Jewish Student and Dealing With BDS and the Occupation
I have been given what feels like an impossible task -- starting and leading a J Street group on campus. Occidental College used to have a...
We Must Fight BDS Lies and Manipulation on Campus
Over the last few years, thousands of Americans Jewish adolescents who were raised in Zionist households have been taught that Israel is unworthy of their...
BDS Is Dangerous Because It Poisons the Next Generation of Leaders
JNS.org - Not many Israelis are aware of how successful the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has become, particularly among liberals. One survey released in...
A Failure of Leadership: The Culture of Antisemitism on Campus
To the average American, the resurgence of antisemitism worldwide may come as a surprise. But it is no surprise to Jewish and pro-Israel university students....
BDS Proponents Push for Publicity as New School Year Looms
The most important BDS incident in August was the refusal by Israel to admit two leading BDS supporters, Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar...
The Tlaib-Omar Show Was a BDS Masterstroke
It is a great and quintessentially Israeli irony that Arab members of the Knesset have repeatedly proposed establishing an official Nakba Day -- in other...
Israel Can’t Treat Its Own Destruction as a Legitimate Aim
JNS.org - When Israel barred two US Congresswomen from entering the country earlier this month, I initially thought it was a stupid decision. But after...
Refusing Entry to Foreign Nationals: How Common Is It?
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are both first-term Democratic members of Congress. They are also inveterate Israel-bashers and vocal supporters of BDS. Omar was born...
Is the Campus BDS Threat Shifting to Academic Boycotts?
JNS.org - Jewish and pro-Israel students heading to universities this fall are invariably wondering about more than living arrangements and course loads. Will students and...
Is the BDS Movement on the Rise?
According to the BDS movement’s Palestinian branch, the impact of the movement “is increasing substantially.” Many pro-Israel sites and organizations agree with that assessment. But...
