Posts Tagged: BDS Israel
BDS in Politics and on the College Campus
BDS news in November was dominated by the midterm elections. Several BDS supporters were elected to the House of Representatives, notably Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar,...
Israeli Farmers Take Fight Against BDS to Consumers
JNS.org - Israeli farmers from Judea and Samaria, the Golan Heights and the Jordan Valley have decided to combat boycott efforts more strongly, by more aggressively...
Dershowitz on Lara Alqasem: ‘Israel Never Should Have Detained Her’
JNS.org - The reactions of Jewish individuals and Israel-related groups are mixed over Israel’s Supreme Court allowing entry on Thursday to 22-year-old American BDS activist...
BDS Threatens the Diaspora, Not Israel
JNS.org - This past week, we learned of yet another educator at the University of Michigan who has refused to give a Jewish student a...
A New Low for BDS? Impeding Student Travel to Israel
JNS.org - A teacher writing a letter of recommendation for a student is a commonplace event. Teachers refusing such requests may also be common, but...
Singer Lana Del Rey Responds to Ongoing Criticism of Upcoming Israel Concert
Even after issuing a public statement defending herself, American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey responded to Twitter users on Sunday who continued to criticize...
BDS Founder Confirms Movement Is About Ending the Jewish State
Supporters of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement claim that BDS is about a two-state solution -- and bettering the lives of the...
Don’t Give in to BDS Intimidation
When South African model Shashi Naidoo attacked Hamas on Instagram for being a terrorist group that uses foreign aid to build terror tunnels and rockets she was...
Pro-Israel Groups Laud New Bill to Protect US Businesses From BDS Pressure
JNS.org - A coalition of pro-Israel groups – including the World Jewish Congress, the Lawfare Project, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and...
Why a Soccer Hooligan Is Smiling
JNS.org - Jibril Rajoub is many things: a convicted terrorist, a former West Bank security chief, a former confidante of the late Yasser Arafat, and now...
SPME BDS Monitor: Antisemitism Rises on Campus
The academic year ended with sudden late pushes for BDS resolutions and associated protests. While there were notable wins for BDS in student government, the...
SPME BDS Monitor: Boycott Efforts Intensify on Campus
April was an extremely active month for BDS thanks to the confluence of Passover, "Apartheid Week," Israeli Independence Day, and Israel’s 70th anniversary. Several BDS...
The Ongoing Myth of BDS Success
Anytime that a student government votes to divest from Israel or a celebrity chooses not to perform in Israel, a cry goes out throughout the...
Shame on Natalie Portman
Israeli-born actress Natalie Portman recently announced that she would not take part in the ceremony for the Genesis Prize, slated to be held in Israel in...
