Posts Tagged: BDS movement
British Jewish Newspaper Mocks Al Jazeera for Undercover ‘Sting’ Targeting Israeli Embassy in London
The UK’s Jewish News took aim with sarcasm at Al Jazeera on Thursday in response to the Qatari-owned news channel’s undercover "exposé" of the Israeli...
Irish University Announces It Has Not Yet Decided to Host Controversial Conference Exploring Elimination of Israel as Jewish State
The Irish university reportedly set to host a conference exploring the elimination of Israel as a Jewish state announced it has not yet decided whether to open its...
Trump Secretary of State Pick Tillerson Slams Anti-Israel Security Council Resolution, Vows to Make Fight Against BDS a Priority
The anti-settlement resolution approved by the UN Security Council last month was “not helpful” and “undermines” the chances of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks being renewed, Rex...
Michigan Latest US State to Pass Anti-BDS Legislation
JNS.org - Michigan has become the latest state to pass legislation aimed at combatting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The bipartisan legislation prohibiting Michigan from contracting with businesses...
American Historical Association Rejects Anti-Israel Resolutions for Third Time in Two Years
The oldest and largest society of US historians rejected two anti-Israel petitions last week, the blog History News Network reported. At its 131st annual gathering, held in Denver on Jan. 5-8,...
Jewish Academic Uses Nazi Imagery to Attack Peers Successful at Defeating BDS Motion at Modern Language Association Conference
A Jewish academic used Nazi imagery to attack fellow scholars who were successful in preventing a BDS motion from passing at a conference over the weekend,...
In Aftermath of BDS Resolution at Portland State U, Israel-Advocates ‘Excited to Move On,’ Publicly Celebrate Jewish State
The head of Portland State University's only pro-Israel society told Oregon Jewish Life about being “excited [to] move on," two months after the conclusion of a contentious...
Prominent Scholars Slam Modern Language Association for Entertaining ‘Shameful’ BDS Resolution, Politicizing Academia
Two American scholars called an anti-Israel motion being brought before the upcoming conference of the Modern Language Association (MLA) a "shameful maneuver" that highlights the worrisome politicization of academia. Referring...
American Rock Trio Known for LGBT Activism Performs in Israel, Blasts BDS as Ignorant, Antisemitic
A member of an all-female alternative rock band from New York City bashed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement after her group performed its first concert in...
Israel Advocacy Group Gives ‘Worst BDS Fail of 2016’ Award to Denver U’s Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine for Using Website Developed in Jewish State
Anti-Israel campus activists earned the dubious distinction of having made this year's greatest blunder where their efforts against the Jewish state were concerned -- by advertising their endeavor on a site created...
The New Axis of Evil (or Comedy): CAIR, JVP and the Huffington Post
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has finally found a Jewish group that it likes. At its annual banquet on December 17, CAIR gave its new "Defender of...
Anti-Israel Activists in UK Suing Government for Infringing on ‘Right’ to Engage in BDS Campaign
BDS activists in Britain are suing the government over new regulations they say infringe on their right to promote boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel....
Wall Street Journal: US Abstention From Vote on Anti-Israeli Settlement UN Security Council Resolution Exposed Obama’s ‘Animus’ Towards Jewish State
America’s abstention from Friday’s vote on an anti-Israeli settlement UN Security Council resolution exposed the outgoing Obama administration’s “animus” towards the Jewish state, the Wall...
UK Parliamentarian Says Top British Universities Becoming ‘No-Go Zones’ for Jewish Students
Top British universities are becoming “no-go zones” for Jewish students, due to a combination of rising antisemitism on campus and a desire on the part of administrations...
