Posts Tagged: BDS movement
Anti-BDS Legislation Introduced in Nevada
JNS.org - Nevada Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchinson has introduced a new state Senate resolution seeking to counter the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The proposed...
Ontario Lawmaker Behind Newly Passed Anti-BDS Motion: Global Movement Should Be Banned on Campus, Like KKK, Other Hate Groups
The Canadian lawmaker behind a newly passed motion opposing the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign said the movement should be barred from operating...
SPME BDS Monitor: Far-Left Groups Support BDS; US Congress Pushes Back
In the wake of the US presidential election, BDS supporters have joined some far-left anti-Trump protesters, and a BDS supporter became the leading candidate to head...
Radical BDS Activist Running for President of Britain’s Top Jewish Student Group Has ‘Definite Chance of Winning,’ Expert Says
An anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activist nominated as one of three candidates for the top leadership position of Britain’s national Jewish student organization...
South African Jewish Leader Tells Parliament: Anti-Israel Sentiment in Country Often Degenerates Into Antisemitism
Anti-Israel sentiment in South Africa often degenerates into antisemitism, a South African Jewish leader told a parliamentary committee in Cape Town last week. “Fostering hatred and...
NYU President Slams Anti-Israel Boycott Movement as ‘Affront to Academic Freedom’
The president of New York University (NYU) had some harsh words for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, slamming the global initiative in an interview...
Watchdog Says Its Exposure Spurred Norwegian Government to Nix Funding for Anti-Israel Group
JNS.org - A Jerusalem-based watchdog of non-governmental organizations said Monday that its efforts to reveal that an international funding mechanism supports anti-Israel initiatives have led Norway to...
‘Anti-Colonial Thanksgiving’ Held at Smith College to Protest ‘Physical, Psychological Violence of Imperialism’ in Israel, America
A Thanksgiving gathering to protest the “physical and psychological violence of imperialism and colonialism” in Israel and the US was hosted by a Smith College student group last Sunday, Campus...
IDF Veterans Group Vows to Target Foreign-Funded Israeli NGOs ‘Working to Undermine the Jewish State Under Guise of Human Rights’
The head of a pro-Israel advocacy group made up of Israel Defense Forces veterans vowed to expose Israeli NGOs that “fuel the system of hate” against the Jewish...
Israeli BDS Activist Among Top Candidates for Presidency of Britain’s Jewish Student Umbrella Organization
An Israeli BDS activist who has downplayed Arab terrorism against his fellow countrymen, is one of three candidates nominated to run for the leadership of Britain's Jewish...
Expert: Blatant Anti-Israel Slant ‘Suicidal’ for Reputation, Continuity of Mideast Scholars Association
A prominent Jerusalem-based historian likened the anti-Israel efforts of a controversial academic body to a "suicide belt that kills only the bomber, causing its death to be self-inflicted." Dr. Martin...
Congressman Behind New Anti-BDS Bill: We Want to Do Everything We Can to Protect Israel
The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is an “insidious” phenomenon that must be tackled head-on, an Illinois congressman who co-authored a new anti-BDS bill...
New Initiative Enlists Lone IDF Soldiers to Combat BDS on Campuses in North America, Europe
JNS.org - A new initiative is enlisting Israel Defense Forces lone soldiers (those without immediate family members in the country) as volunteers to combat the anti-Israel Boycott,...
Activists at Washington U Protest Guest Lecture by Israeli LGBTQ Rep; Call It ‘Pinkwashing’ of Jewish State’s ‘Oppression of Palestinians’
Anti-Israel activists at Washington University protested a recent event highlighting the Jewish state's status as a regional "haven" for the LGBTQ community, accusing it of "pinkwashing”...
