Posts Tagged: BDS movement
Head of Israel Advocacy Group Says Human Rights Complaint Against U of Ontario Sends ‘Loud, Clear Message’ to Promoters of Campus ‘Culture of Fear’ (INTERVIEW)
The pro-Israel campus community in Canada will no longer stay silent in the face of discrimination and intimidation, the head of a student advocacy group told...
After Performing in Israel, Leading Musicians Joss Stone, Carlos Santana Rip BDS Efforts
Two leading musicians who recently performed in Tel Aviv despite pressure from the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement have firmly repudiated the calls...
UK Jewish Students Blast National Union Leader for False Claim of Backtrack on Decision to Exclude Jewish Voice
A major British Jewish student group blasted the head of the country's largest student union for falsely claiming to have backtracked on what they consider an offensive decision,...
Campus Watchdog: Jewish Students Single Largest Target of Systematic Suppression of Civil Rights at American Universities (INTERVIEW)
Jewish college students are the largest university population “coming under systematic attack,” with an increasing number seeing their civil rights infringed upon, the head of...
Major Jewish Group Says Georgia Lawmaker’s Comparison of Settlers to Termites Shows He Has Problem With Jews (VIDEO)
Offensive remarks by a Georgia lawmaker comparing Jewish Israelis to vermin show that “he has an issue not just with the state of Israel, but...
Knesset Welcomes Christian Support for Jewish State in Fight Against BDS
JNS.org - At an event on Monday coordinated by two parliamentary groups within the Israeli Knesset, the Christian Allies Caucus and the Delegitimization Caucus, Israeli lawmakers and other...
Watchdog: German Government Using Official Channels to Fund Anti-Israel, BDS Activity (INTERVIEW)
The German government is employing various official methods to support anti-Israel activity, the president of a major watchdog group told The Algemeiner on Monday. Professor Gerald Steinberg, President...
Atlanta Mayor Flatly Rejects Demand From Local ‘Black Lives Matter’ Group to Cut Ties With ‘Apartheid Israel’ (VIDEO)
The mayor of Atlanta on Monday flatly refused a demand by protesters associated with the Black Lives Matter movement to terminate the local police force's cooperation and...
Israel Advocates Slam UCLA, BDS-Supporting Campus Groups Over Leaked Report Condemning Student Leader for Neutrality on Palestinian Conflict
Pro-Israel advocacy groups expressed their outrage this week over a leaked confidential University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) report condemning a student government leader for...
British Jewry Hails Appointment of ‘Staunch Israel-Supporter’ Boris Johnson as New Foreign Secretary
Leading Jewish groups in Britain are hailing the recent appointment of Boris Johnson as the country’s foreign secretary, expressing to The Algemeiner their hope that...
SPME BDS Monitor: Boycott Suffers Setbacks, But Advances Elsewhere
The BDS movement suffered important setbacks in June. The membership of the American Anthropological Association voted down sweeping BDS resolutions but by a tiny margin....
Jewish Artists Matisyahu, Kosha Dillz Premiere Music Video for Anti-BDS-Inspired Track ‘Dodging Bullets’
The music video for Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz's song Dodging Bullets, which features reggae singer Matisyahu, premiered on Tuesday. In the video, the artists belt the track from...
Israeli, Palestinian Farmers Unite at Agricultural Expo, Defy BDS Claims
Israeli and Palestinian farmers gathered in Tel Aviv this week to share and learn innovative farming techniques and technologies. According to a statement posted on...
Moroccan Official Denies Trade With Israel After BDS Pressure on ‘Zionist’ Dates
JNS.org - In response to a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement campaign in Morocco during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a Moroccan government minister...
