Posts Tagged: BDS movement
House Democrats Defend Tlaib, Omar Amid Antisemitic Accusations
JNS.org - Despite antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric that includes support for the BDS movement from freshmen Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), House Democratic...
Shutdown Over, Senate Advances Middle East Bill
The US Senate advanced legislation reaffirming support for allies in the Middle East on Monday, including fresh sanctions on Syria and a measure that combats the anti-Israel boycott,...
Kuwaiti Refuses to Compete Against an Israeli in California, Is Hailed as Hero by BDS
Kuwaiti jujitsu champion Abdullah Al Anjari has been very public on social media about his decision on Saturday to drop out of a tournament in...
Anti-Israel Activist Linda Sarsour Touts BDS in Speech at Women’s March in Washington
Prominent anti-Israel activist and Women’s March co-leader Linda Sarsour used an address to thousands of demonstrators in Washington, DC, on Saturday to advocate on behalf...
Canadian PM Trudeau Reiterates Condemnation of Anti-Israel BDS Movement
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to back down from his criticism of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement at a town hall...
Watchdog: Amnesty International Plans ‘Intense’ Effort to Target Israel in Early 2019
Amnesty International is planning to target Israel with several “intense” campaigns early this year, a Jerusalem-based watchdog group said on Thursday, citing what it described...
Jewish Groups Welcome Chilean Government Decision to Ban Municipal Boycotts of Israel
Top Jewish groups have welcomed a Chilean government decision made earlier this week to ban municipalities across the country from boycotting Israel. The ruling -- issued...
Pitzer College Condemned Over Faculty’s Vote to End Study Abroad Program in Israel
A campus antisemitism watchdog group and the University of Haifa have condemned the faculty of Pitzer College for its decision to end a study abroad...
Spanish VIPs Get the Message: BDS Is Bad for Everyone
JNS.org - The ongoing barrage of Hamas rockets on didn’t stop a group of 10 Spanish lawmakers, policy-shapers, and journalists currently in Israel from continuing...
ADL Joins With Leading Scholars to Urge New Policy on Faculty Recommendations Following Recent University of Michigan BDS Scandals
University administrations in the US are being encouraged to adopt explicit guidelines that would prevent academics from refusing to write study-abroad recommendation letters for students...
69 Groups: US Education Department Must Guarantee Tax Dollars Won’t Go to BDS
JNS.org - In a letter to US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, 69 organizations asked for assurances that taxpayer dollars will not be used towards supporting the BDS movement. The letter...
Caving to BDS, Spanish City Cancels Water Polo Match Against Israel
JNS.org - A city in Spain has caved to pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement and has announced it will not host a women’s...
Danish BDS-Supporting Bank Behind Vast Money-Laundering Scheme
Denmark’s largest bank, Danske Bank, has admitted that its Estonian banking subsidiary has been involved in what is probably the largest money-laundering scandal in Europe’s...
New Zealand Pro-Palestinian Activists Say They Won’t Compensate for Singer’s Cancellation After Court Ruling
Two New Zealand pro-Palestinian activists said on Friday they would not compensate three Israeli teenagers for the cancellation of a concert by singer Lorde in Tel...
