Posts Tagged: BDS movement
Spanish City Cancels Israeli Concert in Latest Boycott Move
JNS.org - The city of Oviedo, the capital of Spain’s Asturias region, has purportedly canceled an upcoming concert by Israel’s NK Orchestra and a ballet performance. The...
1,500-Plus South African Jews and Christians Learn to Counter the BDS Movement
JNS.org - More than 1,500 Jews and Christians attended four pro-Israel events throughout South Africa focused on strengthening the local pro-Israel community, and countering BDS and...
Pro-Israel Group Explores Legal Action After Valencia Declares Itself ‘Free of Israeli Apartheid’
JNS.org - ACOM, a pro-Israel Spanish group, is exploring legal action against the city council of Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, after it passed a pro-BDS...
Minister Calls on EU Foreign Policy Chief to Halt BDS Funding
JNS.org – Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan has called on the European Union to end its “hypocrisy” and stop funding organizations that support the boycott of...
Israel Calls on EU to Stop Funding Pro-BDS Groups
Israel accused European Union institutions on Friday of funding non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that promote "anti-Israel boycotts" and called for the support to end. Issuing a 40-page study, Israel's Ministry...
How Not to Beat BDS
JNS.org – The BDS movement hasn’t won many victories in the United States in recent years, but Israel’s opponents had to be thrilled when they...
‘Definition of Insanity’: Israel Loses at George Washington University
JNS.org – I was contacted last year by Jewish students from George Washington University who were preparing to defend Israel against a boycott, divestment and...
Top Entertainment Industry Execs Condemn BDS Threats to Sue Netflix Over Israeli Series ‘Fauda’
Fifty-six high-level executives in the entertainment industry signed an open letter to Netflix on Tuesday denouncing threats by boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) activists to pursue legal...
A Deceptively Skewed Vision of Hate
JNS.org – Are American Jews shy about standing up against antisemitism? That’s the conceit of an astonishing “analysis” of the issue that appeared in The New York Times on Sunday....
Mindless Antisemitism at Syracuse University
Last month, I was passing through the lobby of my dorm when a jarring poster, prominently placed on the wall, stopped me in my tracks. Emblazoned...
In First, Israeli Lawmakers Barred From Traveling on BDS Groups’ Dime
JNS.org - The Knesset Ethics Committee has for the first time barred Knesset members from accepting money from groups affiliated with the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement,...
Will Lorde’s Concert in Florida Be Canceled After She Boycotted Israel?
JNS.org - Florida State Representative Randy Fine called for the cancellation of Lorde’s upcoming concert in Florida, following the cancellation of her appearance in Israel...
At AIPAC, 400 Attend Event in Support of Judea and Samaria
JNS.org - An event in support of Judea and Samaria organized in parallel to the 2018 AIPAC Conference reached maximum capacity on Monday night, turning away...
Jewish Group Outraged by BDS Founder’s Address to EU Parliament
JNS.org - The American Jewish Committee condemned the European Parliament on Wednesday for hosting Omar Barghouti, the founder of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)...
