Posts Tagged: BDS
The United Nations Delegitimizes BDS
The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, just released a report titled, “Combatting Antisemitism to Eliminate Discrimination and Intolerance...
Being a Liberal Jewish Student and Dealing With BDS and the Occupation
I have been given what feels like an impossible task -- starting and leading a J Street group on campus. Occidental College used to have a...
A BDS Defeat The New York Times Found Not Fit to Print
Some of the most telling stories are the ones The New York Times doesn’t print. In that category falls the recent decision of a section of...
We Must Fight BDS Lies and Manipulation on Campus
Over the last few years, thousands of Americans Jewish adolescents who were raised in Zionist households have been taught that Israel is unworthy of their...
BDS Is Dangerous Because It Poisons the Next Generation of Leaders
JNS.org - Not many Israelis are aware of how successful the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has become, particularly among liberals. One survey released in...
Was Israel’s Entry Refusal a Boon or Bust for Tlaib and Omar?
Ever since the heavy British crackdown on Irish rebels after their defeat during the famous Easter uprising of 1916, policymakers have been acutely aware that...
Omar, Tlaib, and Israel’s Nonexistent Anti-Propaganda Agency
The clumsy manner in which the Israeli government handled the non-visit to Israel of US Democratic Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar was not a...
A Failure of Leadership: The Culture of Antisemitism on Campus
To the average American, the resurgence of antisemitism worldwide may come as a surprise. But it is no surprise to Jewish and pro-Israel university students....
BDS Proponents Push for Publicity as New School Year Looms
The most important BDS incident in August was the refusal by Israel to admit two leading BDS supporters, Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar...
Tolerating BDS as ‘Differing Views’ Flips Academic Freedom on Its Head
Who is the true arbiter of academic freedom? Earlier this month, a New York judge attempted to play that role, ordering Fordham University to recognize the pro-BDS student...
The Tlaib-Omar Show Was a BDS Masterstroke
It is a great and quintessentially Israeli irony that Arab members of the Knesset have repeatedly proposed establishing an official Nakba Day -- in other...
New York Times Issues a Bizarre BDS-Related Correction
The New York Times has issued a bizarre correction to an article about the movement to boycott, divest and sanction Israel. The correction, published on Aug....
Israel Can’t Treat Its Own Destruction as a Legitimate Aim
JNS.org - When Israel barred two US Congresswomen from entering the country earlier this month, I initially thought it was a stupid decision. But after...
Why Jews Should Experience the Palestinian Perspective
For 30 years, I have been an anti-bias educator, and for five years, I have been an anti-BDS activist. Yet only recently have I discovered...
