Posts Tagged: BDS
From Bill Maher to Gloria Steinem: Celebrities Jump Into the Tlaib-Omar Fray
JNS.org - On his HBO program last Friday night, irreverent comedian and pundit Bill Maher pointed out the blatant hypocrisy of the BDS apologists and...
Bill Maher Calls BS on BDS
The panel topic on last Friday’s "Real Time with Bill Maher" was Israel's recent refusal to allow high-profile BDS proponents Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and...
Omar and Tlaib Use Their Controversy to Push Anti-Israel Propaganda
US Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib held a news conference on Monday to condemn the Israeli government for last week's decision banning the Congresswomen...
The Tlaib/Omar Controversy Reveals the True Nature of BDS
As expected, the UK paper The Guardian published two full blown rants over the weekend concerning Israel’s refusal to allow US Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN)...
Is the Campus BDS Threat Shifting to Academic Boycotts?
JNS.org - Jewish and pro-Israel students heading to universities this fall are invariably wondering about more than living arrangements and course loads. Will students and...
Pro-Israel Scholars Counter Move by Major US Academic Association to Boycott Israel
Pro-Israel professors are once again gearing up to prevent the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign from hijacking an upcoming academic association conference. The Academic Engagement...
Israel Should Have Ignored Trump’s Pressure on Omar and Tlaib
JNS.org - Unlike his predecessor, Barack Obama, President Donald Trump doesn’t think more “daylight” between the United States and Israel is needed, and he has...
Rashida Tlaib Met With Another Terror Supporter
In politics, once can be an oversight. But twice is a pattern. When US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) was photographed with an avowed Hezbollah supporter in...
Right-Wing MKs to Congress: Palestinian Statehood Far More Dangerous Than BDS
JNS.org - Nearly two-dozen right-wing members of the Knesset are urging the US Congress to reconsider their position on Palestinian statehood, arguing that a two-state...
Major US Academic Association Votes Down Resolution to Boycott Israel
A controversial resolution promoting an academic boycott of Israel was narrowly voted down at a prestigious social science academic association over the weekend, The Algemeiner...
California Curriculum Shows the Price of Complacency About BDS
JNS.org - While many in the Jewish world have been sounding the alarm about the threat from the BDS movement, others have said the concern...
Maryland Aims to Dismiss Suit Challenging Its Anti-BDS Rule
The fate of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's 2017 executive order barring state contractors from participating in the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is...
Is the BDS Movement on the Rise?
According to the BDS movement’s Palestinian branch, the impact of the movement “is increasing substantially.” Many pro-Israel sites and organizations agree with that assessment. But...
Amid Campus Battles, BDS Loses on the National Stage
The focus of July’s BDS activities remained firmly in the political sphere. Most notable were a series of BDS resolutions introduced in Congress, both opposed...
