Posts Tagged: BDS
University of Cape Town Council Member Who Will Vote on Academic Boycott of Israel Promoted Discredited ‘Khazar Theory’ Denying Jewish Ties to Middle East
A member of a University of Cape Town body that will vote on whether to implement an academic boycott of Israel has claimed that ultra-Orthodox...
Linda Sarsour’s NYU Makeover
She certainly looked like Linda Sarsour, the flame-throwing anti-Israel political activist. And the speaker had Sarsour's voice. But the woman who spoke on Monday night...
The Campaign to Make Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitism Unassailable
Two prominent American-Islamist political activists, both avowed opponents of Israel's existence, renewed complaints last week that the recent controversy involving Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN)'s series...
Brown University President Rejects ‘Polarizing Calls for Divestment’ Over Israel
The president of Brown University in Rhode Island has rejected a call to divest from companies over their ties to Israel, saying such a move...
University of Cape Town to Hold Final Vote on Academic Boycott of Israel Later This Month
The University of Cape Town, the top-ranking academic institution in Africa, is set to consider enforcing an academic boycott against Israel later this month. The UCT...
Brown University Students Pass BDS Referendum Against Israel
JNS.org - Students at Brown University voted overwhelmingly in favor of a referendum held between Tuesday and Thursday, calling on the school to separate itself from companies that conduct...
17 UC Berkeley Professors Warn ‘Discriminatory’ BDS Campaign Poses ‘Clear and Direct Threat to Academic Freedom’
Seventeen faculty members at the University of California, Berkeley, warned on Tuesday against the threat posed by the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign to...
Swarthmore College President Responds to Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution
The president of Swarthmore College responded last week to a resolution calling on the Pennsylvania school to divest from companies over their ties to Israel. The measure...
Zionist Student Group Accuses UC Berkeley Middle East Center of Anti-Israel ‘Indoctrination’
A Zionist student group has accused the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at the University of California, Berkeley, of displaying bias against Israel, raising...
Palestinian Christians: A Minority Threatened by Boycotts
For the ever-dwindling minority of Christians who remain in the Palestinian territories, many are recluses -- bound by political and social pressures that have jeopardized...
Palestinian Terror Group’s Propaganda Appears at Cornell and Binghamton
A coalition of student groups at Cornell University has renewed the call for a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign at the university. Led by...
Pitzer College President Vetoes Move to Suspend Study Abroad in Israel
JNS.org - By a margin of 67-28, with eight abstentions, the College Council at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif., voted on Thursday to suspend the school’s study-abroad...
Columbia Student Leaders Vote Down BDS Referendum, Drawing Applause From Jewish, Zionist Campus Groups
Student leaders at Columbia University on Sunday rejected a controversial effort to divest from eight companies over their ties to Israel, following concerns raised by Jewish...
Columbia Students to Consider Divestment Referendum Targeting Israel This Weekend
Columbia University student leaders will consider on Sunday a proposal to hold a campus-wide referendum on divestment from Israel. The ballot initiative is being brought forward to...
