Posts Tagged: BDS
As University of Turin Cancels Event Linking Zionists to Nazis, Some Jewish Advocates Hope for Positive Change
A controversial seminar on Zionism and Nazism that was set to take place at the University of Turin in Italy on Thursday was cancelled amid public...
BDS Is Contemptible, But Academic Boycotts Have Their Place
Academic boycotts, rightly understood and employed, are an effective means of isolating and stigmatizing universities and other institutions that support authoritarian regimes (like Erdogan’s Turkey)...
University of Manitoba Student Leaders Condemn ‘Unnecessary, Ill-Considered’ BDS Resolution Adopted by Canadian Federation of Students
Student leaders at the University of Manitoba have condemned the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) for recently affirming its support for the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and...
‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ Group Showcases Palestinian Woman With Assault Rifle, Defends ‘Right to Resist Military Occupation’
An anti-Zionist Jewish group shared a drawing on Wednesday of a Jewish woman holding hands with a Palestinian counterpart who was armed with an assault rifle and...
Surprise! Another Church Group Fund Has Proscribed Pro-Israel Stocks
Two weeks ago, The Algemeiner published an article I wrote highlighting the hypocrisy of the United Church of Christ (UCC). In 2015, the denomination’s General Synod...
ACLU Falsely Claims That Anti-Boycott Legislation Limits Free Speech
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) -- at one time the nation’s premiere civil rights organization -- has falsely characterized legislation that would penalize companies...
UK Education Union Backtracks After Promoting BDS and Pledging to Blacklist Ads From Israeli Companies
The largest education union in the United Kingdom backtracked on a pledge to boycott advertisements from Israeli companies, with its co-head confirming on Wednesday that the...
BDS Bill Debate Is About Antisemitism, Not Speech
JNS.org - Is the effort to combat the BDS movement much ado about nothing? Given the campaign to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel's abject...
The BDS Fight Boils Over on Campus and Elsewhere
In December, the BDS movement continued to be a prominent political and campus issue, fully integrated into larger questions of antisemitism, free speech, and the...
Jewish Student Leaders Convene in Jerusalem for Annual World Union of Jewish Students Congress
More than 150 student leaders convened in Jerusalem this week for the 45th annual World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) Congress, voting to re-elect their chairperson...
Arizona Attorney General Argues BDS Seeks to ‘Strengthen’ Terror-Supporting Palestinian Groups
A brief filed last week by Arizona's attorney general maintains that the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel aids terrorists -- potentially marking the...
Texas’ Anti-BDS Law Should Be Upheld
JNS.org - With the help of an anti-Israel legal group, an admitted boycotter of Israel named Bahia Amawi sued a Texas school district and the...
HSBC Confirms Pullout From Israel’s Elbit Systems as BDS Campaign Claims Responsibility
The British multinational bank HSBC confirmed to The Algemeiner on Thursday that it had divested from the Israeli defense company Elbit Systems, saying the move...
Resolution Declaring Madrid ‘Space Free of Israeli Apartheid’ Fails in City Assembly
A resolution calling for the Spanish capital of Madrid to become a "Space Free of Israeli Apartheid" has been rejected by the city's assembly, the Spanish Zionist group ACOM announced...
