Posts Tagged: BDS
Temple University Board Chair: Marc Lamont Hill’s Comments on Israel Caused ‘Immeasurable’ Damage to School
The head of Temple University's Board of Trustees rebuked a faculty member who called for "a free Palestine from the river to the sea" --...
When BDS Comes to Campus, Antisemitism Follows
JNS.org - The Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at New York University was forced to temporarily shut its doors last week due to a security...
Seven Problems With The New York Times Pro-BDS Editorial
The New York Times publishes a staff editorial headlined, “Curbing Speech in the Name of Helping Israel,” with the subheadline, “A Senate bill aims to...
How Historians Will See Canary Mission Years From Now
On a recent Thursday, at about 8 am, on a desk illuminated by light from a nearby window, a paper cup of steaming coffee laden...
After CNN Firing, Marc Lamont Hill Blames Israel for Police Killings of Black People, Opposes Renouncing Farrakhan
Marc Lamont Hill, a tenured professor at Temple University who recently lost his contract as a CNN commentator for comments denounced as antisemitic, blamed Israel on Friday for police violence in the United...
Pro-Israel Faculty Members Must Speak Out on Campus
With the normalizing of antisemitism comes the normalizing of BDS. Professors and academics who support and advocate for BDS feel empowered and emboldened by the...
Oh, Eno! The Folly of Boycotts
JNS.org - The battle over the cultural boycott of Israel involving two of the most seminal rock musicians of the last half-century continued in earnest...
All 10 University of California Chancellors Condemn Boycott of Israel as ‘Direct, Serious Threat to Academic Freedom’
All ten chancellors in the University of California system have reaffirmed their opposition to the academic boycott of Israel, following requests by more than 100 organizations. In...
NYU Students Pass Divestment Resolution Targeting Israel, but Administration Condemns Boycott
Students at New York University passed a resolution on Thursday endorsing the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel -- a Palestinian-led movement that the...
Ohio State University Student Leaders Overwhelmingly Reject Anti-Israel Boycott for Fifth Time
Student leaders at Ohio State University on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a resolution endorsing the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. With a vote of...
BDS in Politics and on the College Campus
BDS news in November was dominated by the midterm elections. Several BDS supporters were elected to the House of Representatives, notably Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar,...
We Must Push Back Against BDS
The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel is a public relations effort to demonize the Jewish state. In recent months, BDS tactics have intensified...
BDS Is a Bust in the Middle East, but It’s Alive in America
JNS.org - BDS activists who think they are succeeding in isolating the State of Israel aren’t paying attention to the news. On Sunday, reports surfaced that...
Canadian Jewish Groups Launch Campaign Against National Student Federation’s Endorsement of BDS
Canadian Jewish groups have launched a campaign against the Canadian Federation of Students' (CFS) decision to back the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. The...
