Posts Tagged: BDS
New York University Students to Bring Forward BDS Resolution
Students at New York University (NYU) plan to promote a resolution supportive of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel in November, drawing opposition...
Go Home, Lara Alqasem!
JNS.org - The entry ban of Lara Alqasem, who served as university president of Students for Justice in Palestine when she was an undergraduate student...
‘Our Struggle Is My Struggle’: The Dangers of Grievance Studies
JNS.org - The world of academia has been riveted by the full account of an elaborate hoax that resulted in several high-profile academic journals publishing...
Swarthmore College SJP Launches Anti-Israel Divestment Campaign, Drawing Opposition From Zionist Students
Students at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania launched a boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign targeting Israel earlier this week, drawing concern from Zionist peers. Speaking on campus...
Jewish Students, Groups Applaud University of Michigan for ‘Strong’ Response to Faculty Who Refused to Give Recommendations for Israel Study
The University of Michigan is being applauded by Jewish students and advocacy groups, after it announced "serious consequences" for instructors who withhold letters of recommendation due to...
BDS Threatens the Diaspora, Not Israel
JNS.org - This past week, we learned of yet another educator at the University of Michigan who has refused to give a Jewish student a...
Israel Boycotters Disrupt Holocaust Film Screening in Berlin
Activists disrupted a Holocaust film screening in Berlin last Thursday in an attempt to promote the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Two individuals ascended the stage...
University of Michigan Faces Criticism From Jewish Groups and Israeli Minister After 2 Students Denied Recommendations by Anti-Israel Instructors, Netanyahu Compared to Hitler
The University of Michigan has faced a flurry of criticism from American Jewish groups and an Israeli cabinet minister, after two students were denied letters of...
Leading American BDS Group’s Conference Minimizes Non-Violence
When Islamists and other anti-Israel groups gather, they've learned to use euphemisms to take the edge off some of their more extreme views. They don't...
Fall 2018: BDS Returns to Campus and Politics
As the academic year begins, controversy over the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism -- which includes demonization of Israel -- has now spread to...
Entertainment Industry Group Works to Thwart the Cultural Efforts of BDS
JNS.org - Since its founding in 2005, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has targeted Israeli universities, businesses, and cultural organizations. Most recently, its...
Linda Sarsour’s Blood Libel
When police officers in America shoot unarmed black people, Jewish hands lurk in the background -- so says Linda Sarsour, perhaps the most visible Muslim...
University of Michigan Regent Denounces Professor’s ‘Antisemitic’ Refusal to Recommend Student for Study in Tel Aviv
The president of the University of Michigan pledged on Thursday to take "appropriate steps" to address a professor's refusal to help a student who plans to study Israel...
A New Low for BDS? Impeding Student Travel to Israel
JNS.org - A teacher writing a letter of recommendation for a student is a commonplace event. Teachers refusing such requests may also be common, but...
