Posts Tagged: BDS
Dozens of DJs Endorse Palestinian Cultural Boycott of Israel
Dozens of DJs expressed support for cultural boycotts of Israel in recent days, under the hashtag #DJsForPalestine. The initiative was endorsed on social media by various artists, labels, and...
University of Michigan ‘Disappointed’ After Professor Refuses to Write Recommendation Letter for Student Studying Abroad in Israel
The University of Michigan (U-M) said it was disappointed after a professor refused to write a letter of recommendation for a student who sought to study...
A New Generation of Galvanized Young Jews Fight Antisemitism on Campus
JNS.org - IfNotNow (INN) has a plan. It’s determined, according to its website, to create nothing less than “a movement led by young Jews to reclaim...
A BDS Lesson in Dishonesty
In a 2,000-word diatribe in The New York Times, Joesph Levine, a philosophy professor and a member of the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Academic...
Vassar College Condemns ‘Provocative’ Disorientation Guide That Urged Students to ‘Slap a Zionist’
The president of Vassar College has condemned a "Disorientation Guide" published by students that endorsed physical attacks against Zionist peers, calling it "provocative of violence...
The Anti-Israel Effort Intensifies in Politics and on Campus
August’s major BDS issue was the continuation of the British Labour Party’s antisemitism crisis, which began more than two years ago. For instance, it was...
Facing Legal Action, Two Spanish Cities Reverse ‘Discriminatory’ Boycott Resolutions Targeting Israel
Two Spanish cities repealed boycott resolutions targeting Israel this month, according to an advocacy group that has called the measures unconstitutional. Councillors from Villarrobledo in Castile-La...
South African Music Duo Denies Israel Boycott Reports: ‘It Is Unfair to Make Us Spokespeople for BDS’
A South African band that anti-Israel activists suggested was succumbing to pressure from the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign has pushed back against claims that they were taking...
Do European Anthropologists Really Support BDS?
The BDS movement tweeted the following story as a victory: #EASA2018 in full motion against cooperation with segregatory Israeli institutions established in occupied West Bank: 160+...
Anti-Israel Incidents ‘Far More Likely’ to Contribute to Hostile Campus Environments
JNS.org - With the summer winding down and students preparing to head back to campus this fall, a new study highlights the evolving threats that...
European Debating Tournament Bans National-Origin Discrimination After Qatari Team Boycotts Israeli Champions
A European debating tournament changed its constitution on Monday to prohibit discrimination based on nationality, after Israeli participants were boycotted by peers from Qatar in an...
Leading BDS Group Proudly Mourned Palestinian Terrorist
Back in 2016, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) posted a tweet mourning the death of a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine...
Amazon Removes ‘Make Israel Palestine Again’ T-Shirts After Backlash
Reader complaints caused Amazon to stop selling a T-shirt that said "Make Israel Palestine Again" after the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) drew attention to it earlier this...
Amazon Selling ‘Make Israel Palestine Again’ T-Shirts
Amazon.com is selling T-shirts that say "Make Israel Palestine Again," a not-so-subtle endorsement of ending the State of Israel. The shirts are listed as "In...
