Posts Tagged: BDS
Durham BDS Activists Employed by Local Synagogues, Federation
JNS.org - Two of the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) activists who helped pass a resolution on April 16 in the City Council of Durham, North Carolina that...
SPME BDS Monitor: Boycott Efforts Intensify on Campus
April was an extremely active month for BDS thanks to the confluence of Passover, "Apartheid Week," Israeli Independence Day, and Israel’s 70th anniversary. Several BDS...
Natalie Portman PR Fiasco Gets Cheers from BDS
In case you missed the recent, ground-shaking news: Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman declined to go to Israel to accept the Genesis Award, which recognizes...
The Ongoing Myth of BDS Success
Anytime that a student government votes to divest from Israel or a celebrity chooses not to perform in Israel, a cry goes out throughout the...
Examining BDS and Other Anti-Israel Hate at Oberlin
Eliana Kohn is a third year student at Oberlin College, who has contributed a powerful chapter to Andrew Pessin and Doron S. Ben-Atar’s new book,...
Shame on Natalie Portman
Israeli-born actress Natalie Portman recently announced that she would not take part in the ceremony for the Genesis Prize, slated to be held in Israel in...
George Washington University Students to Vote on Anti-Israel Divestment, Despite Initial Cancellation
George Washington University students are set to vote on a divestment resolution targeting Israel next week, after a debate on the resolution was unexpectedly cancelled...
40 University of Sydney Academics Pledge to Boycott Israel
Over 40 staff members at the University of Sydney in Australia have vowed to avoid collaborating with Israeli academic institutions and their leaders, in support...
50 New York University Groups Pledge to Boycott Zionist Student Clubs, All Israeli Goods
Fifty student groups at New York University pledged on Monday to boycott Zionist clubs on campus and all goods produced by Israelis, in an expression...
Irish Students, Teachers Endorse Boycott Campaign Against Israelis
The Union of Students in Ireland voted last Thursday to join the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, shortly after the country’s largest...
Pro-Palestinian Students Criticized for Launching Campaign ‘Demonizing Israel’ on Passover, When Jewish Students Are Away From Campus
An anti-Zionist student group at the University of Pennsylvania has come under fire for launching a campaign “falsely demonizing Israel” during the holiday of Passover,...
Oberlin College President Denies School Is Unwelcoming to Jewish Students, Drawing Alumni Protest
The president of Oberlin College in Ohio pushed back against accusations that the school can be unwelcoming for Jewish students, drawing support from campus groups...
The Right (and Wrong) Way to Defeat BDS on Campus
JNS.org - The boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel has been a thorn in the side of Jewish and pro-Israel students on college campuses...
Divestment Resolutions Targeting Israel Pass at All Three University of Michigan Campuses
A divestment resolution targeting Israel was adopted by students at the University of Michigan-Flint last Wednesday, shortly before the Jewish holiday of Passover. The resolution, which...
