Posts Tagged: BDS
SPME BDS Monitor: Campus Protests, Labour Party and More
March saw a variety of BDS efforts on campus, some timed to coincide with "Apartheid Week" and the Easter-Passover season. At the same time, BDS-inspired...
New Book Exposes Depth of Anti-Israel Hate on American Campuses
About six months after Andrew Pessin posted -- on his Facebook profile -- a defense of Israel during its 2014 war against Hamas, the once...
Mindless Antisemitism at Syracuse University
Last month, I was passing through the lobby of my dorm when a jarring poster, prominently placed on the wall, stopped me in my tracks. Emblazoned...
University of Minnesota Students Narrowly Pass Pro-BDS Referendum That ‘Fuels Discrimination’ Against Jewish Peers
University of Minnesota students have narrowly approved a divestment referendum targeting Israel, which has been condemned for exacerbating divisions on campus, the school elections commission...
Texas A&M University Senate Denounces ‘Antisemitic’ BDS Campaign, Extends Support to Jewish, Israeli Students
Student leaders at Texas A&M University in College Station approved a resolution late Wednesday that condemns boycotts of Israel and commits to welcoming Jewish and...
Northeastern University Students Overwhelmingly Reject Anti-Israel Divestment Referendum
The student government at Northeastern University (NU) in Massachusetts overwhelmingly voted on Monday against holding a divestment referendum targeting Israel, which was accused of employing...
Israel Advocates Defend Arizona’s Anti-BDS Law Following Setback in Kansas
JNS.org - During the last few years, more than 20 US states have targeted the BDS movement with legislation aimed at preventing state entities from doing...
The Role of Entertainers in BDS: Engine or Caboose?
What role do entertainers play in the cultural boycott campaign against Israel? Is this an artist movement or a grassroots political campaign? And what part...
Legal Summit in Jerusalem Tackles International BDS Efforts
JNS.org - Top legal experts recently gathered in Jerusalem for a three-day summit focused on countering a global delegitimization campaign against Israel. The first-ever Legal Network Initiative was...
The Disappointed BDS Supporters
A 2014 global survey by the Anti-Defamation League found that there are more than one billion antisemites worldwide. This translates into about 70 antisemites for every Jew. When...
SPME BDS Monitor: Israel Bans Boycott Groups, More Positive Developments
January was shaped by the Israeli decision to ban high-profile BDS activists from the country -- as well as a series of embarrassing missteps by the...
The UN Makes the Case for an Anti-BDS Law
JNS.org - If there were any doubt about the need for Congress to pass the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, it was erased this week -- when the United...
Google Partners With Antisemitic Islamists
Why are Google and YouTube sponsoring a day-long symposium featuring a roster of speakers that includes known Islamist antisemites, as well as known militant Islamists who...
Israel Can’t Deny the Reality That BDS Is in Decline
JNS.org - Recently, I’ve been nursing some concerns about the way the Israeli government is handling its response to the BDS campaign against the Jewish state,...
