Posts Tagged: BDS
B Is for Boycott
“He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas.” -- Benjamin Franklin Recently Columbia University’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Columbia/Barnard Jewish...
The BDS Movement Doesn’t Want Peace, It Wants to Destroy Israel
The anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement pretends to be working toward peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but in reality, many of its...
I Despise BDS — but Israel’s New BDS Ban Is a Big Mistake
JNS.org - The term “blacklist” is one that brings up memories of McCarthysim to most Americans. But those on a new Israeli “blacklist” -- who are...
Major Jewish Organizations Back Israel’s BDS Entry Ban, Barred Groups Call It ‘Bullying’
JNS.org - Leaders of several major American Jewish organizations have told JNS that they are supporting the Israeli government’s decision to prevent the entry of foreign...
Sanitizing the BDS Movement?
The announcement of 20 pro-boycott organizations that have been blacklisted by Israeli authorities -- and denied entry to the country -- has brought the boycott, divestment and...
Israel Bans Entry for 20 BDS Groups, ‘Won’t Turn a Blind Eye’ to Delegitimization
JNS.org - On January 7, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry published a list of 20 organizations affiliated with the BDS movement that will be barred from entering...
Israel Boycotts Defeated at Modern Language Association, but More Trouble May Be Brewing
While advocates of anti-Israel boycotts at the Modern Language Association (MLA) sustained significant setbacks in 2017, their campaign to isolate the Jewish state may resurface...
Judge Reinstates Hamas/American Muslims for Palestine Lawsuit
On Thursday, a Chicago federal judge reinstated a lawsuit alleging that a virulently anti-Israel group and several of its activists are "alter egos and/or successors" of a defunct US...
Experts Praise Inclusion of Anti-Israel Campus Groups on BDS Blacklist
Experts and activists have praised the Israeli government's inclusion of American anti-Zionist student groups in a new initiative announced on Sunday that will prevent the entry...
SPME BDS Monitor: Outrage on Jerusalem
In December, the most important BDS-related developments came in the wake of the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. This designation will eventually...
Lorde and the BDS Bigots Should Be Boycotted and Exposed as Hypocrites
On the last day of the calendar year, my organization took out a full-page Washington Post ad against New Zealand singer Lorde, who recently canceled her...
Opposition to BDS Intensifies
It has been a bad few months for the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. First, the state of Wisconsin adopted a rule in October prohibiting companies...
SPME BDS Monitor: Anti-Israel Activity Increases on Campus
The BDS movement advanced nationally in November, with anti-Israel legislation introduced in the US Congress. The results of such resolutions on campus, however, were mixed -- suggesting...
Pro-Palestinian Groups Attack Administration Nominee for Opposing Israeli Boycott
JNS.org - Leaders of major American Jewish organizations are rallying around Kenneth L. Marcus, the nominee for Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights, as pro-Palestinian...
