Posts Tagged: BDS
Roger Waters: There Is US Media Conspiracy to Silence My Anti-Israel Views
Roger Waters isn’t given the opportunity to discuss his anti-Israel activism in the US media or on late-night talk shows because of a conspiracy to...
Anti-Israel Professor Announces He’s Leaving Academia, Blames ‘Zionists’ for Inability to Find Job
A professor who gained attention in 2014 for a series of controversial tweets about Jews and Israel has announced that he is leaving academia, and blamed Zionists...
The Epic Failure of the BDS Cultural Boycott
For weeks, the headlines focused on the campaign by Roger Waters to persuade Radiohead to cancel its Israel gig. Yet the self-appointed musical boycotter-in-chief was...
Film Directors Are Happy to Support BDS — and Profit From Israel
Artists for Palestine recently released this statement: Film writer and director Mike Leigh has criticised Thom Yorke and Radiohead for ignoring Palestinian suffering, two days ahead of...
‘Anti-Normalization’ Said to Be Emerging as Top Challenge for Pro-Israel Students on US College Campuses
"Anti-normalization," the newest buzzword surrounding university politics, may usurp the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement as the leading challenge facing pro-Israel students, Jewish campus leaders told The Algemeiner this...
Australian University Urged to Distance Itself From Pro-BDS ‘Israel Hate Fest’ Being Hosted by Peace Studies Department
Australia's University of Sydney has been called on to distance itself from a pro-BDS conference to be hosted later this month by the school's Department of Peace...
Group Associated With BDS Activist Linda Sarsour Announces Intention to Turn Over Funds Promised to Historic Jewish Cemetery
An organization associated with Palestinian-American BDS activist Linda Sarsour announced its intention on Wednesday to turn over funds promised to a historic Jewish cemetery in Colorado, one day after The Algemeiner...
Zionist Activist Group Claims Victory in Lawsuit Against Canadian Student Government That Banned It From Campus
A Zionist activist group has claimed victory in a lawsuit it brought against a Canadian university's student government, after the organization was banned from campus last year because...
Palestinian Group Hosts Terrorist Fundraising Event in Germany
The Democratic Committee of Palestine hosted an event in Berlin on Saturday to raise money for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist group,...
Terrorist Apologism Dominates Islam Convention in Chicago
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) wants to be viewed as a mainstream Muslim organization, but its recent national convention suggests that it remains...
Leading Anti-BDS US Academics Weigh in On Controversial Proposed Israeli Academic Ethics Code
American professors who have played prominent roles in fighting the international boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement have weighed in on a controversial academic ethics code being...
Terror-Tied Qatari Think Tank Has Anti-Israel, Pro-BDS Stance
Earlier this month, major Arab nations -- led by Saudi Arabia -- severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing the country of financing and sheltering terrorists and maintaining cordial...
Ehud Barak’s ‘Slippery Slope’
In an interview Wednesday with Tim Sebastian -- host of the program "Conflict Zone" on German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle -- former Israeli Prime Minister...
Jewish Students at French University Fail Exams Due to Administration’s Refusal to Make Shabbat Accommodations
Hundreds of France's Jewish students are finding themselves in an impossible situation. In a country where tests are frequently scheduled for Saturdays and administrators are wary of making accommodations...
