Posts Tagged: BDS
‘Dignity Strike’ Day on Campuses Across US: Call to Action for ‘Solidarity’ With Hunger-Striking Palestinian Terrorists
University students across the US released a "call to action" for activists to fast on Tuesday in "solidarity" with Palestinian terrorists imprisoned in Israeli jails, who have been on a...
Open Letter to Dartmouth Administrators Following BDS Scandal
Following the controversy over the promotion to Dean of Faculty of a Dartmouth College professor with ties to the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, and his subsequent...
Israel Advocates Relieved After Labor Union at Canadian University Fails to Pass Pro-BDS Referendum
Israel advocates expressed relief on Tuesday following the failure of an academic professional labor union to pass a pro-boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) referendum into...
Newly-Appointed Dartmouth Dean Steps Down After Facing Barrage of Criticism Over BDS Ties
A Dartmouth College dean with a history of support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel has withdrawn from his highly controversial appointment to a...
With Modern Language Association Vote Underway, Promoters of Anti-BDS Motion ‘Hopeful’ Of Passage
A driving force behind a resolution urging the principal humanities academic organization in the US to formally reject the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement told The Algemeiner on Friday that he...
‘Bull****’ to Respond to Campus Antisemites With Facts-Based Argument, Says Leading Jewish Educator
Responding to campus antisemites with fact-based arguments is a "bulls***" approach, according to a leading Jewish educator, the UK's Jewish News reported on Friday. "[T]he starting point...
Danish Foreign Minister Set to Announce $8 Million in Grants to Pro-BDS Palestinian NGOs
Denmark's foreign minister is set to announce a grant of over $8 million earmarked for NGOs involved in the demonization of Israel, drawing protests from a...
What Can BDS Teach Us About the Culture Wars?
Many who criticize outrageous forms of behavior on college campuses, from “microaggressions” to “safe spaces,” warn (either out of fear or glee) that once students...
Jewish Student Leader Demands City College of New York Administration Take Action Against SJP After Disruption of Event With Top Israeli Diplomat
A Jewish student leader at the City College of New York (CCNY) has called on school administrators to take disciplinary action against anti-Israel protesters after an...
The Anatomy of a BDS Campus Campaign
Following dramatically different outcomes of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) votes at two California schools on last week, campus antisemitism and Israel advocacy experts spoke with The...
Sarsour Doesn’t Pass ‘3D’ Antisemitism Test
Natan Sharansky, the former Soviet political prisoner and current Jewish Agency chairman, put forth a "3D test" to distinguish between criticism of Israel and antisemitism. Criticism crosses...
Palestinians Play Political Football on the BDS Movement’s Website
JNS.org - The Arab-Israeli conflict just got a dose of political football. A recent open letter to FIFA by 174 Palestinian sports clubs called on world soccer’s governing body to...
University of Wisconsin Anti-Israel Bill ‘Voided’ by Student Judiciary; Leaders Behind Passover Vote Sanctioned
Anti-Israel legislation passed last month at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was "voided" on Wednesday by the student judiciary due to discrimination against Jewish students that took place during the...
Don’t Ignore the Cultural Boycott of Israel
Nearly 50 artists, including Roger Waters, Thurston Moore, Julie Christie and Mike Leigh, recently signed an open letter to the English rock band Radiohead, urging them to cancel their...
