Posts Tagged: BDS
‘Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Movement to Boycott Israel’ (REVIEW)
Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Movement to Boycott Israel, by Cary Nelson, (MLA Members for Scholars’ Rights and Indiana...
BDS and Radioactivity: Alumni Confront Anti-Israel Rhetoric on Campus
You may remember the story of Alexander Litvinenko, the ex-KGB officer who fled Russia for asylum in Great Britain. In 2006, while living in England,...
Do Women’s Rights Matter to J Street?
JNS.org - J Street's controversial response to the sexual harassment of one of its staff members raises questions as to whether its attitude toward women's...
AmEx Declines Sponsorship of Roger Waters North America Tour Over ‘Anti-Israel Rhetoric’
JNS.org -- British rocker Roger Waters has suffered a large financial setback for his major upcoming North America tour over his views on Israel, according to the New York...
A Brookings Fellow Gives a ‘Neutral’ Briefing to BDS Leaders
On Sunday, a high-profile Brookings Institution senior fellow participated in a national gathering outside of Washington, DC, for an anti-Israel group -- the US Campaign to End the Occupation -- that...
SPME BDS Monitor: Anti-Israel Activists Spring to Life on College Campuses
The 2016 academic year began with BDS activities moving into new areas on campus, Capitol Hill and within the progressive movement -- spreading the rejection of Israel...
Final Thoughts on Waging War Against BDS
A few final thoughts as the year – and this series on how to fight the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement using the language...
Airbnb Swiftly Banishes Amsterdam-Based Host for Discriminating Against Israelis
Online vacation rental giant Airbnb acted quickly to ban a vendor after it came to light that she was refusing service to Israeli customers, The Algemeiner learned Tuesday. The...
Campus Watchdog Rejects Stanford Prof’s ‘Defamatory’ Accusation That It Denies Free Speech of Anti-Israel Activists
The head of a campus watchdog group railed against a recent "broadside attack" on its activities, calling the accusation that it aims to hamper the free speech of anti-Israel...
International NGO Pressures World Soccer Federation to Sanction Israel
JNS.org -- An international non-governmental organization has joined the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement’s efforts to pressure FIFA into sanctioning Israel's soccer association, because it holds matches on...
Telling Our Positive Story Against BDS
Anyone involved with organized pro-Israel politics has likely gotten caught up in heated discussions over how to set a narrative and get activists to stick...
Tunisian Tennis Federation Lifts Prohibition, Enabling Top Player to Compete Against Israeli
Tunisia's top tennis player has finally been permitted to compete against an Israeli, after the Tunisian Tennis Federation lifted apparent political restrictions banning its members...
Israeli Minister of Science, Technology, Space: ‘We Are, Should Be Grateful to US for Unprecedented Defense-Aid Package’
“We are and should be grateful to the United States for what amounts to the largest-ever military-aid package in the history of relations between the...
Oberlin Student Senate Condemns Symposium Promoting Self-Respect and Civil Rights for Jews
You can't make this stuff up. Some alumni at Oberlin College are unhappy with the way things are going at their alma mater. Some students at...
