Posts Tagged: BDS
McGill University’s Student Body Rejects Student Government’s BDS Vote
The student body at Canada's McGill University has failed to ratify Monday’s controversial Israel boycott vote by the general assembly of the student government. According to...
McGill’s Pro-Israel Community Fearful of ‘What’s to Come’ After BDS Victory
It wasn’t just that Monday’s student government debate at McGill University was itself long and tiring, one student activist told The Algemeiner. Before losing the...
BDS Motion Passes Easily at Canada’s McGill University
McGill University’s student government on Monday night passed a resolution endorsing the boycott, divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, by a large margin, The...
Jewish Leaders Attend ‘Global Coalition for Israel’ Conference in Jerusalem
The Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs organized a closed conference in Jerusalem to combat the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, the Hebrew news site nrg...
Human Rights Group Accuses York U Faculty Union of Hiding Anti-Israel Agenda; Warns Students Not to Enroll There if Divestment Endorsed
An international Jewish human rights organization has rejected a claim by the faculty union at Toronto’s York University that its endorsement of a student divestment group...
Palestinian Human Rights Activist Receives Death Threats From Anti-Israel Protesters During U of Chicago Lecture (VIDEO)
A Palestinian human rights activist said Thursday that he was “terrified” by the hostile reception and physical threats he received while lecturing at the University of Chicago. Bassem...
Birthright Israel Should Fund Teen Trips to Israel Immediately
The rise of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish activities in academia begs for an effective strategy to prepare Jewish students to fight BDS on college campuses before they...
New Anti-BDS Strategy Scores First Victory On Illinois Campus; Prevents Singling Out of Israel in Divestment Resolution
Pro-Israel students at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) expressed relief on Tuesday that their effort to alter the text of a divestment resolution brought before...
Jewish Human Rights Organization Lauds Paris for Adopting Anti-BDS Resolutions
An international human rights organization applauded bipartisan efforts in Paris that led to the adoption this week of city resolutions condemning attempts to boycott Israel. In a press release on Thursday,...
New York State Must Support Anti-BDS Legislation
Recently in Chicago, progressive activists embarked on an LGBT conference to voice their disdain for Israel. Advocates of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement...
Don’t Believe the Hype — BDS is as Dangerous as Ever
Ben Cohen, Senior Editor of The Tower magazine, wrote an op-ed about BDS that was for the most part salient. Unfortunately, his opening sentence was both irresponsible...
Israel’s Defenders Must Step Up Efforts on Behalf of the Jewish State
The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is heating up, with activists trying to spread the EU's labeling initiative that singles out Israeli products from Judea...
SPME BDS Monitor: Strong Organizational Support Is Needed to Fight Boycott Movement
Though universities were not in session, January was an active month for BDS. Two incidents demonstrated how BDS activists are using violence against Israelis and...
BDS Event to Be Held by Columbia Students Demanding University ‘End Investments in Israeli Apartheid’
Two student groups have banded together to pressure Columbia University into divesting “from companies that benefit from or provide funds for the continued presence of Israeli...
