Posts Tagged: BDS
Report: Oprah Winfrey Shunned BDS Activists Demanding Meeting Over Leviev Diamonds
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey was among this month’s targets of BDS pressure, the New York Post reported on Sunday. But the TV network owner, best...
Anti-Zionism’s Mask Falls
JNS.org - The first Saturday in September will see Israel’s national soccer team travel to Cardiff, the capital of Wales, for a vital qualifying game for...
Wall Street Journal: Matisyahu Debacle Highlights ‘Anti-Jewish Bigotry’ of BDS in Europe
The recent fiasco surrounding a Spanish reggae's festival's ban on Jewish-American reggae star Matisyahu underlines concerns that the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) has overreached...
Jewish Musician Banned From Spanish Music Festival Because He’s….Jewish
It’s no shock to those knowledgeable about the behavior of the racists active within the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement (BDS), which seeks the destruction of...
Spanish Rototom Sunsplash Festival Backtracks on Decision to Cancel Matisyahu Gig, Apologizes to Star
The Rototom Sunsplash music festival in Spain backtracked on its decision to cancel U.S. reggae artist Matisyahu's slot on its lineup, after the Spanish government condemned organizers' decision to...
Jewish Group Rejects Air France Apology for Excluding Israel From Flight Maps
When passengers who flew on Air France flights recently notified the company that Israel's place on the flight map was conspicuously absent, though the West Bank and Gaza...
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling on Obama to Act Against BDS
The top Republican and Democrat of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs introduced a resolution calling on the Obama administration to boost its voice and efforts in opposing the anti-Israel boycott,...
Israeli NGO Calls on British Authorities to Probe New Palestinian ‘Resistance’ Curriculum
An Israeli NGO called on the British authorities to investigate an offensive new curriculum developed by the National Union of Teachers that educates young students about Palestinian "occupation, freedom and resistance." "An immediate,...
SPME BDS Monitor: Hillary Clinton Takes a Stand Against BDS
July saw the conclusion of an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program, and focus is being shifted back to the Arab-Israeli conflict. With it are...
Israeli Deputy FM Launches Initiative to Curb Anti-Israel NGO Activity in Jewish State
Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely has accelerated diplomatic efforts to reduce European support for far left nongovernmental organizations deemed to be hostile to the...
Illinois Governor Signs Unprecedented Anti-BDS Bill Into Law
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law on Thursday a bill to combat the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The law specifically targets taxpayer-funded public pension funds that invest...
If BDS Supports Tolerance, Why is it Trying to Suppress Free Speech?
The cultural boycott against Israel strikes at the heart of freedom of expression. The Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) movement seeks to rob the world...
Anti-BDS Activists Starting to Line Up Victories on Behalf of Israel
BDS (the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel) is an international campaign that was started in 2005 by several different Palestinian NGOs to pressure individuals, organizations, and nations to apply economic,...
As Church Votes in Support of BDS, New Leader Lacks Courage to Voice Opposition
Rev. John Dorhauer has a problem. He just got elected president and general minister of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a liberal Protestant denomination...
