Posts Tagged: Boycott Divestment and Sanctions
New York Congressional Candidate Pledges to Strip UC Berkeley of Federal Funding After Anti-Israel Policy
A New York Assemblyman running for Congress has vowed to propose legislation that would strip University of California-Berkeley of its public funding should he be...
US State Officials Accuse Chicago Financial Firm of Putting Israeli Companies on ‘Watchlist’
Legal officials across the United States are asking a financial services firm in Chicago to verify that it is not participating in the Boycott, Divestment,...
Princeton Jewish Students Question Israel Boycott Referendum Process
Jewish student groups at Princeton University voiced concerns on Thursday about the handling of a campus-wide anti-Israel referendum, as debate swirled over how the final...
NYU ‘Deeply Disappointed’ in MESA, Urges Reversal of Academic Boycott of Israel
New York University on Wednesday denounced the Middle East Studies Association's recent endorsement of an academic boycott of Israel. The school joined growing calls for MESA...
University of Toronto Panel Tells Graduate Students’ Union to Stop Funding Discriminatory BDS
In a ruling announced on Thursday, the University of Toronto said it would require the Graduate Students’ Union to stop forcing students to fund the...
Florida State Senate Candidate Calls Out Incumbent Opponent for Meeting With Palestinian Terrorist (INTERVIEW)
A Florida Democratic state senator’s meeting earlier this year with a member of a Palestinian terrorist group was a display of poor judgement that should...
Belgium’s National Airline Folds to Palestinian Pressure, Removes West Bank-Made Israeli Halva Snack From In-Flight Menu
Brussels Airlines, Belgium’s national carrier, recently removed an Israeli halva snack from its in-flight dessert menu because it is produced in the West Bank, Ynet...
BDS Gives Belgian-Jewish Actress New Lease on Life in Tel Aviv
In an interview with the Israeli site nrg on Wednesday, Belgian-Jewish stage actress Noemi Schlosser recounted immigrating to Israel after her career in Europe was...
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,...
Palestinians in West Bank: It’s Impossible to Boycott Israel
Shop owners in the West Bank lament that it is impossible to boycott Israel, Jordan-based Albawaba news reported on Thursday. According to the report, Palestinian political party Al-Mubadra Al-Watniya,...
Former Israeli Ambassador Says BDS is Motivated by Antisemitism and Fueled by Ignorance
Antisemitism is the motor of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel and ignorance is largely responsible for keeping it running, an Israeli diplomat...
Israel’s Lapid: BDS Movement is Orchestrated by Hamas and Islamic Jihad
The head of Israel’s Yesh Atid party declared on Sunday that the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement is run by Hamas and Islamic Jihad. “The...
Report: Orange Mobile CEO Signals Support for Israel Boycott
The CEO of French mobile network giant Orange said he would cancel his company’s contract with Israel “tomorrow” if he could, Daily News Egypt reported on Wednesday. “Believe me...
Tel Aviv Legal Group Threatens Park Slope Food Co-op With Lawsuit Over BDS Measures
A prominent Israeli activist litigation group has threatened the Park Slope Food Co-op with a lawsuit if the supermarket adopts a boycott of Israeli products,...
