Posts Tagged: boycott of Israel
Fight BDS by Buying Israeli Products, Pressing Back on Boycotts
The key to defeating BDS may come down to making the price of boycotts too high for businesses and cultural centers to bear -- forcing them...
Is J-Street Really Against BDS? Their Opposition to Anti-BDS Legislation Shows the Answer
The Times of Israel reports: After weeks of legislative drama, a trade bill containing provisions opposing the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel cleared...
US Congress Passes Trade Bill With Anti-BDS Amendment
JNS.org - The Trans-Pacific Partnership bill passed by the U.S. Congress on Wednesday includes an amendment requiring American negotiators to stipulate the rejection of boycotting Israeli products as...
Swedish Supermarket Chain Cancels Boycott of Israeli Products
JNS.org - COOP, a national supermarket chain in Sweden, has backed out of a planned boycott of the sale of Israeli products. Several months ago, a pro-Palestinian proposal to boycott Israeli products was...
New Israeli Bill Seeks to Deny State Funding for Pro-Boycott Politicians
JNS.org - A new bill introduced by Israeli lawmaker Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) on Thursday seeks to deny political parties public funding if their members support boycotting...
Heads of 100 Major German Companies to Visit Israel
JNS.org - While many in Europe are calling for a boycott of Israel, a delegation of 100 German industry leaders is preparing for a trip to...
US Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Condemning Boycott of Israeli Universities
JNS.org - A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a new measure in the U.S. House of Representatives condemning resolutions or policies promoting boycotts of Israeli academic...
Orange CEO Stephane Richard Apologizes for Israel Boycott Remarks in Meeting With Netanyahu
JNS.org - Stephane Richard, CEO of the French telecommunications giant Orange, visited Israel in an effort to repair ties following his recent controversial remarks in Cairo...
Orange CEO Stephane Richard Accepts Invite to Visit Israel and Explain Boycott Remarks
Orange's CEO Stephane Richard has accepted an invitation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Israel, as he tries to end a diplomatic row sparked...
France Prime Minister Valls Says French Boycott of Israel Will Not Happen
A French boycott of Israel is not on the table, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls reassured MK Stav Shaffir (Zionist Union) at the French Socialist Party...
Employees at Orange Israel Drape Offices in Massive Israeli Flags After French CEO Remarks
Employees of French mobile carrier Orange hung Israeli flags around their Tel Aviv headquarters on Thursday after the company confirmed it would cease doing business in Israel, French-Israeli blog Tel-Avivre reported...
Danny Glover, Others in ‘American Revolutionary’ Call for Boycott of Israel
JNS.org - Actor Danny Glover and others featured in American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs lamented the documentary film's screening at the...
Top British Minister Says Zionism is ‘Common Sense’
Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove on Monday said support for Israel as the Jewish homeland is "common sense", the UK's Jewish Chronicle reported. After outlining his opposition...
MLA Caucus Introduces Resolution in Support of Israel-Boycotting ASA
JNS.org - At the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention in Chicago on Friday, an MLA caucus introduced an "Emergency Resolution in Support of the American Studies Association," JNS.org...
