Posts Tagged: Boycott
BDS Versus Modern Art
JNS.org – “BDS appears here as contemporary art’s foil. BDS undermines contemporaneity’s claims of autonomy and emancipatory effects, fixes its meanings in ways that might...
Yale University Students Launch Campus’ First Ever BDS Campaign
A Yale University student group has launched the school's first ever boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign, according to a report by the Yale Daily...
American Branch of Legal Association to Host BDS Advocates at Annual Conference
The American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA), an international scholarly legal organization, will host a panel entitled “Racism and the Crime of Apartheid...
‘Selling Without Discrimination’: Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s Israel Reach Agreement to End West Bank Boycott
Unilever on Wednesday announced the divestment of its Ben & Jerry’s interests in Israel to its local licensee, allowing the ice cream maker’s products to...
US Federal Appeals Court Upholds Arkansas Law Against Israel Boycotts
A US federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of upholding an Arkansas law that forbids state agencies from contracting with companies that boycott...
Israel Franchisee on Unilever Plan: Any New Ben & Jerry’s ‘Arrangement’ to Limit Sales in Israel Violates Anti-Boycott Law
A possible arrangement to continue selling Ben & Jerry’s products in Israel while excluding the West Bank and areas of east Jerusalem would violate the...
Dutch MPs Seek Answers From Government on Rising Antisemitism at Universities in the Netherlands
Dutch lawmakers issued parliamentary questions to two cabinet ministers on Tuesday concerning their government's response to antisemitism, amid reports of rising anti-Jewish hostility on university...
Graduate Student Senate at Virginia Tech Endorses ‘Academic and Cultural’ Boycott of Israel
The Virginia Tech Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) passed a resolution Friday demanding that the administration begin an academic boycott of Israel, including cooperation...
NY State Senator Declares Support for Dozens of Jewish Faculty Resigning From CUNY Union
On Monday, New York State Senator Anna Kaplan (D-North Hills) issued a statement of support for the group of at least 50 Jewish professors who...
Israel Weighs Legal Options to Pressure Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever Over West Bank Boycott
Israel is examining the use of legal tools in Israel and abroad to sway Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever to backtrack from...
University of Cape Town, UC Berkeley Hailed for ‘Ignoring’ BDS Campaign to Cancel Israeli Academics at Conference
A student group working with the Boycott, Sanctions, Divestment–South African Coalition (SABDS) failed to cancel presentations by two Israeli professors at an academic conference co-hosted...
Ben & Jerry’s Israel Reports Rise in Local Sales as CEO Calls for Campaign to Reverse Boycott
Ben & Jerry’s Israel said it has seen its sales grow in a sign of solidarity after the US ice-cream brand decided to nix the...
Jewish Groups Applaud the Netherlands for Skipping Durban IV Event ‘Tarnished by Antisemitism’
Leading Jewish groups applauded the Netherlands' decision' to join a growing number of countries — including the UK, the US and Australia — in boycotting the...
2 Million Member US Education Union to Vote on Backing ‘Palestinian Struggle for Justice’
The largest labor union in the United States will weigh whether to approve two motions condemning Israel and recognizing the "State of Palestine" during its...
