Posts Tagged: Boycott
New Report: Anti-Israel BDS Campaigns Drop by 40 Percent on US Campuses in Past Year, but Are Turning Increasingly Aggressive
The number of campaigns supporting the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement at American universities dropped by nearly 40 percent during the past academic year, even...
McGill University Ratifies Ruling Rejecting BDS for Promoting Discrimination Based on Nationality
The undergraduate student government at McGill University in Montreal, Canada on Sunday ratified a ruling against the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement for...
Campus Wars and the ‘Culture of Dignity’
Among those covering or participating in the fight against the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement on college campuses, I’ve always been one of the least...
Michigan Latest US State to Pass Anti-BDS Legislation
JNS.org - Michigan has become the latest state to pass legislation aimed at combatting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The bipartisan legislation prohibiting Michigan from contracting with businesses...
Anti-Trump Boycott of Azerbaijan-Hosted Hanukkah Party Will Harm Muslim-Jewish Ties, Leaders Say
JNS.org -- The decision by eight Jewish organizations to boycott a Hanukkah event sponsored in part by the government of Azerbaijan could harm Muslim-Jewish relations,...
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...
Watchdog: Norway Should Cut Funding to Organization That Funnels Money to Pro-BDS Groups (INTERVIEW)
The Norwegian government should cease giving money to an organization that funds NGOs promoting the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, the head of an Israel-based watchdog group told...
Social Media Lights Up With Criticism of ‘Racist’ Brussels Airlines for Removing Israeli Snack From In-Flight Menu
Social media platforms lit up in protest on Wednesday and Thursday after a Belgian airline removed an Israeli snack from its in-flight menu, with many...
Understanding the Enemy on the BDS Battlefield
Of all human endeavors, war is least forgiving of wishful thinking and ambiguity. That is precisely why it is vital to judge opponents not by...
Harvard’s Steven Pinker Opposes Israel Boycott as Anthropologists Prepare for Upcoming Vote
A well-known Harvard psychologist again voiced his opposition to academic boycotts of Israel Wednesday, as two groups of anthropologists geared up campaigns to defeat 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...
Campus Watchdog Finds ‘Clear Relationship Between Anti-Israel Activism and Targeting of Jewish Students’
There is a "clear relationship" between anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions activism and the targeting of Jewish students on college campuses across the US, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, the...
Former Harvard President Larry Summers Calls BDS Efforts ‘Deplorable’
Former Harvard President Larry Summers called recent initiatives by US academic associations to boycott Israeli universities and academics deplorable, during a comprehensive discussion with The Weekly Standard's...
Israeli Reporter Causes Facebook Splash With Roger Waters Selfie at Haaretz Conference
Israeli Channel 2 news correspondent Amit Segal stirred audiences on Facebook on Sunday with a selfie of himself posing with Roger Waters, the former Pink Floyd bassist turned Israel boycott activist, at a Haaretz conference in...
