Posts Tagged: Boycott
EU Ambassador to Israel Claims Labeling Settlement Products ‘Not a Boycott’
The European Union's Ambassador to Israel asserted at a conference on Wednesday that calling the labeling of Judea-Samaria, east Jerusalem and Golan Heights products a...
Jewish Human Rights Organization Calls on New Yorkers to Shun Roger Waters Concert; Theater Offers Refunds
A major international Jewish organization this week urged New Yorkers not to attend Friday's performance by British rockstar Roger Waters at the Bay Street Theater in Sag...
European Jewish Groups Rail Against Reykjavic Decision to Boycott Israeli Goods
European Jewish groups railed against the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik's decision this week to adopt a boycott of Israeli goods, with many calling the move purely discriminatory. European...
Iceland’s Capital Votes to Adopt Boycott of Israeli Products
Iceland's capital city of Reykjavik has voted to adopt a boycott of Israeli products, the Iceland Magazine reported on Wednesday, handing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions activists another...
Poll Reveals Plummeting Palestinian Support for Boycott of Israel
The movement to boycott Israeli products may have gained notoriety lately with some high-profile incidents (that didn't turn out exactly as activists may have hoped), but its footing among...
EU Ambassador Rejects Current, Future Academic Boycotts Against Israel
The European Union's Ambassador to Israel rejected the possibility of an EU academic boycott of Israel, now or in the future, Israel's NRG reported on Wednesday. His comments...
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,...
Actor Michael Douglas in Israel: BDS is ‘Anti-Peace Movement’
Actor Michael Douglas called the boycott Israel campaign an “anti-peace movement” during a conversation with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky...
Orange CEO: I ‘Underestimated’ Emotions Stirred by Israel Remarks
The CEO of telecommunications giant Orange, Stephane Richard, said on Friday that he failed to anticipate the full extent of the response to his comments...
Major Jewish Group Lashes French Ambassador for Apparent Endorsement of Israel Boycott
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations called on the French ambassador to the United States to retract comments the group said “appear...
President Rivlin Warns BDS Movement is ‘Strategic Threat’ to Israeli Academia
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin offered to be a "soldier" in combating what he warned is the rising trend toward the academic boycott of Israeli institutions. Speaking...
EXCLUSIVE: Israel Mayor to French Boycotters: ‘Voila! You’ve Boosted Our Relations With Paris’ (INTERVIEW)
In an Israel boycotter's nightmare, the mayor of the ancient northern Galilee city of Safed told The Algemeiner on Sunday that the punitive freezing of...
First Proactive Anti-BDS Student Resolution Passes at Western Washington U.
JNS.org - Associated Students of Western Washington University (ASWWU) became the first North American university student government to pass a proactive resolution against the...
Presbyterian Org Says Agenda of Group Within Church is ‘End of the Jewish State of Israel’
The battle over Israel within the Presbyterian church turned a corner on Thursday, when a pro-Israel faction, called Presbyterians for Middle East Peace, said it would...
