Posts Tagged: boycotts of Israel
BDS in Politics and on the College Campus
BDS news in November was dominated by the midterm elections. Several BDS supporters were elected to the House of Representatives, notably Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar,...
Leading Irish Newspaper Slams ‘Hypocrisy’ of Calls for Boycott of Next Year’s Israel-Hosted Eurovision Contest
The editorial board of a leading Irish newspaper slammed on Thursday those calling for a boycott of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Israel. Such a...
Don’t Give in to BDS Intimidation
When South African model Shashi Naidoo attacked Hamas on Instagram for being a terrorist group that uses foreign aid to build terror tunnels and rockets she was...
University Code of Ethics Limits Political Agendas in Israeli Classrooms
JNS.org - Israel’s Council for Higher Education is encouraging universities to begin enforcing a new code of ethics intended to prevent lecturers from promoting specific political...
Legal Summit in Jerusalem Tackles International BDS Efforts
JNS.org - Top legal experts recently gathered in Jerusalem for a three-day summit focused on countering a global delegitimization campaign against Israel. The first-ever Legal Network Initiative was...
Congress Works to Curb Anti-American and Anti-Israel Bias on US Campuses
At the end of 2017, a monumental piece of legislation to curb anti-American and anti-Israel biases on college campuses was passed by the House Committee...
Germans Know Antisemitism When They See It
One of the outrageous aspects of campus politics -- and, to a lesser extent, off-campus politics -- is the effort by Israel’s detractors to tell...
Pro-Israel Liberal Academics Launch New Initiative to Combat Boycotts of Israel
JNS.org - More than 50 leading pro-Israel liberal academics announced a new initiative by Ameinu, a liberal Zionist organization, to combat academic boycotts of...
Wrong on Both Counts: Academic Boycotts and Israel
Statements rejecting calls for an academic boycott of Israel, such as that recently resolved by the academic American Studies Association, generally resort fully only to...
BDS Activists Infuriated by Abbas Rejection of Boycotts of Israel
JNS.org - A statement by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejecting a boycott of Israel has infuriated Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) leaders. "No, we...
Europe Prays to Paper Peace, Paper God
Cavemen prayed to stones and talismans, but Europeans worship paper gods. Europeans have a bad habit of holding up paper agreements as if they guarantee peace,...
