Posts Tagged: Divestment
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...
New Jersey Poised to Divest Pension Investments in Ben & Jerry’s Parent Unilever Over West Bank Boycott
New Jersey has threatened to divest pension funds invested in Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever, as the state reached a preliminary conclusion...
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...
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...
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...
Columbia University to Hold Israel Divestment Referendum; Supporters Chant ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free’
Student leaders at Columbia University in New York voted on Sunday to hold a referendum on divestment from Israel, following a multi-year push by anti-Zionist...
UC Davis Student Leaders Repeal ‘Unconstitutional’ Israel Divestment Resolution
The student government of the University of California, Davis unanimously struck down a divestment resolution targeting Israel on Monday, calling the measure "unconstitutional." Senate Resolution #17 (SR17)...
Cornell Students Vote Down Divestment Resolution Targeting Israel After Acrimonious Campus Debate
The Student Assembly at Cornell University in Ithaca voted on Thursday against adopting a divestment resolution targeting companies over their ties to Israel, following a campus...
BDS Proposal Fails at UC Santa Barbara for Sixth Time, After Impassioned Appeals From Jewish Community
Student leaders at the University of California, Santa Barbara rejected a divestment resolution targeting Israel on Thursday, marking the sixth time the measure failed to...
UC Santa Barbara to Consider Anti-Israel Divestment Proposal, Shared by Club That Praised Palestinian ‘Armed Resistance’
Student leaders at the University of California, Santa Barbara are expected to consider a proposal on Wednesday evening calling for divestment from companies over their ties to...
Swarthmore College President Responds to Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution
The president of Swarthmore College responded last week to a resolution calling on the Pennsylvania school to divest from companies over their ties to Israel. The measure...
Divestment Resolutions Targeting Israel Pass at All Three University of Michigan Campuses
A divestment resolution targeting Israel was adopted by students at the University of Michigan-Flint last Wednesday, shortly before the Jewish holiday of Passover. The resolution, which...
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...
