Posts Tagged: Israel boycott movement
Anti-Israel Protests Roiled Campuses in May — and Led to Dangerous Concessions
The academic school year ended with the anti-Israel movement making significant gains on and off campus. The most visible development was the appearance of protests,...
Germans Get It, Why Don’t Pro-BDS Democrats?
On May 17, the German Parliament passed a resolution that designates the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel as antisemitic, and said that...
Ireland, Boycotts, and Israeli ‘Settlement’ Products
JNS.org - Ireland’s Senate approved legislation last week to boycott products made in Israeli settlements. The move to ban such products -- the first by a...
SPME BDS Monitor: Antisemitism Rises on Campus
The academic year ended with sudden late pushes for BDS resolutions and associated protests. While there were notable wins for BDS in student government, the...
SPME BDS Monitor: Campus Protests, Labour Party and More
March saw a variety of BDS efforts on campus, some timed to coincide with "Apartheid Week" and the Easter-Passover season. At the same time, BDS-inspired...
BDS: It’s Not Economics, Stupid!
Recently, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)’s editor-in-chief, Jonathan S. Tobin, wrote that the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel is simply an “annoyance to Israel." Tobin claimed...
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...
Banning BDS Groups From Entering Israel Is Necessary and Just
JNS.org - Israel’s decision to finally ban 20 of the worst organizations leading the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement is necessary for the country’s security....
Israel’s Sights, Sounds and Tastes Are a Recipe for Fighting BDS
JNS.org - When it comes to winning the argument against the BDS movement, the best strategy might be as simple as a dish of shakshuka, an Israeli music...
Brussels Airlines Reverses Ban on Israel-Made Halva
JNS.org - Responding to pressure from Israel and Israeli customers, Brussels Airlines has reinstated supplying the Israeli Ahva brand Halva on its flights. Brussels Airlines had...
Six Ways to Stop BDS
BDS. For over a decade, this movement slowly spread while most of us in the pro-Israel community underestimated it. Then, almost overnight, we shifted from...
Christian Zionist Documentary Reveals Truth About BDS and ‘Hating Israel’
JNS.org - “When it comes to apartheid, Israel sucks.” It’s a key quote delivered by American comedian Brad Stine, a devout Christian and a featured personality in...
California Strengthens Proposed Anti-BDS Legislation
Sponsors of a bipartisan bill to prevent the California state government from contracting with companies that participate in the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against...
UK Issues New Guidelines Against Israel Boycotts
JNS.org - The British government on Wednesday announced new guidelines against boycotts of Israel by local governments within the United Kingdom. The guidelines set forth by the...
