Posts Tagged: Israel boycott
Indiana Measure Is Latest State-Level Setback for BDS Movement
JNS.org - The Indiana House of Representatives this week passed new legislation that targets businesses or other entities that engage in the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and...
An Iron Dome Against the Cultural Boycott of Israel
Prior to an Israeli Knesset conference this month concerning the delegitimization of Israel, MK Michael Oren called for a “legal and hasbara Iron dome.” The way...
The Disgrace of Associating Toni Morrison With Primo Levi
A side benefit of reviewing books is that I often get books I otherwise might not splurge on. A week ago, I received the handsome three-volume set...
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...
Slovenian Supermarket Chain Backs Out of BDS-Inspired Boycott of Israel
JNS.org - The largest Slovenian supermarket chain, Mercator, has reneged on its earlier decision to remove Israeli products from its shelves, a move that had come in response...
California Assemblyman Introduces Bill to Drown Out Anti-Israel Boycott Movement
JNS.org - With an eye on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, California State Assemblyman Travis Allen (R) on Monday introduced Assembly Bill 1552,...
SPME BDS Monitor: Fighting Boycott Movement Begins to Show Results
The year 2015 ended with BDS supporters co-opting more campus governments and causes to discriminate against Jewish students. At the same time, more BDS resolutions...
Local Authorities in UK to Be Stripped of Boycott Power Against Israeli Settlements
Local councils in the United Kingdom will soon be unable to decide to boycott companies operating in Israeli settlements, The Guardian reported on Saturday. The UK's Department for Communities and...
Who Is Actually Boycotting Israel? The Answer Might Surprise You
No one is actually boycotting Israel. Not the Europeans. Not the American Studies professors. Not Saudi Arabia. Not even Roger Waters. There is not a...
Public Chanukah Menorah Lighting Scheduled at Rowan University in Response to Antisemitic Graffiti
The Chabad Jewish Center at New Jersey's Rowan University announced their first ever public menorah lighting on Tuesday night, in response to antisemitic graffiti discovered carved into...
SPME BDS Monitor: Boycott Israel Movement on the March Across College Campuses
The academic BDS scene deteriorated further in November as American anthropologists voted to recommend an Israel boycott to the full membership. At the same time...
UK’s Labour Party Approves Boycott of Firm With Israeli Ties
JNS.org - The United Kingdom’s Labour Party voted last week to boycott a multinational British company, G4S, reportedly over the company’s links with Israel. G4S is...
UC Santa Cruz Student Warned to Abstain From Pro-BDS Vote Due to His ‘Jewish Agenda’
JNS.org - A Jewish member of the student government at University of California, Santa Cruz was warned to “abstain” from voting on a pro-BDS (Boycott, Divestment...
CODEPINK’s ‘Boycott Israel’ Hypocrisy Is Hilarious
Round trip airfare to Israel – $1500. Two nights in a Jerusalem hotel – $500. Spending thousands of dollars to travel to the Jewish state...
