Posts Tagged: Israel boycott
Why We Must Fight the False Premise of Anti-Israel Boycotts
I was gratified by the House’s recent approval of an anti-BDS resolution, because it shows broad political support for Israel. The resolution was obviously intended to...
Is the BDS Movement on the Rise?
According to the BDS movement’s Palestinian branch, the impact of the movement “is increasing substantially.” Many pro-Israel sites and organizations agree with that assessment. But...
Amid Campus Battles, BDS Loses on the National Stage
The focus of July’s BDS activities remained firmly in the political sphere. Most notable were a series of BDS resolutions introduced in Congress, both opposed...
Taxpayer-Funded Israel Hate in Takoma Park, Maryland
On Tuesday, July 23, the municipality of Takoma Park, Maryland, spent taxpayer dollars to screen a vicious and dishonest film about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The...
Arab MK Urges Boycott of Israel at London Pro-BDS Conference
JNS.org - Knesset member Yousef Jabareen of the Hadash-Taal Party publicly called to boycott Israel in a speech he gave over the weekend at a...
New Book Unmasks Ramallah- and Gaza-Based Academic and Cultural Boycotts of Israel
JNS.org - In the wake of Iceland’s pro-Palestinian gesture at Eurovision and related discussion promoted by the Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI),...
House Majority Leader Hoyer Expects Progress on Anti-BDS Bill in ‘Relatively Near Future’
JNS.org - US House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said on Wednesday that legislation to allow state and local governments the right to punish state or local contractors...
DePaul Faculty Council’s Capricious Treatment of Pro-Israel Professor
I am a professor at the DePaul University College of Law, and recently attended a public meeting of the university’s Faculty Council. I feel compelled...
Linda Sarsour Preaches Hate and Intolerance at UMass
On May 4, five members of the Alliance for Israel and I attended an event at UMass that featured Linda Sarsour, Roger Waters, and Marc...
Cornell’s Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution Is Full of Lies, Slanders, and Inaccuracies
On April 11, the Cornell Student Assembly will vote on a resolution submitted by Students for Justice in Palestine (Resolution 36). Much of Resolution 36 is...
BDS Continues on Campus, While Some Democrats Take on Omar and Tlaib
BDS activity on college campuses increased sharply in March. The most consequential move was the decision by a mixed faculty-student body at Pitzer College to...
Italian Mayor Cancels International Jazz Festival Over Artistic Director’s Support for Boycott of Israeli Artists
The mayor of Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy, recently cancelled an international jazz festival set to be held in August in the city after the program's artistic director expressed support...
Wake Forest Retaliates Against Students for Standing Against Antisemitism
Most pro-Israel students are a beleaguered minority on campus these days. And what happens when they dare to stand up for themselves? One answer came...
NGOs and Politicians Continue to Push the BDS Agenda
In February, the Israeli Strategic Affairs Ministry released a report demonstrating that leading BDS groups are staffed by current and former members of Hamas and the Popular Front for...
