Posts Tagged: Israel Boycotts
Being a Liberal Jewish Student and Dealing With BDS and the Occupation
I have been given what feels like an impossible task -- starting and leading a J Street group on campus. Occidental College used to have a...
BDS Proponents Push for Publicity as New School Year Looms
The most important BDS incident in August was the refusal by Israel to admit two leading BDS supporters, Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar...
BDS Pressure Can’t — and Won’t — Stop Musicians from Performing in Israel
Jennifer Lopez (JLo) will be performing in Israel on August 1. Bon Jovi will grace Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv for the second time on...
BDS ‘Anti-Normalization’ Is a Mockery of Progressive Values
Anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) promoters have long tried to stake out the moral high ground -- depicting themselves as the champions of the...
Standing With BDS Is Standing With Terror
A November 2018 article by Amir Shuan that was published in Yediot Ahronot shockingly revealed extensive relationships between the BDS movement and terrorists. While the...
Cary Nelson Makes the Progressive Case Against BDS
For academics who support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Cary Nelson’s recently published book -- Israel Denial: Anti-Zionism, Anti-Semitism, & the Faculty Campaign...
Arkansas Attorney General Defends Anti-BDS Law in Ongoing Appeal
An Arkansas law prohibiting the state from contracting with entities that boycott Israel does not violate the First Amendment, but rather protects taxpayers from funding...
BDS Continues to Normalize Antisemitism on Campus and Elsewhere
The most prominent aspect of BDS in May was the expanded policing on college campuses of pro-Israel support. At DePaul University, the faculty council officially...
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...
NYU Department Boycotts NYU Tel Aviv for Hypocritical Reasons
This is from NYU's Department of Social and Cultural Analysis: Faculty and student members of the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis seek at all times to...
A Guide Book of How to Effectively Fight BDS
On the evening of April 24, I learned that a panel was scheduled to foster a “community dialogue” on “Palestine and Social Justice” at the...
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...
Amnesty International’s Travel Boycott of Israel: Unpacking the Baggage
Amnesty International has launched a new campaign against Israel, taking to the media to call for a travel industry boycott of Jewish homes and businesses...
Free Speech vs. Inclusive Speech: What’s Fair Game on Campus?
While the American Civil Liberties Union’s guide to speech on campus asserts that any “restrictions on speech by public colleges and universities amount to government censorship, in...
