Posts Tagged: Israel Boycotts
The Right (and Wrong) Way to Defeat BDS on Campus
JNS.org - The boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel has been a thorn in the side of Jewish and pro-Israel students on college campuses...
Social Injustice: Segregation and Exclusion in 2018
On February 27, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) revealed that there were 1,986 antisemitic incidents reported across the United States in 2017 -- representing a 57% increase...
Alan Dershowitz: Debating BDS With Cornel West
This article was originally published by Gatestone Institute. I recently debated Professor Cornel West of Harvard about the boycott movement against Israel. The topic was resolved:...
Lorde Is Swimming in Antisemitic Waters
JNS.org - On December 14, the singer-songwriter Lorde tweeted, not uncharacteristically, “my cutie tour mate covered the heart song.” A week later, she was taking a crash course on the Israeli-Palestinian...
SPME BDS Monitor: Anti-Israel Activity Increases on Campus
The BDS movement advanced nationally in November, with anti-Israel legislation introduced in the US Congress. The results of such resolutions on campus, however, were mixed -- suggesting...
Wisconsin Is the Latest State to Introduce Anti-BDS Legislation
JNS.org - Last week, two Republican state lawmakers in Wisconsin introduced legislation to prohibit businesses from engaging in boycotts of Israel as a condition of any...
Germans Know Antisemitism When They See It
One of the outrageous aspects of campus politics -- and, to a lesser extent, off-campus politics -- is the effort by Israel’s detractors to tell...
SPME BDS Monitor: A Month of Progress
January saw the new Trump administration articulate strong opposition to BDS. Some of the protests against the administration and its new temporary immigration restrictions saw the...
An Historic Moment: How Israel Can Bolster Its Standing and Strengthen Alliances
Counterintuitive as it may seem, the ongoing regional disarray in the Middle East and electoral uncertainty in America and other Western democracies actually provide the nation...
SPME BDS Monitor: The Debate Comes to the Presidential Conventions
In July, BDS took center stage at the US presidential conventions. But important differences between the Republican and Democratic platforms regarding Israel reflect changes in...
Jewish and Christian Israel-Supporters Discuss Anti-BDS Efforts in Knesset
JNS.org - “In each and every generation they rise up against us to destroy us,” Israeli MK Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid) reminded a packed Knesset hall...
Don’t Believe the Hype — BDS is as Dangerous as Ever
Ben Cohen, Senior Editor of The Tower magazine, wrote an op-ed about BDS that was for the most part salient. Unfortunately, his opening sentence was both irresponsible...
Knesset Member Introduces Bill Banning BDS Supporters From Entering Israel
A member of Israel's Knesset has introduced a bill prohibiting foreign citizens who call for a boycott of Israel from entering the country. The bill, proposed by MK...
Is Time Working for or Against Israel?
For the first time, Israel's country default spread (2.48 percent) -- which reflects "Žthe risk premium on government bonds -- is similar to that of...
