Posts Tagged: BDS movement
Pro-Israel Entertainment Industry Group Rejects Cultural Boycott of Israeli Director Nadav Lapid
Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), an organization comprised of pro-Israel members of the entertainment industry, released a statement on Wednesday in solidarity with the hundreds...
US Links $1.9 Billion in State Disaster Funds to Israel Boycott Stance
US states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness, the Trump administration has announced, tying routine federal funding to its...
Radiohead Guitarist Jonny Greenwood and Israel’s Dudu Tassa Cancel Concerts After ‘Threats,’ BDS Pressure
Radiohead guitarist and keyboardist Jonny Greenwood and Israeli Mizrahi singer Dudu Tassa canceled two upcoming concerts together in the United Kingdom following "threats" by supporters...
German University Cancels Lecture by Israeli Historian Benny Morris Due to Student Protests, ‘Security Concerns’
The University of Leipzig in Germany has canceled a lecture by Israeli historian Benny Morris following student protests described by the school as "understandable, but...
German Architectural Foundation Rescinds Award to British Artist Over His Israel Boycott Support
The Erich Schelling Architecture Foundation, located in Karlsruhe, Germany, announced on Monday that it has unanimously decided to rescind an award to British writer and...
German Domestic Intelligence Agency Designates BDS a ‘Suspected Extremist Case’
Germany's federal domestic intelligence agency has classified the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel as a "suspected extremist case." German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser...
Helen Mirren Explains Why She Ignores BDS Pressure, Praises Israel
British actress Dame Helen Mirren has faced pressure from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel throughout her career but prefers instead to...
UN Action Plan Meeting on Antisemitism Postponed Due to Deep Flaws
i24 News - The United Nations was scheduled to host a meeting next week in Cordoba, Spain, to finalize a long-awaited UN action plan on...
Conservative Watchdog Launches ‘Don’t Trust Morningstar’ Campaign
JNS.org - A conservative nonprofit watchdog has launched a nationwide campaign taking investment firm Morningstar to task for alleged anti-Israel bias. Consumers’ Research says Morningstar is...
Some Politicians Finally Find Their Voice on Fighting Antisemitism and Campus Hate
The calendar year ended with politicians holding conferences and making statements in opposition to antisemitism, as well as the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS)...
Antisemitism Thrives On and Off-Campus as Threat Continues to Grow
October was characterized by a series of campus BDS and antisemitism incidents, which showed how deeply anti-Israel bias is embedded in organized student life. The antisemitism...
BDS and the Movement to Oppose the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Align
The most important BDS development in April was the alignment of left-wing Jewish faculty, students, and groups with opponents of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance...
Exposing the Lies and Hate of the BDS Movement
In a conversation with American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) on March 31st Omar Barghouti appears to have charged Jews as thieves, settler colonialists, racists, purveyors...
Trump Administration Plans to Release List of BDS Groups
JNS.org – The Trump administration plans to release a list of organizations that support the anti-Israel BDS movement, a senior Trump administration official told JNS. The...
