Posts Tagged: BDS
Anti-Israel Protests Are Growing; Here’s What You Need to Know
Student protests against Israel expanded greatly in February, with university administrations largely unwilling and unable to enforce regulations regarding what has euphemistically become known as...
BDS Activists Push False ‘Genocide’ Charge to Attack Israel
Activists of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement spent much of January engaging in disruptive protests aimed at institutions accused of supporting Israel. Accusations...
War, Antisemitism and Free Speech: A Critical Dilemma
JNS.org - Should governments and public institutions take punitive measures against groups or individuals who promote antisemitism through such measures as cutting funding, criminalizing aspects...
Time to Huddle: Antisemitism on the Field
JNS.org - As unsettling and painful as the current wave of global antisemitism that followed the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom in Israel is, it’s still...
This Canadian-Jewish Activist Wants to Boycott Israel; Here’s What She Gets Wrong
In an opinion piece for The Guardian, Canadian-Jewish public personality Naomi Klein advocates for the strengthening of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against...
December Was Filled with Outrage on Campus and Elsewhere; Here’s What Happened
Throughout December, campus BDS and antisemitism remained shaped by the ongoing war in Gaza. The main event of the month was the appearance of the presidents...
McDonald’s Malaysia Sues Anti-Israel Group Over Israel boycott
i24 News - McDonald's Malaysia has initiated legal action against BDS Malaysia, an anti-Israel group, seeking $1.3 million in damages over the group's calls for...
Antisemitism in America: Teachers Introduce BDS-like Materials for Pre-Schoolers
As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, some educators in America haven’t stood idly by. But instead of teaching young children about the dangers of antisemitism, they...
Anti-Israel Crybullies and the Free Speech Inversion
The term “crybully” rose to prominence over the last decade, and describes a phenomenon that has become increasingly common on campus. As defined at Dictionary.com, a...
The Real Goal of BDS Threatens Every Jew on the Planet
Israeli leaders have promised that the day after Hamas is erased -- may it come speedily -- there will be a vigorous, no-holds barred national...
The BDS Campaign Embraces Hamas’ Massacre — and the World Will Remember
The brutality of Hamas’ slaughter of Israeli civilians has put anti-Israel activists in a bind: Should they condemn atrocities against Israel, or should they defend...
Anti-Israel Efforts Spread to Campus and Elsewhere in Worrying Sign
The 2023-2024 academic year began with the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement further co-opting academic spaces and legitimacy, in part by holding so-called...
‘Take Away This Jew Food!’ New Documentary Exposes Roger Waters’ Antisemitic Barbs
Former Pink Floyd vocalist Roger Waters' stringent denials that he is personally antisemitic suffered a major blow on Thursday with the release of a new...
On Yom Kippur, New York Times Turns to BDS Advocate as Antisemitism Expert
The New York Times has a nasty pattern of publishing attacks on Jews and Israel on the sabbath or holidays, making it harder for observant...