Posts Tagged: Divest From Israel
Here’s Just Some of the Boycott and Protest Activity Being Aimed at Israel
As has been widely reported, activists with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement targeted their efforts on college campuses this year. The connections between...
BDS Debates Rage on College Campuses
BDS news in October continued to be dominated by examples of institutions being subverted and manipulated by the BDS movement. Earlier this year, two University of...
Normalizing Antisemitism on Campus
At McGill University recently, three board members of the University’s Students’ Society were removed from their appointments after a vote at the Fall General Assembly...
Mennonite Church USA Votes to Divest From Israel
JNS.org - The Mennonite Church USA voted on Thursday to divest from any financial holdings of companies profiting from Israel’s “occupation.” A divestment resolution, which received 98-percent...
SPME BDS Monitor: Academic Situation Improves, Cultural Sphere Worsens
With the school year over, the focus of BDS activity has moved to other parts of the academic ecosystem. One of the most important developments...
Dalit Baum and BDS: Corporate Social Irresponsibility
JNS.org - In an interview earlier this month with The Forward, Dalit Baum, a leading Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement activist, boasted about an increased focus on corporate...
Another Link Between Hamas and BDS
The terrorist organization Hamas and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) share a common goal: the elimination of the Jewish state of Israel –...
BDS Is a Disneyland of Hate
What truly puzzles the Israeli public is "Israeli Apartheid Week," being staged on several US college campuses these last few weeks. A spin-off of the anti-Israel...
As BDS Opponents Move From Campuses to State Capitols, California Is Next
JNS.org - Close observers of the anti-Israel Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement have long kept a weather eye on California. But that attention has mostly...
Episcopal Church Rejects Israel Divestment, Mennonites Delay Vote for 2 Years
JNS.org - The Episcopal Church on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a resolution to divest from Israel, while Mennonite Church USA voted to delay a decision on divestment until...
United Church of Christ Passes Resolution to Divest From Israel
JNS.org - The United Church of Christ (UCC) on Tuesday passed a resolution that calls for divestment from companies that do business with Israel at its...
As Stanford Falls to BDS, It’s Time to Strike Back
The dominoes are falling one by one. The student governments of major and highly prestigious universities, comprised of giant Jewish student populations, are voting to...
UC Irvine Student Senate Resolves to Divest From Israel
The University of California, Irvine student senate passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday night asking the school to divest from eight companies doing business with Israel,...
