Posts Tagged: BDS movement Israel
Ignorance: The True Cost of Higher Education
During several sleepless nights, watching loops of 24-hour news broadcasts devoted to the US presidential race, I noticed certain themes that otherwise might have escaped...
Targeted by BDS, SodaStream Forced to Lay off Last Remaining Palestinian Workers
JNS.org - SodaStream, the Israel-based producer of a popular beverage carbonation machine, was forced to lay off its final 74 Palestinian workers after it had been...
Canadian Prime Minister’s Liberals Approve Conservative Motion Condemning BDS Movement
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals have joined forces with the official Opposition to overwhelmingly approve a Conservative motion condemning Canadians who promote the boycott, divestment and...
Slovenian Supermarket Chain Backs Out of BDS-Inspired Boycott of Israel
JNS.org - The largest Slovenian supermarket chain, Mercator, has reneged on its earlier decision to remove Israeli products from its shelves, a move that had come in response...
Hillary Clinton’s Troubling Relationship With an Israel-Hater Adviser
Who is Max Blumenthal, why is he a Hillary Clinton Israel Svengali and does he pose as big a headache for Hillary as Jeremiah Wright...
New Network of Academics to Provide Resources for Opposing BDS on Campus
JNS.org - A newly formed network of academics will work to support Israel and oppose the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the Jewish state...
Israeli Girl Snubbed by Anti-Israel British Professor: ‘I Was Shocked and Confused’
An Israeli schoolgirl was left shocked and confused when a Jewish professor in the UK not only refused to help her with a homework assignment, but issued her a...
UK Jewish Professor Invokes Palestinian ‘Suffering’ in Refusal to Answer Young Israeli Girl’s Query About Horses
JNS.org - A Jewish former professor at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom refused to help a 13-year-old Israeli student from a kibbutz with a school...
Ziggy Marley Reaffirms Love of Israel in ‘Shalom Award’ Acceptance Speech (VIDEO)
Jamaican musician Ziggy Marley, eldest son of the late, great reggae singer Bob Marley, reiterated his support for Israel while accepting an award from the Jewish National...
Scottish Party Passes Motion for Boycott of Israel, Removal of Hamas From List of Terror Groups
Scotland’s Green Party passed a motion on Saturday calling for the boycott of Israel and the removal of Hamas from a European Union list of terrorist organizations. The...
What ‘Black Lives Matter’ and BDS Have in Common
I don’t like Mondays. Let me correct that. I fear Mondays, but not for the usual reasons. Every Monday morning, Chicago area residents wake up to news of...
South African MP: ‘There Is Nothing In Israel That Looks Like Apartheid’
JNS.org - South African Member of Parliament Kenneth Meshoe spoke out against the claim by Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement activists that Israel is an...
Activists Say Historical Black Struggle ‘Hijacked’ After ‘Black Lives Matter’ Leaders Endorse BDS
African-American pro-Israel activists on Wednesday blasted a group of 1,000 civil rights leaders who sought to connect the "Palestinian struggle" to the plight of blacks in the...
Matisyahu Says Spanish Reggae Fest Canceled Show Over Refusal to Support BDS
Jewish reggae star Matisyahu responded on Monday to being dropped by Spain's Rototom reggae festival saying organizers' efforts to pressure him to endorse the anti-Israel boycott, divestment...
