Posts Tagged: BDS movement
Passage of ‘One-Sided’ Pro-BDS Resolution at Columbia Decried as ‘Deeply Irresponsible’
Undergraduate students at Columbia University in New York City have voted in favor of a referendum calling on their school to "divest its stocks, funds,...
Dozens of State Legislators Slam Democratic Socialists of America for ‘Blatantly Antisemitic Litmus Test’ of New York City Council Candidates
Dozens of members of the New York State Assembly have condemned the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) for issuing...
Despite Coronavirus, BDS Debate Continues on Campus and Elsewhere
The academic year ended with colleges and universities locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The impact on BDS activities, especially Israeli Apartheid Week and...
Jewish and Pro-Israel Groups Laud Missouri Legislature’s Passage of Anti-BDS Bill
JNS.org – The Missouri state legislature passed a bill on Thursday to prohibit the state contracting with companies that boycott Israel. The state’s House of Representatives...
Pro-Israel Student Group Urges GWU to Rethink ‘Highly Problematic’ Appointment of Pro-BDS Dean
A pro-Israel group at George Washington University (GWU) is urging the institution to rethink its recent appointment of a BDS-supporting professor as the interim dean...
Columbia Faculty Members Back School President’s Antisemitism Condemnation, Pan Upcoming BDS Vote
A dozen Columbia University faculty members have penned a letter expressing support for President Lee C. Bollinger’s recent statement against antisemitism on campus and voicing...
Anti-Israel Democrat Upsets House Incumbent; Neo-Nazi Fails in Republican Primary
JNS.org – In the Illinois 3rd Congressional District primaries on Tuesday, a progressive narrowly upset the incumbent, a pro-Israel Democrat, while a neo-Nazi and Holocaust-denier...
South African BDS Advocate’s Claim That Israel Won’t Provide Coronavirus Advice to Arab Citizens Is Rebuffed
Anti-Zionist agitators in South Africa are pushing the false claim that Israel has not published Arabic-language guidelines for dealing with the coronavirus out of contempt...
Israel Supporters Urged to Show Solidarity With Celine Dion Who Is Facing BDS Pressure Over Tel Aviv Shows
The pro-Israel education group StandWithUs launched a petition on Thursday calling on people to show support for and solidarity with Canadian singer Celine Dion, who...
The BDS Movement Is Racist and Violent
On January 27, the King’s College London student community invited Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the antisemitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, to speak on...
Major League Baseball Takes Heat for Promotion of Anti-Israel Activist Roger Waters’ Concert Tour
A major US Jewish organization is raising concerns about Major League Baseball’s promotion of vehement anti-Israel activist Roger Waters’ upcoming “This Is Not a Drill”...
BDS Now Calling to Boycott Arabs Who Don’t Boycott Israel — Including the Dubai 2020 Expo
Arabic media sources are reporting that the international BDS movement expressed its strong condemnation and rejection of the participation of Israel in the Dubai International...
New Report Details History and Scope of Active BDS Movement
JNS.org - A new comprehensive report about the history and current state of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement—more commonly referred to as BDS—was released...
‘I Can’t Wait to Perform in Israel,’ Lionel Richie Tells Fans Ahead of Tel Aviv Concert
American singer Lionel Richie said in a video message last week that he was excited to perform in Israel on March 2 as part of...
