Posts Tagged: UK BDS
Local UK Council Rejects BDS Bid to Divest From Companies Tied to Israel
JNS.org - The local authority in the county of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom has rejected a bid from supporters of the BDS movement to...
Announcing Shift ‘From Defense to Attack,’ Israel Bars Entry to BDS Activists and Organizations
Israel published on Sunday a blacklist of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) organizations whose members and leaders will be prevented from entering the country – among...
New Survey Reveals Steady Support for Israel Among British Public
Despite the prominent role of UK pro-Palestinian organizations in the international BDS movement, many ordinary Britons are well-disposed toward Israel and see the Jewish state as an...
British Justice Secretary Slams BDS, Says ‘We’ve Seen This Before, Know Where It Takes Us’
JNS.org - British Justice Secretary Michael Gove strongly criticized the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement for indulging in “prejudice rather than fighting it,” at an...
British Jews Under Pressure
Reviewing the status of Anglo-Jewry can lead to diametrically opposing conclusions. Residing in a northwest London Jewish suburb, one can easily be deluded that life...
Pet Shop Boys Tout Israeli Equality for Jews and Arabs
JNS.org - The British electric pop duo The Pet Shop Boys are the latest celebrities to voice their support for Israel and reject the...
Stephen Hawking Boycott of Israeli Conference ‘Outrageous,’ Organizers Say
World-renowned theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking has joined the academic boycott of Israel and will not be attending the fifth annual Presidential Conference in Jerusalem...
Oxford Students Overwhelmingly Reject Boycott of Israel
The Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a motion to promote the international boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. A motion...
British PM Reiterates Government’s Opposition to Boycotts of Israel in Meeting With Leaders of Jewish Community
British Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated his government's opposition to boycotts of Israel and its determination to protect kosher laughter in a meeting Thursday with...
