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Antisemitic protest block Dublin library, home to ‘Book of Kells’

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Anti-Israel protesters outside the Library of Trinity College Dublin, home to one of the most important manuscripts in the world, temporarily closed down the building as they called for the Irish university to boycott...
Sagiv Jehezkel played for the Turkish soccer team Antalyaspor. Credit: Antalyaspor.

Time to huddle: Antisemitism on the field

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As unsettling and painful as the current wave of global antisemitism that followed the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom in Israel is, it’s still important to remember that those bestial atrocities were an episode in,...
Israeli ice hockey forward Maor Sherf in 2016. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

NHL expresses ‘significant concerns’ with Israel hockey ban

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The National Hockey League has expressed "significant concerns" with the International Ice Hockey Federation's decision last week to ban the Israeli national hockey team from an upcoming competition. In a Jan. 10 announcement, the Zurich-based...
A Benjamin Franklin statue in front of College Hall on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Credit: Jay Yuan/Shutterstock.

Academic freedom isn’t an excuse for antisemitism

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We’re living in a time when American academic institutions claim to be dedicated to eradicating prejudice. That’s supposedly the point of the pledges to support the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) mantra that has...
A Ben & Jerry's mobile ice-cream truck. Credit: Pixabay.

New York court rejects suit against Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott

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A Manhattan judge dismissed a lawsuit against Unilever on Tuesday that claimed the company misled U.S. investors by not immediately disclosing a decision by its Ben & Jerry's unit to stop selling ice-cream in...
A group of pro-Israel and Jewish supporters gathered outside a New York City Council hearing on growing anti-Semitism at CUNY schools, particularly the law school, on June 30, 2022. Credit: #EndJewHatred.

Look who’s in charge of protecting the Jews at CUNY

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In response to public outrage over the pervasive, systemic, years-long scandal of antisemitism at CUNY, the university formed its inaugural Advisory Council on Jewish Life. At first, Chancellor Matos Rodríguez refused the demands of Jewish faculty...
Protesters wave Palestinian flags and chant as Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) tries to speak at the Netroots Nation conference in Chicago on July 15, 2023. Credit: YouTube screenshot.

After calling Israel ‘racist state,’ Rep. Jayapal says ‘idea of Israel’ not racist

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As protesters with Palestinian flags disrupted a Saturday keynote with several members of Congress at the Netroots Nation conference, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sought to placate the Israel critics. "I want you to know that...
Elbit Systems of America plans to open a 135,000-square-foot facility ​in South Carolina to be operational in 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

Companies Morningstar still flags for operating in Judea, Samaria deal in infrastructure

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Morningstar trimmed a list of companies it flags for doing business in Israel-controlled territory from 26 to seven, JNS reported exclusively last week. Now, a JNS analysis and conversations with the Chicago-based investment giant shed light...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with then-U.K. Minister for the Cabinet Office Michael Gove in Jerusalem, April 20, 2021. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Anti-BDS bill advances in House of Commons

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Britain's House of Commons passed in its second reading a bill that would bar public bodies from boycotting foreign states that the UK government hasn’t sanctioned. The measure passed by 268 votes to 70 in the 650-member...
New Hampshire Gov. Christopher Sununu signs an executive order against the anti-Israel BDS movement as to his left, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan looks on, July 6, 2023. Credit: Israeli-American Coalition for Action.

New Hampshire becomes 37th state to take action against Israel boycotters

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New Hampshire became the 37th U.S. state to put an anti-BDS action on its books. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed an executive order on Thursday barring the state from investing in companies that boycott Israel...