Tag: BDS Movement
58 Jewish groups gather in New York to mobilize against anti-Semitism
Fifty-eight Jewish organizations gathered in New York City on Wednesday for a “National Consultation on Responses to Antisemitism” to address ever increasing anti-Semitic incidents in the United States, Europe and around the world.
Organized by...
Lionel Richie blocks CodePink after attacked for upcoming Israel concert
Music icon Lionel Richie snubbed the women’s anti-war group Code Pink after the organization, which is active in the anti-Israel boycott campaign, launched a petition urging the singer to cancel his upcoming show in...
Injecting race into the debate about Israel empowers anti-Semites
It’s a contradiction that many liberal American Jews struggle with. How can a political party that they despise be such a stronghold of support for the Jewish state that they love?
The answer is that...
On radio show, Ocasio-Cortez agrees with host, saying Israel is ‘very criminal, very unjust’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) agreed on Tuesday with a New York radio host, saying that what’s happening in Israel is “very criminal.”
“Now you look around the globe and you have multiple corrupt governments working...
Israel welcomes Jennifer Lopez ahead of Tel Aviv show
American singer, actress and celebrity Jennifer Lopez landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday ahead of her Thursday night concert in Tel Aviv as part of her “It’s My Party” 50th birthday tour.
A month...
New report highlights ties between IfNotNow and anti-Semitic pro-Palestinian group
The progressive Jewish activist group IfNotNow has generated several headlines in the past year by challenging mainstream American Jewish organizations on its support for Israel, and more recently, for its campaign to bait 2020 Democratic presidential...
Canadian federal court: ‘Misleading’ to label West Bank wine ‘Products of Israel’
Canada’s Federal Court ruled on Monday that wine made in Judea and Samaria cannot be labeled as “products of Israel.”
The decision is part of a three-year court dispute over bottles of Psagot Winery and...
Ocasio-Cortez signs onto Omar’s pro-BDS resolution
U.S. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has signed onto Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) resolution that supports the anti-Israel BDS movement.
Although the pro-boycott resolution introduced by Omar does not explicitly mention Israel, she told Al-Monitor shortly before filing it,...
Bon Jovi rocks Tel Aviv, despite pressure from BDS movement
World-renowned rock band Bon Jovi performed in front of some 50,000 people in Tel Aviv on July 25, despite pressure from the BDS movement not to play in Israel.
According to The Jerusalem Post, lead singer Jon...
Pressley explains split from ‘The Squad’ in voting for anti-BDS resolution
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) has defended her vote on Tuesday condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement—a split from the so-called “Squad” that includes Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
The...