Tag: BDS Movement
Hebrew University students to Lara Alqasem: ‘Go study in Gaza, Syria or Iran’
Dozens of anti-BDS anti-terror posters directed at Lara Alqasem were hung and distributed on Sunday on Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus ahead of Alqasem’s arrival.
The posters, distributed by activists of the Zionist organization Im Tirtzu in...
Dershowitz on Lara Alqasem case: ‘Israel never should have detained her’
The reactions of Jewish individuals and Israel-related groups are mixed over Israel’s Supreme Court allowing entry on Thursday to 22-year-old American BDS activist Lara Alqasem after initially refusing to let her enter earlier this month.
“I strongly support the...
Israel’s Supreme Court grants student appeal, lets Alqasem enter Israel for graduate work
Israel’s Supreme Court heard pro-BDS graduate student Lara Alqasem’s appeal on Thursday to study at Hebrew University, after initially being denied entry into the county earlier this month, and granted her that right.
“Since the...
Jewish groups react to Israel denying entry to BDS activist
The reactions of Jewish and Israel-related groups are mixed over Israel denying entry earlier this month to 22-year-old American BDS activist Lara Alqasem, whose case will be heard by Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday after the...
Anti-Israel boycotters disrupt Holocaust film in Berlin
Two supporters of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign disrupted the showing of a Holocaust movie in Berlin, holding up a banner bearing their message in front of the screen, Benjamin Weinthal reported on...
Michigan professor faces disciplinary action for denying student letter
A University of Michigan professor, citing his support for the BDS movement in denying a student’s request in August for a letter of recommendation for a semester-long study-abroad program at Tel Aviv University, was sanctioned on...
University of Michigan students who support divestment: ‘We are not BDS’
Recently, an associate professor in the American Culture department at the University of Michigan drew headlines over his decision to deny a student a letter of recommendation for a semester-long study-abroad program at Tel Aviv University.
But...
UCLA students speak out against upcoming National Students for Justice in Palestine conference
Tens of thousands of students returned to the Westwood campus of University of California, Los Angeles, on Sept. 27 for the first day of classes. However, third-year student Justin Feldman, 20, a political science...
Report highlights anti-Semitic tactics used by SJP members amid BDS debate at GW
Pro-Israel students at George Washington University have faced a number of challenges from both the BDS movement and anti-Israel groups in recent years. In 2017, the school successfully defeated a BDS resolution; however, last...
Florida gubernatorial candidate linked to Dream Defenders, whose founder has ties to Palestinian terror...
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate running for governor of Florida, has associated with the radical left-wing group Dream Defenders, whose founder, Phillip Agnew, has ties to Ahmad Abuznaid, a supporter of the U.S.-designated...