Tag: BDS Movement
The social-justice trip designed to promote hate
In order to “better understand the human rights situation in Israel and Palestine,” a group of self-proclaimed social-justice advocates are currently touring Israel and the West Bank. The problem with the seemingly noble mission?...
Why did anti-BDS bill fail in Massachusetts when it succeeded in other states?
Legislation to combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement against Israel has been adopted in more than 20 states in recent years, but it was derailed last month in Massachusetts. Pro-Israel activists are...
Jewish group outraged by BDS founder’s address to E.U. Parliament
The American Jewish Committee condemned the European Parliament on Wednesday for hosting Omar Barghouti, the founder of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
Barghouti was invited to address the European Union’s legislature by the...
Israel to apply anti-BDS law to Amnesty International
Israel is acting to enforce anti-BDS law against Amnesty International after the human-rights organization embarked on a campaign calling for a boycott of products from Judea and Samaria, as well as a weapons embargo on Israel, which...
Legal Summit in Jerusalem Tackles Moves Against International BDS Efforts
Top legal experts gathered in Jerusalem for a three-day summit focused on countering a global delegitimization campaign against Israel. The first Legal Network Initiative 2018 was organized by the International Legal Forum, an Israeli...
Why is Ireland the most anti-Israel country in Europe?
The Irish and Jewish people share a common history of suffering cruel persecution and achieving national redemption against immeasurable odds. But today, modern Ireland is one of Europe’s fiercest critics of Israel. This tension...
Wisconsin Is the Latest State to Introduce Anti-BDS Legislation
Last week, two Republican state lawmakers in Wisconsin introduced legislation to prohibit businesses from engaging in boycotts of Israel as a condition of any state contract.
In recent years, more than 20 US states have passed legislation...
Frankfurt becomes first German City to ban ‘Antisemitic’ BDS movement
The city of Frankfurt passed a historic bill on Friday outlawing municipal funding and rooms for BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) activities targeting the Jewish state.
Uwe Becker, the deputy mayor and city treasurer for Frankfurt,...
Israel bans Rabbi and 2 Jewish BDS activists from travelling to country
Israel prohibited three Jewish activists, including a Rabbi, from travelling to Israel over their support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, according to the Jewish Voices for Peace (JVP).
JVP released a statement...
Jewish ire at University of Sydney’s ‘Israel hate-fest’
The University of Sydney has distanced itself from a controversial Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference being hosted by its Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, after members of the Jewish community labelled the gathering...