Tag: BDS Movement
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...
Chilean Jews concerned over ‘imported’ Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A series of recent events in Chile have caused heightened tensions between the Jewish and Palestinian communities there, with the leader of the Jewish community warning that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is being imported into...