Tag: Boycott
Behold the 21st-century boycott
Ha’aretz published a long and important article on April 12 that described an “unprecedented global boycott of Israeli academics.” Their report is based on a survey conducted in January by the Israel Young Academy, in which...
Students put on probation, expelled, suspended for Vanderbilt anti-Israel sit-in
Activists who were arrested at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., on March 26 after staging a sit-in in the school’s Kirkland Hall calling for targeting Israel with boycotts have received punishment.
C. Cybele Raver, Vanderbilt’s provost and...
Morningstar suspends Florida library service after state places it on anti-Israel blacklist
Floridians who research stocks and bonds at their local libraries on the investment firm Morningstar’s very widely used site reported being unable to do so recently, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
The Chicago-based firm opted not to renew...
Four colleges in Norway suspend ties with Israeli ones, blaming IDF actions
Four academic institutions in Norway have suspended collaborations with universities in Israel, a development that has direct support from the Palestinian BDS National Committee.
Oslo Metropolitan University has severed connections with Haifa University, saying it would not partner with...
Barcelona mayor cancels meeting with Israeli official sans explanation
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, the deputy mayor of Jerusalem, was slated to meet in Madrid with the Spanish capital’s mayor on Wednesday. The mayor ended up being sick, so she met with deputy mayor Inma Sanz.
In Madrid,...
New York court rejects suit against Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott
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...
After calling Israel ‘racist state,’ Rep. Jayapal says ‘idea of Israel’ not racist
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...
Companies Morningstar still flags for operating in Judea, Samaria deal in infrastructure
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...
Anti-BDS bill advances in House of Commons
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 becomes 37th state to take action against Israel boycotters
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...