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Jewish groups demand action from Morningstar following anti-Israel bias accusations

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A wide swath of Jewish and pro-Israel organizations sent a letter to Morningstar executive chairman Joseph Mansueto and CEO Kunal Kapoor last week, urging the Chicago-based financial-services company to implement steps to root out anti-Israel bias at one...
Smartphone with webpage of American financial-services company Morningstar Inc. on screen in front of the logo, Feb. 6, 2022. Credit: T. Schneider/Shutterstock.

Questions linger after state board closes investigation into Morningstar for anti-Israel bias

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An Illinois state board tasked with ensuring that public money is not invested in entities that promote boycotts, divestment or sanctions against the State of Israel has faced criticism in recent weeks over its...
United Kingdom Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis arrives at 10 Downing Street in London on May 20, 2021. Credit: ITS/Shutterstock.

UK chief rabbi pushes back against Methodist church’s anti-Israel stance

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Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Ephraim Mirvis called on the Methodist community not to support boycotts aimed at Israel after it had demonstrated support for the BDS movement. “I am deeply disappointed and saddened...

Unilever ends Judea and Samaria boycott, sells license to Ben & Jerry’s Israel franchisee

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The ice-cream battle between Ben & Jerry’s and its Israeli distributor may have been resolved, but the repercussions continue to reverberate in what many considered a considerable loss for the BDS movement. On Wednesday, Unilever—the parent...
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Appeals court rules Arkansas anti-BDS law does not violate First Amendment

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In the highest-level challenge yet to American laws prohibiting boycotts of Israel, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis ruled on Wednesday that an Arkansas law limiting state business with those...
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Pro-Israel groups urge New York to divest from Unilever

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Sixteen Jewish and Christian pro-Israel groups are urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to take decisive action against Unilever and its subsidiary, Ben & Jerry’s, for the ice-cream maker’s July 2021 decision to stop selling its...
Big Thief performing at The National's Homecoming festival in Cincinnati on April 29, 2018. Credit: Rebecca Sowell/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons.

Grammy-nominated indie band caves to BDS, cancels two shows in Tel Aviv

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The Grammy-nominated indie folk-rock band Big Thief has canceled two concerts in Tel Aviv after being criticized by pro-BDS activists. The band, whose bassist Max Oleartchik is Israeli and lives in Tel Aviv, announced the...
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Major Jewish donor added to board of Ben & Jerry’s parent company, Unilever

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A major Jewish donor will be added to the board of Unilever PLC, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, after the investment company he co-founded recently became its largest shareholder. According to The Wall Street...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2019. Credit: Michael Tubi/Shutterstock.

UK to pass legislation preventing public bodies from engaging in boycotts

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government has resolved to pass legislation that will stop public bodies from adopting anti-Israel boycott resolutions. The proposed legislation was outlined in the Queen’s Speech, an annual ceremonial...
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Pro-Israel editor of ‘Harvard Crimson’ blasts editorial supporting BDS

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A Jewish editor at Harvard University’s student-led newspaper The Harvard Crimson criticized a recent column in which the editorial board declared its support for the BDS movement against Israel and a free Palestine, and rejected the views of...