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Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked visits the local Ben & Jerry’s factory, July 20, 2021. Source: Twitter.

Ayelet Shaked visits Ben & Jerry’s Israel factory in show of support

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Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked on Wednesday visited the Ben & Jerry’s factory in Israel in a show of support of its CEO, Avi Zinger, who is fighting the parent company’s recent decision to...
The store sign at Ben & Jerry’s Factory in Waterbury, Vt., home to full-service Scoop Shop guided factory tour and gift shop. Credit: Jay Yuan/Shutterstock.

Ben & Jerry’s boycott ripples through Jewish world, mixed with legal threats

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The fallout over the decision by Ben & Jerry’s to no longer sell its products in what the company calls “occupied Palestinian territory,” which includes parts of Jerusalem, immediately rippled throughout the Jewish world, with Israel’s...
View of the main entrance to the National Education Association (NEA). Credit: John M. Chase/Shutterstock.

America’s largest teachers union to vote on boycott of Israel, Palestinian statehood

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At its annual conference this week, the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest teachers union, will debate and decide on whether to adopt two resolutions—one boycotting Israel and another to recognize Palestinian statehood. The...
Canadian flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Canada’s leading labor union secretly passes resolution to boycott Israel

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Canada’s largest labor union adopted “behind closed doors” a motion last week that supports a boycott of Israel after the resolution initially failed to garner support among members. The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) held its...
Pro-Palestinian activists protest against the unloading of an Israeli ship at the Port of Oakland, Calif., on June 4, 2021. Source: Facebook/Arab Resource & Organizing Center.

Pro-BDS group blocks Israeli ship from unloading in Oakland

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Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters prevented the unloading of an Israeli container ship from Asia at the Port of Oakland, Calif., on Friday, with the cooperation of the local longshoremen’s union, which refused to unload...
A display from Israel's Psagot Winery, which was at the center of a European court ruling on labeling of Israeli products from beyond the pre-1967 Green Line. Credit: Psagot Winery.

Canadian court overturns barring ‘product of Israel’ labels on Judea, Samaria wine

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A Canadian federal appeals court reversed a lower court’s decision that barred “Product of Israel” labels for wines produced in Judea and Samaria. In July of 2020, the Federal Court of Canada had ruled that it was...
A panel at the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 8, 2001. Credit: U.N./Ron da Silva.

US takes ‘principled decision‘ in skipping anti-Semitic Durban conference

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Jewish leaders on Wednesday praised the Biden administration for announcing that the United States will not participate in upcoming events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action. On Wednesday, Conference...
Jagmeet Singh (center), leader of Canada's New Democratic Party. Source: NDP/Twitter.

Canada’s third-largest party endorses boycott of Israel

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Members of Canada’s progressive New Democratic Party (NDP) have voted overwhelmingly to endorse a boycott against Israel during its recent party convention. At its virtual party convention on April 10, the NDP—the third-largest party in...
Qatar skyline. Credit: Pixabay.

Gulf states reach deal to end blockade against Qatar

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The Gulf states have reached an agreement to end the three-year-old boycott of Qatar, announced Kuwait’s foreign minister on Monday. White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner helped negotiate the settlement, a senior...
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the opening of the 40th session of the Human Rights Council, Palais des Nations, Feb. 25, 2019. Credit: U.N. Photo by Violaine Martin.

Should the UN ‘blacklist’ be taken seriously?

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With the February 2020 publication by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of a “blacklist” of Israeli and other commercial enterprises functioning in the territories, several questions have arisen as to whether...