BDS Movement
News about economic and academic attacks against the Jewish state
“These haters have it backward: On Oct. 7, it was Hamas that began a genocidal campaign of murder,” says Israel-Premier Tech co-owner Sylvan Adams.
“This attempt to censor the arts and culture of Israel was not successful,” wrote the Israeli Film Festival in a statement.
“The Child Within Me,” a 90-minute documentary about Israeli musician Yehuda Poliker, will not be shown due to threats from protesters.
“The gravity of this situation and these outcomes weighs heavily” on the school’s leadership, said C. Cybele Raver, Vanderbilt’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
The U.S. chain had been subject to boycotts and protests since the local operator announced it would donate meals to IDF soldiers.
“Israel has every right to defend itself against Hamas terrorists and has shown great restraint in its actions,” stated Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.).
The investment firm has been implementing changes, at the behest of a U.S. Jewish coalition, to remove anti-Israel biases in its ratings.
In a letter to MSCI, 18 state attorneys general refer twice to JNS reporting on the firm’s environmental, social and corporate governance ratings.
A spokesperson said the university will take action “when our policies are violated, the safety of our campus is jeopardized and when people intimidate or injure members of our community.”
According to Israeli Finance Ministry Director General Shlomi Heisler, the NGO has violated anti-boycott legislation.
The case appears destined for the U.S. Supreme Court, with potentially profound effects on public employee-union relationships.
A JNS investigation found that MSCI assigns damaging investment ratings based on anti-Israel, pro-BDS sources.
