BDS Movement
News about economic and academic attacks against the Jewish state
Several Jewish and pro-Israel groups signed a joint letter blasting the development, saying students will no longer feel safe on campus.
JNS has learned that a growing list of state agencies are exploring whether the investment firm is practicing a de facto boycott of Israel through the skewed rating system of its subsidiary.
The latest chapter in the spat between the multinational conglomerate and the Burlington, Vt.-based ice-cream maker known for its far-left social values and support for BDS.
The effort to drop “My Neighbor Adolf” follows criticism by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.
The ice-cream maker sued Unilever after it announced that it would be selling the rights to produce the dessert products in Israel to American Quality Products Ltd., owned by businessman Avi Zinger.
An array of organizations representing mainstream American Jewry claim Morningstar can do more to root out systemic anti-Israel bias in its financial ratings.
“The project should be rolled out in all 50 states, as well as internationally,” said news anchor Bianca Rahimi.
A statement from the Illinois Investment Policy Board deems its investigation into Chicago-based Morningstar closed. However, the chair of the board’s Israel committee says that isn’t what the board voted for.
“We vehemently stand against the Zionist movement within CUNY that aims to criminalize and demonize Palestinian students and workers,” reads the statement.
“I am deeply saddened to learn that the Methodist Church Conference has again voted in favor of BDS,” said Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.
S.A.F.E. CUNY files complaints with city and state agencies alleging violations of anti-discrimination laws.
The ice cream manufacturers’s parent company last week reached an agreement with a local licensee that would permit ongoing sales of products in Judea and Samaria.
