BDS Movement
News about economic and academic attacks against the Jewish state
Chicago-based Morningstar hired outside counsel to review anti-Israel bias claims against it after long-standing denials. An apparent good-faith effort has bought them a stay.
The Public Employees’ Retirement Association voted unanimously to proceed with the divestment of $42 million from Unilever.
Titled “Faculty Academic Boycotters: Ground Zero for Campus Antisemitism,” it explored anti-Semitic activity at universities starting from the onset of the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza last May through the end of the 2020-21 academic year.
“We have and always will continue to loudly condemn anti-Semitism and any and all acts of hate. We are committed to working more intentionally, thoroughly and thoughtfully so we can prevent this from happening again,” said acting director of the Sierra Club Dan Chu.
The company is being sued for unlawfully ending a 34-year business relationship with American Quality Products Ltd. to boycott areas the ice-cream-maker called “Occupied Palestinian Territory.”
Complaints said the organization was engaging in “greenwashing,” ignoring the Palestinians and instead focusing on the Jewish state’s environmental values and practice.
A pro-Israel organization seeks to educate those at the state and local levels in an attempt not only to fend off BDS in middle and high schools, but to build cultural bridges.
It is the first time that a Canadian university has retained money from groups supporting anti-Semitism.
“There is no denying that anti-Semitism is a persistent problem in our society that needs to be identified, called out and crushed in all forms,” said co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus Rep. Lee Zeldin.
“Campuses today are as politically charged and polarized as I’ve ever seen them, with zero tolerance for individuals whose identities, beliefs or opinions run afoul of dominant campus ideologies,” said Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, director of the AMCHA Initiative.
Conservative group leader Caroline Clapper, along with fellow Conservative councilors Morris Bright, John Graham and Seamus Quilty, stand “united” in their opposition to anti-Israel boycotts.
Israeli Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar approved the enacting of Israel’s Boycott Law, passed by the Knesset in 2011 and enables sanctions against companies that harm the Jewish state.
