BDS Movement
News about economic and academic attacks against the Jewish state
The anti-war group is known for its posture against the Jewish state, protesting at pro-Israel events on and off Capitol Hill.
The original law was blocked by a federal court in September 2018, citing a possible violation of the First Amendment. A modified version was enacted the following April.
With activities including research, governmental advocacy and public communications, support comes from thousands of Canadian families with diverse backgrounds and interests that empower the organization to address issues of concern to the Jewish community.
Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs has revealed connections between supposed Palestinian human-rights organizations and terrorist groups.
From anti-Semitic attacks to BDS and negative rhetoric in Congress, it hasn’t been the most positive year for the Jewish community, even though U.S. President Donald Trump has clearly exhibited his staunch support for Israel.
A number of prominent Israeli and international companies, among them Coca-Cola and Teva, have been threatened to be included on the so-called “blacklist” over their operations in Israeli settlements.
The members of Congress stated that “academic boycotts of Israel defy the statutory purposes of Title VI programs. Directors, faculty and staff of Title VI-funded NRCs should not be permitted to implement an academic boycott of any country under their purview.”
It states: “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is used by faculty and student groups to legitimize discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students because of the latter group’s race, religion and national identity.”
The arrest of Khalida Jarrar, who ran terror operations in the West Bank and is linked to the BDS movement against Israel, could spur further action by U.S. authorities against BDS entities.
“For far too long, BDS has been able to masquerade as a social-justice movement in America, while spreading vile Jew-hatred, and inciting hate and violence,” says Liora Rez, executive director of StopAntiSemitism.org.
The delegation was in Spain to discuss reversing the European Union decision to label products from Israeli settlements.
“BDS is anti-Semitic and should be treated as such,” states U.K. Special Envoy for post-Holocaust matters Eric Pickles.
