BDS Movement
News about economic and academic attacks against the Jewish state
A Spanish railway construction company has rejected an Israeli tender to build part of the Jerusalem railway because of “the occupation of land through which will pass a section of the railway.”
J Street U and Students for Justice in Palestine chapters at the University of Vermont released corresponding letters last week blasting the school’s Hillel for accepting funds from the pro-Israel group Maccabee Task Force.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) offered Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) the opportunity to discuss how to fight religious bigotry over Somali tea.
The “insignia handover,” symbolized with the passing of a large decorated key chain, took place between Deputy Mayor of Lisbon Duarte Cordeiro and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai. Lisbon hosted the 2018 Eurovision contest.
Israeli politicians have blasted Amnesty as an anti-Semitic organization. Leaders began investigations into banning it from Israel.
The congresswoman was photographed with Abbas Hamideh, who has repeatedly expressed support for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, at her swearing-in ceremony in Detroit on Jan. 12.
Professor Gerald Steinberg, founder and President of NGO Monitor said: “Precisely because tourism to Israel is at an all-time high, Amnesty International is targeting this sector.”
The Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act rolls four different bills into one.
“The law to boycott Judea and Samaria has serious repercussions for relations between the countries,” said Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein.
The decision by the Boston JCRC to draw a red line against community members who align with anti-Zionist groups may have major ramifications for other Jewish areas across North America.
If enacted, it would make Ireland the first European Union country to criminalize doing business beyond the pre-1967 lines, including eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
American Jewish actress and comedienne Roseanne Barr is in Israel as part of an international campaign against the BDS movement she is leading along with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.
