Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS)

News about economic and academic attacks against the Jewish state

Robert Kennedy Jr. and his third wife, actress Cheryl Hines, at the Los Angeles premiere of "Wild" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 19, 2014. Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock.

Why RFK Jr. flunked the Roger Waters test

COVID controversies helped realign U.S. politics as foes of government power on both left and right found common ground. But tolerance for antisemitism can’t be ignored.

Jonathan S. Tobin

June 2, 2023

Ada Colau, mayor of Barcelona, in 2019. In Feb. 2023, Colau suspended all of the Spanish city’s ties with Israel. Credit: Jossfoto/Shutterstock.

Israel-boycotting Barcelona mayor loses seat

Ada Colau lost to former Barcelona mayor Xavier Trias, a conservative.

May 29, 2023

Communities secretary Michael Gove. Credit: www.gov.uk.

New UK bill to prevent government councils from boycotting Israel

One British official does not want local governments to be declaring “their own foreign policy.”

May 12, 2023

Pro-Palestine, anti-Israel BDS protesters hold a rally in New York during the fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, May 15, 2021. Credit: Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock.

Israeli anthropologists to pro-BDS, US colleagues: We’re already fighting the state

Nearly 100 groups are pushing the American Anthropological Association to reject a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.

David Swindle and Menachem Wecker

May 11, 2023

The southern entrance to the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. Credit: Matthew G. Bisanz via Wikimedia Commons.

Tlaib to be ‘special guest’ at ‘nakba’ event at Capitol Visitor Center

The BDS-supporting congresswoman will participate in a program that claims Israel “violently” expelled 75% of Muslims from their homeland.

May 8, 2023

Stephen and Lara Sheehi. Source: YouTube screenshot.

Psychology conference in New York features couple who advocate BDS

Mobile billboards protest the appearances of Stephen and Lara Sheehi, who support boycotting the State of Israel.

May 4, 2023

Pro-BDS protests in Washington, D.C. in 2014. Credit: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Shutterstock.

The BDS movement’s small-ball strategy seems to be failing

Another federal court of appeals loss might start forcing proponents of the anti-Israel boycott movement to consider a cost-benefit analysis.

Mike Wagenheim

April 26, 2023

The North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck. Credit: Farragutful via Wikimedia Commons.

North Dakota signs anti-BDS legislation

The law demonstrates “North Dakota’s firm commitment to Israel,” said William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents.

April 21, 2023

A truck in downtown Chicago bears DontTrustMorningStar.com signage, a Consumers’ Research campaign. Credit: Courtesy.

Conservative watchdog launches ‘Don’t Trust Morningstar’ campaign

Consumers’ Research launched a website, mail campaign and mobile billboard charging investment firm Morningstar with supporting a boycott of Israel.

Mike Wagenheim

April 20, 2023

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