BDS Movement
News about economic and academic attacks against the Jewish state
Steven Thrasher alleges that he was denied tenure as a result of his participation in pro-Hamas activities on campus post-Oct. 7.
Organizers face accusations of discrimination against citizens of Israel, where military service is mandatory.
“The slogan combines the Arabic word for ‘let’s go’ and Intifada, terror campaigns that killed thousands of people,” according to the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
Dinaw Mengestu wrote on Instagram that he left because of an “ongoing failure to defend free expression fairly and equitably.”
The Council of State says proposal is legally sound, urges enforcement plan as critics say six-year prison penalty is disproportionate.
Diaspora Affairs Ministry officials toured the Gush Etzion region before signing an agreement with the regional council.
“We are demonstrating that we can transform moments of division into opportunities for connection, resilience and positive action,” organizer IMPACT CEO Aaron Herman said.
Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli decries the absence of any transparent evidentiary process.
“BDS should stand for ‘blind, dumb and stupid,’” a Muslim community leader told protesters outside the Brooklyn cooperative, where members recently voted to remove Israeli products.
Ari Hoffnung, of the Anti-Defamation League, told JNS that “we’re not just talking about Israeli bonds and Israeli companies. We’re talking about American companies that do business in Israel and with Israel.”
Park Slope Food Coop “needs to undo the Israel boycott, put the Israeli products back on the shelves, stop letting the co-op become a hostile place for Jewish and Zionist members and preserve all records connected to how this happened,” Mark Goldfeder told JNS.
The Maryland State Retirement and Pension System told JNS that it “has not adopted any policies to discourage or prohibit investments in Israel bonds.”
