Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS)

Student radicalism increases as protests calling to destroy Israel multiply. Governmental threats expand as the US sanctions ‘settlers’ while Muslim groups pressure national leaders to abandon Israel.

Introduction Due to the ongoing war in Gaza the BDS movement’s targeted opposition to Israel has expanded into massive street protests, threats against politicians, and security crises for Western Jews. Increasingly individual politicians and Jews are being targeted as stand-ins…

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BDS/pro-Hamas movement merges with anti-capitalists as protests snarl campuses, cities and travel. Student and faculty groups support Hamas and official investigations expand as anti-Israel curriculums in K-12 are exposed.

Introduction The new year began with BDS inspired antisemitism morphing fully into pro-Hamas and anti-capitalist protests. Street protests aimed at institutions regarded as supportive of or supported by Jews, including the White House and hospitals, have been targeted with impunity,…

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BDS Comes to Northern Ireland

Editorial Note The UK Government is promoting an anti-boycott legislation in the House of Commons. First introduced in July last year, it is titled “Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill.” The Bill would allow the government to fine public bodies…

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Anti-Israel protests roil America and Europe as campuses grapple with antisemitic free speech and ‘academic freedom.’ Leading university presidents stumble in Congressional testimony on antisemitism leading to reputational harm.

Introduction BDS and antisemitism in December were shaped by the ongoing war in Gaza. Unwittingly, that war has set into motion of series of events, not least of all disastrous Congressional testimony from three university presidents, further compromising public trust…

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BDS Monitor Live – Dec 21, 2023

As the Israeli campaign against Hamas in Gaza continues the effects on the American landscape have been profound. Universities are in turmoil, with pro-BDS students and faculty pitted against administrations and donors for control over campuses. The hatred and harassment…

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BDS Monitor Live – Oct 30th, 2023

The extraordinary horror of the 7 October Hamas massacre in southern Israel has unleashed an unprecedented global wave of antisemitism. Campuses are a critical focal point, with BDS linked students and faculty dropping the mask to reveal genocidal intent, cast…

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Fall semester begins with ersatz intellectual events as Soviet style ‘scientific antizionism’ becomes progressive centerpiece. Pro-BDS “Ethnic Studies” remains issue in California high school and university systems.

Introduction The academic year began with the BDS movement further coopting academic spaces and legitimacy with an ersatz ‘literary festival’ and ‘conferences.’ Deliberately blurring the line between scholarship and advocacy has long been a BDS strategy to gain legitimacy and…

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