A ACTIVE CONFERENCE CALL DISCUSSING THE LATEST TRENDS OF ANTISEMITISM AND BDS

The summer of 2020 has seen unprecedented upheaval in the US and worldwide. After capitalizing on the coronavirus pandemic and the possibility of Israeli ‘annexation,’ the BDS movement continues to make electoral gains and expand its alliances with BLM, all on the verge of the Presidential election. SPME’s Live Briefing Series covers recent BDS developments…

The end of the academic year is an opportunity to summarize BDS developments in higher education and politics. The global coronavirus pandemic, the possibility of Israel ‘annexing’ part of the West Bank, and the most unusual American presidential race in modern history have been the backdrop for dramatic change but also marked continuity, particularly with…

2020 has taken a dramatic turn with the global coronavirus pandemic. Most US campuses are closed and politics have focused increasingly on the health crisis. Campus shutdowns also came just as ‘Apartheid week’ was about to get underway. The respite provides an opportunity to review BDS developments and anticipate its direction in a changed global environment. SPME’s…

The Year 2020 has seen BDS firmly established as a national and international political issue. Protestors pressuring Democratic presidential candidates and the UN’s new blacklist of firms working across the ‘Green Line’ are ominous developments showing the movement of BDS downstream from higher education. SPME’s Live Briefing Series covers recent BDS developments and gives listeners…

The fall semester ended with BDS inspired antisemitism at the center of political debates. The Trump Administration’s Executive Order extending civil rights protections to Jewish students, the Labour Party’s antisemitism crises, and the endorsement of BDS by students and faculty, suggest ominous developments for 2020.  SPME’s Live Briefing Series covers recent BDS developments and gives…

The fall semester begins with BDS increasingly at the center of American political debates. Following campus trends, political parties have grown more extreme but as the antisemitic nature of BDS is more widely understood, there are signs that limits are being reached. SPME’s Live Briefing Series covers recent BDS developments and gives listeners the opportunity…

The fall semester begins with BDS increasingly at the center of American political debates. Following campus trends, political parties have grown more extreme but as the antisemitic nature of BDS is more widely understood, there are signs that limits are being reached. SPME’s Live Briefing Series covers recent BDS developments and gives listeners the opportunity…

As the spring semester closes BDS resolutions were debated on a number of campuses and were regular features of political debates. While campus results were mixed, the damage has been done, and continues to spread throughout the political system. SPME’s Live Briefing Series covers recent BDS developments and gives listeners the opportunity to ask questions…