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In February, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) hosted anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour, who gave the keynote address at its Minority Health Conference. Sarsour used this prestigious UNC platform to promote Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against only one…
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To many observers, Israel’s military strength, thriving First World economy, and democratic institutions seem to mark it as a conventional Western power—albeit one located in the Middle East. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Zionism that gave birth…
read moreAdalah-NY advertise a protest against the Israeli Philharmonic. (photo credit: screenshot) An anti-Israel organization staged a protest against the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) on Sunday. Adalah-NY, an organization that campaigns for the boycott of Israel, raised signs and carried…
read moreA recent poll shows that there support for anti-Israel boycotts is low in the United Kingdom, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Wednesday. Despite a number of high-profile celebrities who advocate for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign —…
read moreACOM, a leading pro-Israel group in Spain, has won a court case brought against it by a pro-Palestinian group. The Committee of Solidarity with the Arab Cause (CSCA) and its attorney, Gonzalo Boye, had pursued legal action against ACOM and…
read moreThree events scheduled to take place in Germany in recent weeks and aimed at raising support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel have been canceled in a sign of German efforts to stomp out what many…
read moreJTA — Anti-Israel protesters took the stage unannounced at Creating Change, an LGBTQ conference that was the site of a raucous anti-Israel protest in 2016. At the opening of this year’s conference, organized by the National LGBTQ Task Force, a…
read moreAnti-Israel protesters briefly interrupted a Eurovision song contest qualifying round in France Saturday, as Israeli singer Netta Barzilai stood on stage. A broadcast of the concert showed four or five protesters rush the stage, with at least one person holding a…
read moreExecutive Summary EAPPI, the World Council of Churches’ flagship project on Israel and the Arab-Israel conflict, has brought 1,800 volunteers to the West Bank to “witness life under occupation.” The World Council of Churches does not run similar activities in other…
read moreMain façade of Leinster House where the Irish Senate meets. (photo credit: COURTESY OF JEAN HOUSEN) In a watershed moment, the Irish Senate (Seanad Éireann) approved a bill to criminalize West Bank settlement activity on Wednesday, thereby taking a stand both against…
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