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The end of the academic year saw an unusual BDS event when a prominent supporter was appointed interim dean at George Washington University. The subsequent outcry saw the university endorse the decision, reject BDS, and then rule the supporter out…
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FILE – In this March 14, 2011 file photo, a general view of a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Modiin Illit. The United Nations’ first report on the broad policy of Israeli settlements concluded Thursday that…
read moreThe Norwegian Parliament rejected a motion to label imported Israeli products manufactured in Judea and Samaria, Israel Hayom learned Monday. The bill was presented two weeks ago by left-wing parties, including the Norwegian Labor Party, but was voted down by the coalition…
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An aerial view of Valencia, Spain. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The regional government in Valencia, Spain, has canceled an upcoming teacher-training course sponsored by a Spanish anti-Israel BDS group. “ACOM welcomes the decision of the government of the Region Valencia in…
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The Texas state legislature. Photo: Texas Legislature. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Texas’s anti-BDS law, ruling that the lawsuit is moot because the legislation was modified. The anti-BDS law was…
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A woman holds a sign which reads “Boycott Israel” in front of symbolic coffins while attending a demonstration supporting Palestine, in Berlin August 1, 2014. REUTERS/Steffi Loos The southeastern Austrian state parliament of Styria on Wednesday passed a resolution against…
read moreA woman wearing a T-shirt which reads, “Boycott Israel”, takes part in a demonstration in favour of the occupied Palestinian people of Gaza in Brussels December 27, 2011. (photo credit: REUTERS/SEBASTIAN SCHEINER/POOL) Two recent initiatives by mostly Israeli Boycott, Divestment…
read moreThe past two months have seen an explosion of coronavirus-related anti-Zionist discourse from across the globe. Notably, proponents of the global “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)” campaign against Israel have lost no time in exploiting the outbreak to feed their obsessive…
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Oklahoma state capitol. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Oklahoma has become the 30th state to enact a measure to combat the anti-Israel BDS movement. The Oklahoma House passed the bill, 75-20, back in March. Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, signed it into law on…
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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…
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