Latest News on BDS

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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An anti-Israel BDS movement protest in London. Credit: Claudia Gabriela Marques Vieira via Wikimedia Commons.

Scotland has ‘no power’ to reject BDS clampdown

Scottish ministers have sought to block a U.K.-wide bill that seeks to impose fines for boycotting Israel. The legislators say the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, which would bar councils and universities from banning Israel, threatens their authority. However,…

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Paul McCartney in Tel Aviv. Credit: DMY/Wikimedia Commons.

The antisemitic BDS war on celebrities

The BDS movement has been a total failure. It has not damaged Israel’s economy, it has not turned Israel into a pariah, it has not changed Israeli policy, and it has not destroyed the Jewish state. The BDS movement has tried to…

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The National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism: A First Look

After months of waiting, the Biden administration finally released its “National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.” A close look at the document gives the impression that the strategy as a whole is designed to appear to be “doing something” to combat antisemitism while not…

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