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The Foreign Ministry and the Israeli delegation to the United Nations are preparing to thwart a Palestinian move aimed at suspending or permanently removing Israel from the UN in light of its controversial Nation-State Law. The Palestinians will argue that Israel…
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With less than two weeks to the Meteor Festival, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel has chalked up a series of wins – and losses – with artists slated to perform there. The festival is scheduled for September 6-8 on…
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The top soccer authority in Northern Ireland has roundly rejected calls from supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign to nix a friendly match between Northern Ireland and Israel next month. The Irish Football Association — soccer’s governing…
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Los Angeles city prosecutor Spencer Hart, who is reviewing the belligerent shutdown of a Students Supporting Israel panel at the University of California-Los Angeles on May 17, 2018, has requested additional investigative materials from the UCLA Police, according to a…
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“I believe music is universal and should be used to bring us together,” says the singer who’s scheduled to play the Meteor Festival on Sept. 7. Lana Del Rey has defended her decision to perform at Israel’s Meteor Festival on Friday, Sept. 7.…
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Fifty-four entertainment industry executives applauded musician Lana Del Rey on Thursday for refusing to cancel her upcoming concert in Israel, despite pressure to do so by supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. In an open letter — issued by Creative Community…
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The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, which has been touring South America with solo violinist Itamar Zorman, has been targeted by the BDS movement, which is calling on music lovers to stay away from the concerts and staging protests outside the concert…
read moreOn August 22-26, 2018, “The solidary and rebellious summer university of citizens and social movements” will take place in Grenoble, France. The summer institute is organized by 70 organizations, including many that support politicized anti-Israeli campaigns against Israel such as BDS…
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An organization of Chilean-Israelis has filed a legal action against the municipal council of the Chilean city of Valdivia and its mayor, which recently approved the first municipal BDS motion in Latin America. BDS refers to the boycott, divestment and…
read moreThe city-state of Berlin’s new intelligence report on Tuesday classified the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign targeting the Jewish state as part of the outbreak of antisemitism in the German capital. The Jerusalem Post examined the 248-page report which says…
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