A 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 moreMain building of University of Cologne, by architect Adolf Abel, 1934. (photo credit: TIM ‘AVATAR’ BARTEL/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS) The University of Cologne’s student parliament passed a resolution against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign targeting the Jewish state because BDS is…
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 moreRev Robert Smith, Jerusalem representative of the World Council of Churches, addresses a BDS rally in South Africa. Photo: Screenshot Get ready. Israel will soon be subjected to a withering campaign of lies and misinformation broadcast by the World Council…
read moreIllinois officials say that Airbnb’s ban on lodging listings in the disputed West Bank violates state law. The Investment Policy Board’s vote Wednesday followed Gov. Bruce Rauner’s request last month. He sought a review of Airbnb’s decision to remove 200…
read moreExecutive Summary Who Profits, an Israeli NGO, is a leader in BDS efforts against Israeli and foreign companies. The group maintains a public database of businesses that are often targeted by international BDS Who Profits claims Israel is an occupier…
read moreAmnesty International is planning to target Israel with several “intense” campaigns early this year, a Jerusalem-based watchdog group said on Thursday, citing what it described as “leaked” documents. “In this process, Amnesty will delegitimize Jewish historical connections to Jerusalem and elsewhere,…
read moreAmid reports the London-based international financial giant HSBC bank will divest from Israeli defense contractor Elbit, the former said that the move is not in support of BDS, rather due to a company policy not to invest in firms that…
read moreIsrael’s relations with Norway, which improved significantly in 2013 with the election of a center-right government, are likely to improve even more following a reshuffling on Thursday, said Conrad Myrland, head of a pro-Israel group in the country. The coalition…
read moreMalaysia has been stripped of the right to host a major international swimming competition after refusing to allow Israeli athletes to compete. Athletes from around the globe had joined politicians including Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson in expressing concern over…
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