Gilad Erdan announces the launching of a new campaign to combat BDS.. (photo credit: ALEXI ROSENFELD) European countries and the EU are directly and indirectly providing millions of euros to organizations promoting the BDS movement, Public Security and Strategic Affairs…

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream announced a new flavor on Tuesday, Pecan Resist, “with the intention to resist the current [Trump] administration’s regressive agenda, celebrating the activists who are continuing to resist oppression.” In addition, the ice cream brand plans to donate…

Organizations supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement against Israel have launched a campaign calling for a boycott of the European tour of Israeli Eurovision Song Contest winner Netta Barzilai, which begins on Monday. Barzilai, whose song “Toy” won Israel the right to…

The Jewish Leadership Council has condemned a “sad” protest against Israeli Eurovision winner Netta performing at a London nightclub. Activists from the London Palestine Action (LPA) group are to picket the entrance of Heaven on Wednesday night claiming the singer acts…

An amicus brief was filed on Tuesday in support of 2016 Arizona anti-BDS law, which prohibits its governmental agencies from conducting business with contractors that partake in boycotting Israeli goods or services. The Zachor Legal Institute, a legal think-tank and advocacy…

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has signed an executive order to ban the award of state contracts to companies that participate in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Friday. Bevin, a Republican, said upon signing the…

The prestigious Round Tables food festival, due to open next week at upscale Tel Aviv restaurants, has been dealt a blow with two leading chefs bowing out following pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Gabrielle Hamilton, chef and…

Water Polo – Women’s Gold Medal Match USA v Italy. (photo credit: REUTERS/AI PROJECT) Spain’s minister for sports apologized for the canceling of a water polo match in Barcelona against an Israeli team due to the organizer’s decision to boycott…

All eyes have been on University of Michigan, my university, these past few weeks, thanks to some controversial incidents: two professors refusing to write recommendations for students seeking to study in Israel and a required seminar class comparing Israel’s Prime…