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Brandeis University announced on March 24 that they are disassociating themselves from the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) after the organization overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. In a statement, Brandeis…
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Members of the Middle East Studies Association have passed a resolution endorsing a comprehensive boycott of Israel. The resolution accuses Israel of a long list of abuses, including restricting freedom of movement for Palestinians; isolating, undermining, or otherwise attacking Palestinian educational institutions;…
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The director of the 2022 Sydney Festival said some artists felt unsafe and “pressured” to withdraw from the event after it came under fire from supporters of the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign for accepting Israeli funds. “Some…
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Ben & Jerry’s will work to find a “new arrangement” this year for selling its ice cream in Israel after the Vermont-based company announced it would no longer sell its products in the occupied Palestinian territories, its corporate parent said…
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Last Friday’s decision by District Court Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas has been lauded as a landmark victory by supporters of Israel boycotts — an irony, given the opinion actually upholds the constitutionality of state laws that deem such boycotts discriminatory and restrict government…
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A United States court of appeals on Friday rejected a lawsuit challenging an executive order by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan that prohibits the state from doing business with entities that boycott Israel. Signed in 2017, the order was a response…
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After brushing aside allegations of anti-Israel bias for nearly a year, a multibillion-dollar investment research firm has done an about-face, hiring an outside law firm to investigate the company’s practices. The change of tack at Chicago-based Morningstar came in early…
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ormer Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has launched a move to change the law to allow the government ban local council pension funds from boycotting Israel-linked investments. The ex-cabinet minister told the House of Commons that a “modest” amendment to the Public…
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A beauty queen who claimed to be the Miss Universe contest’s Greek delegate — and announced that she would be boycotting the 2021 Miss Universe competition in Israel — was denounced as a fraud by an organization representing Miss Greece…
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British MP and member of prime minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party Robert Jenrick, has announced on Tuesday that the British government will pass legislation to outlaw the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement in the UK. Jenrick, formerly the UK’s secretary of…
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