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Several years ago, I was invited to meet with executives from the Ministry of Strategic Affairs. One of the ministry’s main goals included “combating the delegitimization of Israel.” The purpose of the meeting was a study we conducted at the…
read moreA Pentecost mass at the Dormition Church on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: Hanan Isachar) This past spring I attended the Christ at the Checkpoint Conference (CATC), a biennial event organized by Bethlehem Bible College, an outpost of Christian…
read moreScholars for Peace in the Middle East’s Asaf Romirowsky (Exec. Dir.) and Alex Joffe (Editor, BDS Monitor) discuss Jewish professors’ fear to take action against anti-Israel movements in the halls of academia and on college campuses. With Charles Jacobs.
read moreA new website was launched last week, called Palestine Is Here. The purpose? Palestine is Here, a project of Researching the American-Israeli Alliance (RAIA), is a database tracking Israeli military ties to American local government, police departments, corporations, and academic institutions.…
read moreBerlin Mayor Michael Müller: The tactics of BDS activists “are unacceptable practices from the Nazi era.” | Photo: AFP The city-state of Berlin has decided to classify the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement – which promotes the boycott of Israel…
read moreThe State could face infringement proceedings by the EU or a third party if a Bill that would ban imports from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories is passed, the European Commission has warned. A Government official privately sought the advice of…
read moreThe online payment service HelloAsso announced that it will continue to provide services to boycott Israel organizations whose accounts were shut down by PayPal and French banks for apparent violations of France’s anti-discrimination law. HelloAsso tweeted a statement on September…
read moreA Spanish district court has annulled a BDS resolution passed by the municipal council of Ayamonte, a town in the country’s southwest, banning any association or economic agreement with Israeli companies and organizations. The decision was made September 4 in response…
read moreThe 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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