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Introduction The Gaza War has revived BDS resolutions on campus, the shunning of Jews in arts communities, and threats to cut off weapons shipments to Israel. Campuses, politics, and now the arts have become supersaturated with protests for the cause…
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As one major investment firm takes concrete steps to ensure its processes of rating companies are no longer affected by anti-Israel sources, another major financial company is being accused of engaging in practices that boycott the Jewish state. Last month,…
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Four academic institutions in Norway have suspended collaborations with universities in Israel, a development that has direct support from the Palestinian BDS National Committee. Oslo Metropolitan University has severed connections with Haifa University, saying it would not partner with other academic institutions in the…
read moreIntroduction Due to the ongoing war in Gaza the BDS movement’s targeted opposition to Israel has expanded into massive street protests, threats against politicians, and security crises for Western Jews. Increasingly individual politicians and Jews are being targeted as stand-ins…
read moreIntroduction The new year began with BDS inspired antisemitism morphing fully into pro-Hamas and anti-capitalist protests. Street protests aimed at institutions regarded as supportive of or supported by Jews, including the White House and hospitals, have been targeted with impunity,…
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Editorial Note The UK Government is promoting an anti-boycott legislation in the House of Commons. First introduced in July last year, it is titled “Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill.” The Bill would allow the government to fine public bodies…
read moreIntroduction BDS and antisemitism in December were shaped by the ongoing war in Gaza. Unwittingly, that war has set into motion of series of events, not least of all disastrous Congressional testimony from three university presidents, further compromising public trust…
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As the Israeli campaign against Hamas in Gaza continues the effects on the American landscape have been profound. Universities are in turmoil, with pro-BDS students and faculty pitted against administrations and donors for control over campuses. The hatred and harassment…
read moreIntroduction Editor’s Note: The unusual length of this BDS Monitor is in order to provide a more comprehensive overview that documents the post October 7 antisemitism crisis and as a form of historical documentation. As the war in Gaza progresses…
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A new memo from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), based on direct access to investment firm Morningstar’s Global Access client platform, claims the company has “negatively rated companies doing business in Israel or territories controlled by Israel based solely on…
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