Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS)

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Fears of Israel boycotts stalk this SNP election

The 2019 Conservative party manifesto included a pledge to “ban public bodies from imposing their own direct or indirect boycotts, divestment or sanctions campaigns against foreign countries”. Thus far, this commitment has not been honoured in legislation, although it is…

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BDS Monitor Live – Feb 14, 2023

Mid-semester sees BDS crises unfolding on campus, on the floor of the US Congress, and within Israel itself. Universities dissembling about classroom targeting of Jews and Israelis, and protests celebrating Palestinian gunmen deemed “martyrs,” are among the notable developments. But…

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