SPME BDS Monitor Live

BDS Monitor Live – May 17, 2017

As the school year ends the BDS situation remain in flux. ‘Intersectional’ alliances between BDS advocates and other movements have produced few successes beyond pushing BDS and antisemitism into new areas of campus and political life. SPME’s Live Briefing Series…

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BDS Monitor Live – March 30, 2017

BDS Monitor Live Speaker: Andrew Pessin Andrew Pessin is Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College and Campus Bureau Editor of The Algemeiner. In addition to his academic work he has authored several philosophy books for the general reader and two…

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BDS Monitor Live – December 29, 2016

As the calendar year ends the US and campus environments for BDS are in flux. The results of the US presidential election, state legislation, and campus setbacks are subjecting the BDS movement, which in turn are changing the situation for…

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BDS Monitor Live – November 21, 2016

Antisemitism Research As an extension of a long-standing program of research focusing on Jewish life on college campuses, since 2015, Saxe and his colleagues have been studying the impact of antisemitism and anti-Israel hostility on campus. Initially, the research focused…

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BDS Monitor Live – September 29, 2016

As the academic year begins the BDS movement’s alliances with Black Lives Matter and other causes have begun to impact campuses. And while US states continue to put legal limits on BDS activities, support for Israel remains a contentious issue…

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BDS Monitor Live – June 17, 2016

At the close of the academic year, major changes have taken place in the politics of BDS at the state and Federal levels. BDS has become a presidential campaign issue and the BDS movement is poised to make political inroads,…

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BDS Monitor Live – April 6, 2016

With the presidential campaign in full swing and the academic semester ending, the politics of BDS, have been changing rapidly. BDS tactics have become more aggressive, with antisemitic harassment increasing, especially on campus. SPME’s Live Briefing Series covers recent BDS…

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