SPME BDS Monitor

‘Palestine’ movement shifts support to Iran and migrants, as ‘democratic socialist’ candidate wins mayoral primary in New York City. UK music festival features antisemitic performers and chants of “Death to the IDF.”

Editor’s Note The enormous growth of BDS-related antisemitism since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack has required the BDS Monitor to be greatly expanded as a tool for historical documentation. Readers are reminded that a shortened version appears in The…

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Campus antisemitism simmers as Trump Administration upends university funding. Left wing support for detained students grows as warnings increase about the ‘weaponization of antisemitism’ and that Jews will blamed for the ‘destruction of universities

Introduction The clash between the Trump Administration and the higher education industry, particularly Ivy League universities, over failures to address antisemitism and expunge DEI practices and pedagogy escalated to new proportions in April. As the administration froze Federal funds to…

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Trump Administration Executive Orders change landscape for BDS and anti-Israel politics as BDS led attacks on Israel continue. Jews are blamed for LA fires as Israelis are investigated for ‘war crimes’ while visiting foreign countries.

Introduction The advent of the Trump Administration promises to shift the landscape for BDS and anti-Israel politics. A new Executive Order orders action to combat antisemitism including deporting student Hamas supporters, while dismantling the Federal DEI enterprise removes a key…

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