The BDS movement has been stymied in the political arena by legislative initiatives. But through deliberate obfuscation new efforts to expand anti-boycott legislation have now run afoul of free speech concerns. BDS in the cultural and social spheres have less…
read moreAfter the school year BDS suffered losses in academic organizations and in colleges, where votes, trustee decisions, and lawsuits have pushed back strongly against discrimination. But on the political scene the situation is more mixed, especially in Britain, where a…
read moreThe spring semester ended with several BDS resolutions being defeated in student governments, usually after many hours of debate. The ability of defeat BDS resolutions in open debates contrasts with resolutions passed using underhanded tactics. But as BDS has moved…
read moreBDS on campus suffered setbacks in April but succeeded when Jews were effectively excluded from debates by the Passover holidays. The passage of BDS resolutions during Passover demonstrates the movement’s underhandedness and antisemitism, while the growing anti-free speech movement threatens…
read moreMarch saw divestment resolutions, ‘apartheid week,’ campus antisemitism, and important political developments. As BDS resolutions on campus fail to gain real traction, overt antisemitism continues to increase. Equally notable are gains against BDS in the political arena as US states…
read moreFebruary was marked by antisemitic incidents both on and off campuses, originating from both the far right and the BDS supporting far left. Neo-Nazi and Islamist antisemitism was evident and BDS hijacking of other movements continued, but new British antisemitism…
read moreJanuary saw the new Trump administration articulate strong opposition to BDS. Subsequent protests against the administration and its new temporary immigration restrictions saw the ‘intersectional’ alliance of mainstream movements with BDS advocates and Islamists. Support for, and opposition to, BDS…
read moreThe calendar year 2016 was a bad one for BDS, with setbacks at universities and the state level. But the Obama Administration’s unexpected decision to abstain from a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli ‘settlements’ has the potential to…
read moreIn the wake of the US presidential election BDS supporters joined far left anti-Trump protestors, while a BDS supporter became the leading candidate to head the Democratic National Committee. In academia the Middle East Studies Association proposed redefining itself as…
read moreThe first violent BDS protest of the fall semester has now occurred, as Midwestern colleges and universities begin offering direct support to campus activists, including the BLM and BDS movements, through training programs. The growing trend to regard Palestinians as…
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