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BDS movement

The BDS movement established an international campaign to exert pressure on Israel through economic, academic and cultural approaches. The BDS Israel movement calls for "various forms of boycott of Israel until it fulfills its obligations under international law." The movement was initiated at the United Nations Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa in 2001.

 A person holds a flag during the Grand Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 12, 2024.

Slovenia urges EBU to disqualify Israel from Eurovision 2025 over Gaza war

 Palestinians call to boycott Israeli products during a protest in support of the people of Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 28, 2023.

Jewish groups warn: BDS uses ESG to make gains in San Francisco Bay Area

 A protester wears a ‘Free Palestine’ face mask during a demonstration in support of Palestinians, on the day of the one year anniversary of the October 7 attack, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Manchester, Britain, October 7, 2024.

Victoria to ban masked protests, Hamas, Hezbollah flags in response to extremism

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest takes place across the entrance to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, prior to the commencement ceremony, last week. The formation of Faculty for Justice in Palestine is a threatening development, the writer warns.

BDS referendum passed by Yale student government, trustees called on to act

People take part in a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas continues, in Brussels, Belgium, November 11, 2023.

Belgian film festival nixes Palestinian trans documentary over anti-Israel threats

 Newly elected Podemos´party secretary-general Ione Belarra gives a speech during a party assembly in Alcorcon, near Madrid on June 13, 2021.

Spanish party leader accuses Israel of genocide in Syria

 Greater Manchester Police arrest suspect in November 1 theft of Chaim Weizmann bust.

Police arrest four for stealing, beheading Manchester University Weizmann bust

  A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. March 22, 2017.

Anti-Zionist Jews occupy Ottawa parliament demanding arms embargo

 MEMBERS OF the Palestine Action Group gather in Sydney, in May. ‘Pro-Palestine’ demonstrators are no longer able to make a moral distinction between justice and injustice, the writer says.

Palestine Action targets Elbit subsidiary in the UK

 Mayor Jacob Frey and others are calling on the Minneapolis teachers union to cancel an upcoming seminar featuring a speaker who has openly expressed antisemitic views.

Minneapolis mayor, Jewish group want teachers’ union to cancel event with antisemitic speaker

By DEENA WINTER/ The Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS
 ANTI-ISRAEL BOOKS outnumber pro-Israel books in the Middle East section of the Harvard University bookshop.

Authors and entertainers sign CCFP letter against Israeli literature boycott

 SALLY ROONEY

A call to boycott Israeli literature by international authors

 Screenshot of the incident of settler violence in Qusra from 21 June 2024.

US announces sanctions on Israel’s Hilltop Youth movement over West Bank violence

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
 Trinity College in Dublin is divesting from Israel after a student protest there, May 8, 2024.

Some universities agreed to consider divesting from Israel

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
 PROTESTERS GATHER at the entrance of Columbia University, which adorned to welcome students for convocation, in New York City, last month. US politicians must state publicly that they will pull funding from universities that do not protect Jewish students, the writer asserts.

Universities could lose $33 billion if divestment from Israel continues

A Belgian national flag flies over the Royal Palace

Belgian NGO finds anti-Israel bias, antisemitism in local school materials

 Dallas Goldtooth attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 15, 2024.

The Emmys becomes a stage for pro-Palestinian activism

By Diego Ramos Bechara
 A CONTAINER SHIP sails near the Suez Canal Bridge, known as the ‘Peace Bridge.’ The Hamas-Israel war  is causing severe damage to the Egyptian economy, with the most impacted sectors being the Suez Canal and tourism, the writer says.

BDS campaign pressures governments to deny anchorage to ‘suspicious’ ships en route to Israel

Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 4, 2018.

Texas governor: 'Zero tolerance for antisemitism in Texas'

Students protest in front of the Pantheon in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Paris, France, May 3, 2024.

New York City museum fires three employees for wearing keffiyehs

By REUTERS
Brown University students set up a pro-Palestinian encampment on the main green in the College Green, Providence, Rhode Island, April 24, 2024.

Brown University trustee resigns in protest of school’s upcoming Israel divestment vote

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
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