Israel BDS
Somerville, Massachusetts city council moves to enact Israel divestment vote
The ordinance would bar the city from investing in or procuring labor, services, or goods from companies that support entities identified by the ordinance as violating international law.
Twenty-five years after 9/11: Looking back at the 'Before Times' for American Jewry
From 'F*** Israel' to a return to Tel Aviv: Azealia Banks schedules third Israeli concert
'Not as bad as it sounds': Former attaché downplays UK-led settlement boycott impact
Under pressure from the right over Israel, a Jewish nominee to a top US human rights post withdraws
President Joe Biden had nominated Margon, who was criticized for previous bashing of Israel, to be assistant secretary of state for human rights.
What American Jews fight about when they fight about Israel
The reality of Israel, and American Jews' image of Israel is not matching up
Keep toxic US politics away from Israel - opinion
While the US is seeing relationships fall apart from disagreements, for the moment, Israel has social cohesion. It is dangerous to cause conflict between Israel and the diaspora by imposing US norms.
Jewish groups welcome Morningstar's new commitments to Israel
Morningstar's ties to BDS were first identified in April 2020, when the Chicago company announced it was acquiring full ownership of Amsterdam-based Sustainalytics.
Wellesley College student paper openly supports anti-Israel mapping project
One liberal arts college in Massachusetts has openly supported a project that would target Jews and supporters of Israel.
Anti-Israel boycotts masquerade as social justice - opinion
Morningstar refuses to take responsibility for how its “responsible investment” methods have targeted Israel, after yet another confusion between Social Justice and Anti-Zionism.
Anti-Defamation League head secures bodyguard due to threats - interview
The head of the antisemitism watchdog Anti-Defamation League Jonathan Greenblatt shares his concerns about the BDS Mapping Project and rising anti-Zionism.
Jewish Google employee quits citing retaliation over BDS efforts
Ariel Koren, who led a campaign against an Amazon-Google Israeli infrastructure project, announced she was quitting, citing the company's retaliation against her activism.
A wake-up call or time to give up on Germany? - opinion
A worrying new trend has been set off in Germany - a series of troubling incidents by pro-BDS entities has made Germans feel as though long-simmering antisemitism has been let out of the closet.
South African official calls for Israel to be declared an ‘apartheid state’
Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor evoked comparisons between the Palestinian narrative and South Africa's history of racial segregation this week at the Palestinian Heads of Mission in Africa.
