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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.

Demonstrators hold BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) lettering calling for action against Israel during the "No Weapons For Israel" march to Leipzig/Halle Airport in protest against German arms deliveries to Israel.
The new 9/11 Memorial Wall is seen at One Police Plaza in New York, on September 9, 2026.

Twenty-five years after 9/11: Looking back at the 'Before Times' for American Jewry

Azealia Banks performs at O2 Academy Brixton in London, England.

From 'F*** Israel' to a return to Tel Aviv: Azealia Banks schedules third Israeli concert

A man passes by an Israeli flag and a supermarket wall painted in the Jewish settlement of Karnei Shomron on September 9, 2026 in Karnei Shomron, West Bank.

'Not as bad as it sounds': Former attaché downplays UK-led settlement boycott impact


Antisemitism scandal roils international art exhibition Documenta 15 in Germany

The director of a major international art exhibition has resigned after a work that included caricatures of Jews and Israelis ignited a reckoning over antisemitism.

 Art lovers look at the large painting "People's Justice" (2002) by the Indonesian collective Taring Padi, covered with black cloth, on Friedrichsplatz in Kassel, Germany, June 28, 2022. Several antisemitic motifs could be seen on the banner, prompting a debate about the show's handling of antisemit

Is Generation Woke responsible for antisemitism? - opinion

Who are the social justice warriors, and how do Jewish students fight against campus antisemitism at universities.

 A Venezuelan student walks over a cloth with red paint and the Star of David during an anti-Israel demonstration in Caracas

Irish charity gets ‘reminder’ from charities regulator over its anti-Israel activity

In recent years, Irish people have been referring to Trócaire charity as a political organization, funding highly politicized and problematic NGOs active in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators walk past the Houses of Parliament in London, during a protest in response to the Israeli air strikes on Gaza

Mark Ruffalo calls for Paypal to offer service in Palestinian territories

Ruffalo posted the message on Twitter, along with a link to a petition to bring Paypal to Palestinian territories.

Ruffalo arrives at the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood

The anti-peace movement is trying to go mainstream - opinion

By doing so, pro-peace advocates are now considered to be the extremists.

Pro-Palestine protesters hold a banner, as they demonstrate outside Downing Street in London, Britain, June 12, 2021.

BDS advocates claim victory as General Mills divests its Israeli dough operation

The company has been a target of pro-Palestinian activists since it was included in a 2020 United Nations database of companies doing business in Israeli settlements.

View from the southwest of the General Mills processing plant on Martel Road in Martel, Ohio, United States, 28 August 2015.

Police to investigate clashes at Abu Akleh funeral

Clashes between police and Palestinian mourners packed around Abu Akleh's coffin occurred at the start of her funeral in Jerusalem on Friday.

 Police clash with mourners at the funeral of Shireen Abu Alkeh in Jerusalem on May 13, 2022

US offering $1 million to report on Israeli human rights violations

The grant raised concerns for the potential of abuse by organizations to act against Israel via BDS and international law tribunals.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks on the Havana Syndrome, which U.S. officials refer to as "anomalous health incidents", in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, US November 5, 2021

The long-term strategy of those seeking to destroy Israel

Editors Dana Barnett and Efraim Karsh have curated a long-overdue academic review of a relatively neglected phenomenon of the soft threats to Israel’s security.

 Soft Threats to National Security

Gal Gadot’s newest movie banned in Kuwait

The Gulf nation also banned the 2017 film that brought Gadot international acclaim: "Wonder Woman."

Gal Gadot at the Met Gala, May 6, 2019