ACOM has presented lawsuits against every single city council or public institution that has declared a boycott against Israel. ACOM, an Israeli lobby group working to combat BDS in Spain, won legal victories against three municipalities this week. The group claimed its first victory after a court ruling suspended the effects of a local boycott […]
By Ben Ariel For the first time, Interior Minister issues a deportation order against a Swiss activist who harassed soldiers at checkpoints. For the first time, a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activist was on Tuesday deported from Israel, Channel 2 News reports. Soon after she landed at the Ben Gurion International Airport, the activist from […]
Joss Stone, the English soul diva took to Facebook to rave about her world tour stop in Tel Aviv and rebuke those who tried to stop her. After taking to the stage in front of a packed house at Tel Aviv’s Barby club last week, British soul singer Joss Stone took to social media to […]
Israeli lawmakers and other supporters of Israel gathered on Monday to discuss how to defeat the BDS movement. JNS.org – At an event on Monday coordinated by two parliamentary groups within the Israeli Knesset, the Christian Allies Caucus and the Delegitimization Caucus, Israeli lawmakers and other supporters of Israel gathered to discuss how to defeat the Boycott, Divestment […]
By Yair Altman NGO Monitor says 42% of 4 million euros donated by Berlin to Israeli nongovernmental organizations has found its way to groups promoting anti-Israeli agenda • German Embassy in Israel: Germany opposes any boycott of Israel, including BDS activities. A new report revealed Sunday that despite statements to the contrary, the German government […]
El Al said to end negotiations for direct route to Santiago after local council votes in favor of BDS motion A Spanish city trying to increase tourism lost a direct flight connection with Israel over its symbolic support for boycotting the Jewish state, a Spanish newspaper reported. The Spain branch of El Al for months […]
A key method of the BDS movement is to delegitimize Israel by portraying it as an apartheid state, which discriminates against its Arab citizens through its legal system By Ruthie Blum A key method of the BDS movement is to delegitimize Israel by portraying it as an apartheid state, which discriminates against its Arab citizens […]
Chicago-born Green presidential candidate says her Reform values had a ‘huge’ influence, backs BDS, wants Sanders supporters to switch sides By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Voters who have their hearts set on supporting a left-wing secular Jew running an insurgent campaign still have a candidate. Jill Stein, the 2012 Green Party candidate, is […]
By: Doris Strub Epstein Elizabeth May: I’m “torn” over controversy in Green Party’s Israel policy By Doris Strub Epstein The controversy in the Green Party between Leader, Elizabeth May and party members over two proposed resolutions regarding Israel, is bubbling over and making headlines internationally. When the Green Party holds their convention in August, thirteen resolutions […]
By Ed Dvir A student group at New York University named NYU Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) effectively blamed Israel for the recent highly publicized killings of black men by American cops in the past few days. “In the past 48 hours another two black men have been lynched by the police. The total […]
