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Kamala Harris’s BDS Problem

Even as some universities are finally cracking down on the groups behind the explosion of campus anti-Semitism, the fact that it has taken them so long to do so is

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Senate Democrats Clear the Way for Boycott of Israeli Products

Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a measure that would have stopped the Biden administration from discriminating against Jewish-made Israeli products.

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Germany's Siemens Facing American Scrutiny for Agreeing To Boycott Israel

Germany-based conglomerate Siemens agreed to boycott Israeli products to secure a $360 million deal to provide Turkey with high-speed trains, according to copy of the contract obtained by a pro-Israel watchdog group that contradicts months of public denia

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BDS shares concentration camp photo, claims it's a Palestinian massacre

A BDS-affiliated organization tweeted that "the Palestinian Academy for Science & Technology calls on EMBO to relocate workshops from Israel, including the one at the site of the Tantura massacre."

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Jew-Free Investing

How the BDS campaign infiltrated ESG

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Anti-Israel boycotts masquerade as social justice

Morningstar refuses to take responsibility for how its “responsible investment” methods have targeted Israel, after yet another confusion between Social Justice and Anti-Zionism.

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Stopping BDS Cold: Five Lessons to Be Learned From Ben & Jerry's Attempt to Cream Israel

Unilever's announcement has much farther reaching ramifications than the packaging now being labeled in Hebrew and not English.

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Major Victory Against BDS: Avi Zinger’s Legal Team Blocks Ben & Jerry’s Boycott of Israel

The settlement prevents Ben & Jerry’s from boycotting Israel and ensures that Zinger will continue selling Ben & Jerry’s ice cream throughout Israel and Judea and Samaria without interruption.

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Ben & Jerry’s requires new employees to watch lectures on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Omar Shakir, who filmed a video for the ice cream company’s training program, was expelled from Israel in 2019 due to his support for the BDS movement

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BDS goes full antisemite

(RNS) — Stop worrying if there is a hyphen in antisemitic. This is it.

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BDS Doesn't Care About Palestinians... Its Response to General Mills Jerusalem Factory Closure Proves It

Boycott, Sanctions and Divestments (BDS) supporters have been celebrating over the past week following an announcement by American food giant General

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Boycott advocates claim victory as General Mills divests its Israeli dough operation - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The company said it would sell its stake in a Pillsbury factory operating out of East Jerusalem, in a move carrying echoes of the 2021 Ben & Jerry’s controversy.

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Read the Anti-BDS Letter the Harvard Crimson Won’t Publish

The Harvard Crimson on Friday broke with the paper's longstanding editorial position to endorse—in a lengthy but borderline illiterate editorial—the anti-Semitic boycott, divestment, and sanction movement that aims to economically isolate the Jewish state

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Florida to Cut Unilever Investments Within Days Over Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Boycott

Tubs of ice-cream are seen as a labourer works at Ben & Jerry’s factory in Be’er Tuvia, Israel July 20, …

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89% of Palestinian films showcased by Netflix directed by BDS supporters

  Nearly 90% of films in Netflix's recently launched "Palestinian Stories" collection of films are directed by supporters of the

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Arizona Cuts Investments in Ben & Jerry's Parent Company Unilever After Israel Boycott Decision

Tubs of ice-cream are seen as a labourer works at Ben & Jerry’s factory in Be’er Tuvia, Israel July 20, …

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Peter Beinart Called for the Elimination of the Jewish State. Ben And Jerry’s Tapped Him to Defend Israel Boycott to Franchisees

Ben & Jerry’s brought in vocal Israel critic and anti-Zionist author Peter Beinart to talk to its store owners about Israel’s "illegal occupation" earlier this week, after franchisees raised concerns about the company’s boycott of the Jewish state, the Wa

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Ben and Jerry’s Gave $170,000 in Grants to Board Trustee’s Anti-Israel Foundation

The Ben & Jerry's Foundation steered over $170,000 in grants to an anti-Israel nonprofit group run by one of its board directors, a potential violation of self-dealing laws, according to an ethics watchdog organization.

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Ben & Jerry’s Israeli Boycott Is Contrary to Company’s “Human Rights and Decency” Values

The Ben & Jerry’s boycott of the West Bank—it claimed that operating in this region is “inconsistent with our values”—isn’t just hurting certain people economically. It’s a dagger aimed at Israel.

After its longtime Israeli distributor Avi Zinger promise

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Ecuador’s Largest Grocer Takes Ben & Jerry’s Off the Shelf

Tubs of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, a Unilever brand, are seen at their shop in London. Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay …

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10K Pledge to Boycott Ben & Jerry's Over 'Anti-Semitic' Israel Boycott

At least ten thousand people have pledge to boycott Ben & Jerry's over its anti-Semitic move against Israel.

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Academic Freedom Group Says Pomona BDS Bill Could ‘Seriously Imperil’ Rights of Jewish Student Groups

Pomona College. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. In a statement released Tuesday, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) condemned a …

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Outrage as South African BDS Advocate Tells Students, 'Hitler Committed No Crime'

Supporters of the South African BDS campaign rally in Johannesburg on May 31, 2019. Photo: Screenshot A prominent South African …

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Exclusive - BDS network exposed as front for Islamic terror groups

Exclusive - umbrella BDS group is front for radical Islamist terror groups - seeking to spread their poison into our homes

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BDS groups from US and Europe team up with Iran and Hamas against Israel - The Jerusalem Post

Over 60 organizations took part in the Gaza event, organized by The Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, a broad network including many BDS groups.

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White House Punts on Condemning BDS Movement

White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to condemn the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement on Thursday when questioned by a reporter during the daily press briefing.

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Biden Taps Anti-Israel BDS Activist for Top White House Intel Job

The Biden administration tapped Maher Bitar, who was at the forefront of efforts to boycott Israel, for a top intelligence position.

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Trump Administration Plans to Release List of BDS Groups

Signs at a pro-BDS protest in New York. Photo: Reuters / Carlo Allegri. JNS.org – The Trump administration plans to …

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BDS's Latest Tool: Anti-Cop Sentiment

The anti-Israel movement is capitalizing on anti-police sentiment to expand its boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign against the state of Israel.

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Pompeo: US to take action against BDS movement

  The US government will take action against the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement and groups that support it, US

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University of Illinois Student Government Buries BDS Provision in Racial Justice Resolution

The University of Illinois's student government buried a boycott, divestment, and sanctions provision in a resolution opposing violence against blacks.

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Official With Anti-Israel U.N. Group to Help Train BDS Activists in D.C.

An official with a United Nations body supported by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is scheduled to speak next week in Washington, D.C.

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The Israel-UAE deal exposes hypocrisy of pro-BDS Jewish groups

No matter what the situation, the answer is always the same, “but the occupation!”

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The End of the UAE Boycott Is a Blow to BDS

A pro-BDS demonstration. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel suffered a major blow this …

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Portland Jewish Federation unwilling to denounce BDS

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

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Outrage After Far-Left Pro-BDS Group Ties Israel to Minneapolis Police Violence

Protesters gather at the scene where George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was pinned down by a police officer kneeling …

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BDS co-founder says goal of movement is end of Israel

During a 20-minute interview in Arabic via a Podcast, Omar Barghouti appears to have let slip its real objective.

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BDS is failing - the never ending story (June 2020)

Here’s the latest installment in our ongoing series of posts documenting BDS fails. Political BDS Fails Oklahoma stands with Israel  https://twitter

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BACKGROUNDER: The Intrinsic Antisemitism of BDS | CAMERA

The anti-Jewish bigotry that characterizes the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has become even more apparent as BDS leaders and members seize upon

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BDS founder: If Israel develops coronavirus vaccine you can still take it

“If Israel finds a cure for cancer, for example, or any other virus, then there is no problem in cooperating with Israel to save millions of lives.”

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The True Nature Of The BDS Movement

BDS is not primarily a pro-Palestinian movement, but an anti-Jewish one. Denying one group, and one group only, the right to homestead land is unjust.

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Anti-Israel activists don't care about the facts

Professional politicians say a lot of things that just aren't true, so perhaps it's not fair to hold others to

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As BDS runs rampant on UK campuses, Jewish students are fighting back

Two weeks ago, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, of all days, KCL Action Palestine – a student campaign group at

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New report details history and scope of active BDS movement

A new comprehensive report about the history and current state of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement – more commonly

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BDS Faculty Using Classrooms to Promote 'Politically-Motivated, Anti-Israel Perspective,' Study Suggests

An illustrative photo of a university classroom. Photo: Public domain. Academic instructors who back the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions …

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EU's labeling of Israeli products originated with Neo-Nazi, Green parties

Analysis: The parties have been pushing for a boycott of Israeli products for nearly a decade

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Rolling Stone Mag Continues to Promote BDS | CAMERA

Rolling Stone continues its recent, unfortunate trend of promoting BDS goals in its coverage of the Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Demi Lovato’s trip to

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Omar: BDS of Israel Will Lead to a Peace Process

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) said on Sunday that a United States-led institution of the Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment movement against Israel is the "kind of pressure" that will lead to a "peaceful process" in the region.

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NY Times Stumbles on BDS Antisemitism | CAMERA

The New York Times finally acknowledges that BDS opposes Israel's existence, but seems to ask: Is that so bad?

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AOC’s concern over anti-BDS resolution is that it could, you know, pave the way toward violent protest

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is afraid being "overly punitive" might force nonviolent protesters down another path.

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Ilhan Omar Is Wrong. Here Is Why Anti-BDS Laws Are Perfectly Constitutional.

Jew-hater extraordinaire Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) — she of "Jews have dual loyalty" and "support for Israel is only due to monetary interest" fame — is at it again.

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About Ilhan Omar’s Antisemitic, Pro-BDS Resolution | Israellycool

Rep. Ilhan Omar has just introduced a new pro-BDS resolution in Congress, with fellow antisemite Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. John Lewis.

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Ilhan Omar: Antisemitic BDS Movement Is Like The Boston Tea Party

Rep. llhan Omar (D-MN) is doing what she does best: ruffle the feathers of everyone and peddling her anti-Semitic agenda on the Hill. She’s trash.

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German neo-Nazi parties aggressively push boycott of Israel | The Jerusalem post

The party Die Rechte (The Right) used an election poster for the weekend's EU parliament vote stating: "Boycott Israel. Stop ethnic cleansing."

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At Haifa University, Pitzer College President Reaffirms Opposition to Israel Boycott, Support of Academic Freedom

Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver and University of Haifa President Ron Robin at Haifa’s 47th Board of Governors meeting. Photo: …

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Inside The Ties Between Anti-Israel BDS Groups And Palestinian Terror Orgs

Groups in the anti-Israel boycott, divest and sanction (BDS) movement have ties to Palestinian groups on the State Department's list of terrorist organizations.

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Austrian police fine students for waving Israel flag at anti-BDS protest - Israel News

A police supervisor told the students the Israeli flag is a “provocation” and issued the activists a 150 euro fine.

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British Member of Parliament Falsely Claims Video of Guatamalen Soldiers Beating Youths Actually Shows Israelis | Jewish

UK Labour MP Grahame Morris. Photo: Chris McAndrew. Member of Parliament for the UK’s Labour Party Grahame Morris became the …

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Jewish Group at University of Maryland Laments 'Particularly Insensitive' Plan for BDS Vote to Take Place on Passover

University of Maryland, College Park. Photo: Bgervais / Wikipedia. A resolution supporting the controversial boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign …

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Antisemite Ariyana Love’s Interview With a Palestinian Goes Horribly Wrong For Her | Israellycool

Love recently interviewed a BDS-hole by the name of Younes Arar, who she invited on to bitch about Israel. Bad move.

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Dutch Israel boycott supporter triggers Israeli wine shopping craze - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Mieke Zagt took to Twitter to protest the sale of Efrat Wine by the Hema chain store. Instead, Israel supporters bought all the bottles they could.

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17 UC Berkeley Professors Warn ‘Discriminatory’ BDS Campaign Poses ‘Clear and Direct Threat to Academic Freedom’

UC Berkeley’s Sather Gate. Photo: John Morgan. Seventeen faculty members at the University of California, Berkeley, warned on Tuesday against the …

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Boycotting Israel - Is It Really Free Speech?

There's almost no end to the claims that boycotting Israel is "free speech," protected by law. But this actually reflects a misunderstanding of how the US

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In a first, U.S. calls on German banks to close BDS accounts

The account in question belongs to the Jewish Voice for a Fair Peace in the Middle East and is used to raise funds to promote BDS.

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WATCH: BDS-Hole Makes Idiot of Herself Trying to Answer Simple Question on 'Palestine'

A BDS-hole is asked the straight-forward question: 'When was Palestine declared a nation and how?' Hilarity ensues.

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Rashida Tlaib, pro-BDS congresswoman, has website by Israeli company

The popular Israeli-founded Wix was used to create U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's website despite her calls to boycott Israel.

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BDS Plays a Nazi Tune Outside Carnegie Hall

A BDS protest in front of Carnegie Hall. Photo: Liberate Art. There was a lot to jeer at this past …

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BDS Lobby in South Africa Determined to Wreck $354 Million Dollar Purchase of Local Dairy Giant by Israeli-Led Consortium

Supporters of the BDS movement in South Africa. Photo: Twitter screenshot. Shares in South Africa’s largest dairy firm plunged by …

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Proof: BDS Is Linked To Terrorists. Just As You Suspected.

An Israeli report has found that the BDS movement maintains direct ties with multiple terrorist organizations.

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New Israeli Government Report Details Alleged Terror Links of BDS Groups

A pro-BDS demonstration. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement has extensive terror links, according to …

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‘Antisemitic’ Amnesty International Campaign Targets Historic Jewish Sites in Israel, Watchdog Says

Jews praying at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo: Noam Revkin-Fenton / Flash90. Human rights group …

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Airbnb is doing the Democrats' dirty work | TheHill

Current Democrat messaging about free speech and two states is a stall tactic. When the dust settles, from top to bottom, the Democrats will own the anti-Semitism of BDS.

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UK Education Union Backtracks After Promoting BDS and Pledging to Blacklist Ads From Israeli Companies

The largest education union in the United Kingdom backtracked on a pledge to boycott advertisements from Israeli companies, with its co-head...

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Senate Democrats back BDS anti-Israel movement with filibuster of Mideast partnership bill

Angry at the government shutdown and peeved over attempts to stifle anti-Israeli boycotts, Senate Democrats on Tuesday filibustered a bill that would have strengthened U.S. relationships in the Middle East while punishing the anti-Israel boycott movement.

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Academics' Letter Exposes BDS Hypocrisy | HonestReporting

A letter in The Guardian from academics supporting student BDS activist Lara Alqasem's right to study in Israel includes BDS supporters.

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How Democrats And The BDS Movement Are Creating Misery For Palestinians

The Dangerous Liaison: The Inside Story of the US-Israeli Covert Relationship, “supposedly a history of the secret ties between Israel and the United States, is largely dedicated to Israel-bashing for its own sake,” wrote The New York Times.

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Dozens of DJs Endorse Palestinian Cultural Boycott of Israel

Dozens of DJs expressed support for cultural boycotts of Israel in recent days, under the hashtag #DJsForPalestine. The initiative was endorsed on social...

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Roger Waters Heaps Love on Russia and Assad In Latest Disgraceful Remarks

In an interview with a Russian newspaper, rock’n’roll BDS-hole Roger Waters has shown himself to be the vile hypocrite that he is. Heck, he shows himself to be just plain vile.

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Lana Del Rey (Politely) Tells Roger Waters to Shove His Boycott

Lana Del Rey rejected Roger’s pleas to boycott Israel. Polite, yes, but a rejection nonetheless.

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BDS Founder Confirms Movement Is About Ending the Jewish State

Supporters of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement claim that BDS is about a two-state solution — and...

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Bashing Israel Is Big (State-Sponsored) Business | Daily Wire

A recent report by NGO Monitor revealed that between 2012 and 2016, 39 Israeli non-governmental organizations (NGOs) received NIS 515.8 million ($142.6 milli

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Grace Chatto of Clean Bandit: BDS is “Terrible and Very Stupid”

Clean Bandit singer Grace Chatto was recently interviewed by Israel’s Walla! News, and she had some very pointed things to say about BDS

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Palestinian group calls Fauda ‘racist,’ demands Netflix drop it

Ahead of the season two premiere of Fauda on Netflix, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel is demanding that the streaming service drop the hit Israeli TV series, claiming that it “promotes and legitimizes violent act

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Palestinians Speak Up Against BDS

While the BDS movement would love people to believe they are hurting Israel, the people they are truly hurting are the palestinian Arab workers gainfully employed at some of the companies targeted …

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Congress Advances Law to Protect US Businesses from BDS Pressure

The move was warmly welcomed by a coalition of pro-Israel organizations.

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One of My Favorite Photos of Israel Haters Of All Time

This photo of BDS-holes protesting in Berlin really says a lot – none of which they intended!

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BDS Umbrella Group Linked to Palestinian Terrorist Organizations – Tablet Magazine

Over the past decade, as the prospects of peace between Israelis and Palestinians became ever slimmer, there has been a growing attention to—and, in some quarters, acceptance of—the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement targeting Israel, or BDS.

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Nick Cave: I'm playing Israel because of BDS

The Australian singer admits that 'if you do play Israel, you have to go through a sort of public humiliation from Roger Waters and Co.'; nevertheless, he says that despite the backlash, he decided to play Israel 'because it suddenly became ve

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Looking for an American bipartisan issue? Try the fight against BDS

'To those saying Israel is an increasingly partisan issue, that narrative is prescriptive rather than descriptive,' says law Prof. Eugene Kontorovich

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Morrissey: Israel haters are just ‘jealous’ of the country - The Jewish Chronicle

New Morrissey song 'Israel' openly takes critics of the Jewish state to task - while a second song on his new album makes reference to a Holocaust related theatre production

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BDS seeks to take down Galilee olive oil business with Facebook campaign - BDS THREAT - Jerusalem Post

Supporters fight back with counter-campaign of positive reviews.

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Israel Must Be Boycotted — Unless It Saves Our Lives | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com

We’ve seen before how BDS activists talk big about boycotting Israel — which really means that everyone else must boycott Israel. We know,...

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Pro-Israel organizations enter the lion’s den

In many ways, Europe is hostile territory for Israel advocates. But that is not deterring several Jewish groups who are fighting for justice on behalf of the Jewish state.

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Radiohead's Thom Yorke defends playing in Israel to Ken Loach

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke continues to respond to criticism of the band's upcoming show in Tel Aviv on July 19. In a Twitter post Tuesday, Yorke wrote that "we don't endorse Netanyahu any more than Trump, but we still play in America."

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North Carolina lawmakers approve anti-BDS bill - BDS THREAT - Jerusalem Post

If the state's governor endorses the bill, North Carolina would become the 22nd US state with a law imposing punitive measures on companies and entities involved in the anti-Israel movement.

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Mennonite Church USA Adopts BDS with 98% Vote

Perhaps in response to anticipated accusations of anti-Semitic motives, the press release issued by the Mennonite Church reported that “the resolution also calls on Mennonites to examine the legacy of anti-Semitism in their own history and life.

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Roger Waters hits back at Thom Yorke after Radiohead lead singer slammed BDS activists - BDS THREAT - Jerusalem Post

A few days ago, Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke, in a Rolling Stone interview, defended his upcoming show in Tel Aviv, responding to Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions activists urging him to cancel.

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Igor Sadikov, McGill Student Rep, Urges Followers To “Punch a Zionist Today” | Israellycool

An Israel hater with an apparent penchant for violence

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'American Express cuts funding for Roger Waters tour after anti-Israel statements'

American Express spoke of the tour stating that though they sponsored the Desert Trip they had "never committed to sponsoring Roger Waters' upcoming tour."

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The Reason Why BDS Groups Oppose Efforts to Curb Anti-Semitism

There's a reason why BDS advocates oppose efforts to curb anti-Semitism on college campuses. Their cause is inextricably linked to Jew hatred.

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The BDS Movement’s Latest Self-Defeating ‘Coup’

The BDS movement crows over its foothold in the repressive Malaysian monarchy.

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Dublin's start-up chief: 'Boycotts not on our radar' | The Times of Israel

Ireland can learn a lot from Israel, says Niamh Bushnell, commissioner for Start-Ups in the capital

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Boycotters 'Know Nothing of What Goes On Here' - Inside Israel - News - Arutz Sheva

The European Union is set to decide whether to label goods produced by Jewish-owned business in Judea and Samaria, in a bid to allow consumers to single out such products for a "limited boycott" of Israel.

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US national industrial union endorses anti-Israel BDS movement

United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers union says it was the first US national union to endorse BDS.

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Matisyahu sings “Jerusalem” in face of anti-Israel protesters at Spanish Festival

Matisyahu is the American Jewish musician who was banned by the Rototom Sunsplash Reggae Festivalfor under pressure and threats from the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Leading American BDS activists support the ban.

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Israel Boycott Backfires: Yogi Tea Severs Ties with Spanish Music Festival that Disinvited Matisyahu – Tablet Magazine

In recent months, opponents of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel have begun to turn its tactics against it. In May, the Illinois legislature unanimously approved a bill that barred the state from investing its pension fun

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World Jewish Congress head outraged after Spanish music festival drops Matisyahu - Diaspora - Jerusalem Post

Ronald S. Lauder expressed "outrage" and "utter bewilderment" in the wake of Matisyahu's canceled participation in the Rototom Sunsplash festival.

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SodaStream CEO Gives Amazing BDS Testimony To Congress: 'Manipulation, Violence and Destruction' | Truth Revolt

At a Congressional hearing on the BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions), CEO of SodaStream, Daniel Birnbaum, gave gripping testimony that left no question about the impact of the movement on the people and businesses in Israel and the West Bank.

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Anti-Semitism Is Running Rampant At California’s Elite Public Universities | The Daily Caller

Anti-Jewish agitprop has been appearing with alarming frequency on the prestigious, taxpayer-funded campuses of the University of California (UC) system this

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The ugly effort to boycott Israel - The Washington Post

The chief executive of Orange, the global telecom company based in France, says he is going to Israel, surely to apologize for recently saying that, if he could, he would end his company’s relationship with its Israeli partner “tomorrow morning.” The hitch is that he can’t, since there is a contract, and now Stéphane Richard says he doesn’t want to do it anyway.

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Virginia State Bar cancels Israel trip, citing ‘discriminatory’ border policies

Politicians described the legal group’s decision as an “outrageous” move that “sends the wrong signal.”

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Los Angeles Conference Confronts BDS Financing and Tactics | Truth Revolt

The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) movement is said to have ignited in earnest in 2005. It was propelled by significant funding from the Ford Foundation, which poured millions of dollars into anti-Israel NGOs working in Durban, and la

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Boycott Israel Movement Stunts the Palestinian Economy

A push to “boycott, divest and sanction” (BDS) Israeli companies has limited impact on the credit profile of Israel, yet it directly harms its intended beneficiaries, the Palestinians. The BDS movement, including universities, pension funds and leader

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Where Roger Waters Attacks Israellycool by Aussie Dave | Israellycool

Roger Waters is not happy. Not happy at all. After unsuccessfully trying to turn Alan Parsons to the dark side, Alan Parsons responded with this. Here's my response.

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Hundreds of British artists announce cultural boycott of Israel - Israel News - Jerusalem Post

Latest initiative is a reaction to what they termed “the Palestinian catastrophe” in Gaza.

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Despicable: BDS Leaders Promote Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theory Linking Mossad to Charlie Hebdo Atrocity | Jewish & Israel News A

The anti-Semitism at the heart of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel was again laid bare yesterday, as prominent activists from the campaign took to social media to advance the conspiracy theory that yesterday’s terror

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US academic org ushers in new year with anti-Israel vote | The Times of Israel

Framed as 'protecting the right to education in Palestine-Israel,' the January 2 resolution will be harder to defeat because it stops short of boycott

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Leaked: SJP plans illegal activity against Jewish students and Israel | Tammi Rossman-Benjamin | The Blogs | The Times o

A recently uncovered internal document of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Binghamton University SUNY sheds new light......

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With pro-Israel groups all but absent, UCLA student government endorses divestment | Los Angeles | Jewish Journal

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BDS Will Target SodaStream Even After the Company Shutters West Bank Factory. Why? – Tablet Magazine

Remember SodaStream? After being accused by the anti-Israeli Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions movement of benefiting from the occupation, the home carbonation giant announced that it would shutter its controversial West Bank factory, laying off about 5

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Ohio Univ. Student Body Prez Dumps Bucket of Blood On Herself To Target Israel In 'Ice Bucket Challenge' | Truth Revolt

Ohio University student body president Megan Marzec took the "ALS Ice Bucket Challenge" to a new level, dumping a bucket of blood on herself in support of alleged Palestinian suffering at the hands of the Israeli state. In the video, she intone

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Are Britain's students allowed to be Jewish any more? | Sam Gross | The Blogs |

Today, the National Union of Students in Britain voted to adopt a policy of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. Perhaps when universities re-start in the autumn, we should return with yellow stars sewn onto our clothes.

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Boycotts are not the answer

BDS supporters don’t care that universities in Israel are the one place where Palestinians and Israelis continue to work together.