Tag: Bds

Despite the history of anti-Zionist antisemitism under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, the director of Labour Friends of Israel, Michael Rubin, expresses confidence in Labour's current leader, Keir Starmer.
The text discusses the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, tracing back to the roots of Zionism and Arab resistance to Jewish settlement in the region.
Pro-Palestinian protests last week exhibited stark contrasts: one involving a U.S. airman's shocking self-immolation outside the Israeli Embassy and another through a peaceful protest vote in Michigan's Democratic primaries.
The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement recently called for a boycott of Standing Together, an Israeli nonprofit that promotes progressive causes and advocates for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages.
Hananya Naftali, an Israeli social media influencer, has gained popularity by sharing his perspective on Israel and advocating for the Jewish people.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is acquiring JLens Investor Network, a nonprofit that offers socially conscious investment funds for Jewish organizations, in order to prevent concerns over Israeli human rights abuses from curtailing investments in the country.
Scott Shay, the chairman of Signature Bank, discusses how the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement infiltrated the investment world and how they were eventually able to push it out.
Scott Shay, the chairman of Signature Bank, discusses the infiltration of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement into the investment world and how it was ultimately defeated.
In this article, the author criticizes a group of left-wing French legislators for their proposed resolution against Israel and their support for the BDS movement.
The South African Press Council has expelled the South African Jewish Report, the country's leading Jewish newspaper, for describing a cartoon promoted by the movement to boycott Israel as antisemitic.
In this episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss three topics.
The Trump administration's State Department plans to defund international non-profit organizations that support the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
In this podcast episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss three primary topics.
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron engage in a pre-election discussion trying to understand the voter base of various right-wing parties in Israel, including Shas, Yemina, Likud, and Lieberman.
The text discusses President Trump's recent remarks about American Jews and their perceived disloyalty, emphasizing the need for the Jewish community to respond to this divisive rhetoric.
In this episode titled "The Two Party Solution Edition," Don Futterman, Noah Efron, and human-rights attorney Emily Schaeffer Omer-Man discuss whether having two parties on Israel's left or one more right-wing party is better for the country, along with a case where a man was sued for not disclosing his sexual preferences to his fiancée-turned-wife.
University presidents like Melvin Oliver of Pitzer College, Martha Pollack of Cornell, and Mark Schlissel of the University of Michigan have recently pushed back against BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movements on their campuses, defending students' academic freedom and opposing singling out Israel for boycotts.
Elan Carr has been appointed as the new anti-Semitism envoy by the Trump administration after a prolonged vacancy in the role.
In this episode of "The Lessons of War Edition," Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Don Futterman discuss various topics including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Benny Gantz's boasting about killing terrorists in Gaza, and historian Benny Morris's pessimistic prediction about the future for Jews in Palestine.
Laura Adkins and Aiden Pink, journalists at The Forward, created a comprehensive guide ranking over 200 colleges for Jewish students based on factors such as Jewish a cappella groups, kosher food availability, and BDS presence on campus.
In a discussion on Israeli politics and culture, Noah Efron, Miriam Herschlag, and Bradley Burston explore various topics such as the suggestion of annexing settlements for peace, the cancellation of a sports event involving Lionel Messi over the Jerusalem location, and writer Michael Chabon's call for inclusivity and unity among Jews and Israelis.
In a recent podcast episode, Noah Efron, Miriam Herschlag, and Bradley Burston discuss various topics, including a Labor Party member suggesting the annexation of settlements for peace, Lionel Messi canceling a match in Israel leading to discussions on BDS, and Michael Chabon advising against exclusivity in Judaism and Israel.
The national convention of the Democratic Socialists of America recently passed a pro-BDS resolution, leading to a chant that provoked controversy.
In a discussion led by Don, Noah, and journalist Naomi Zeveloff, three main topics were covered: the divide between Israel's economic elite and political elite, the mainstreaming of the radical Cinematheque in Tel Aviv, and a new government funding app designed to combat BDS.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, established by David Rockefeller and his brothers, supports various philanthropic causes globally.