Welcome to the Forward‘s coverage of BDS – the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which seeks to pressure Israel to change its approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Fast Forward U. Of Maryland Student Government Won’t Change BDS Vote Scheduled For Passover
(JTA) — The University of Maryland “regrets” that a student government vote on an Israel divestment resolution will be held on Passover — but the student government said the date could not be changed. On Wednesday, the Student Government Association is set to vote on a bill that calls on the university to divest from…
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Fast Forward Arizona Exempts Smaller Companies From Anti-BDS Law
(JTA) — Arizona has eased its rules to a state ban on doing business with companies that boycott Israel in an attempt to avoid potential lawsuits. The amendment would exempt individuals and businesses valued at less than $100,000 or employing fewer than 10 full-time employees from the ban. In September, a federal district court ruled…
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Fast Forward Texas State Government Divests $72 Million From Company That Boycotts Israel
(JTA) — State agencies in Texas have started to divest some $72 million worth of stock in a company that boycotts Israel to comply with a 2017 law. The measure bans the state from doing business with companies that observe the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. Two state pension funds — the Employees Retirement…
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Fast Forward Reconstructionist Movement Backs Anti-BDS Measure – But 60 Rabbis Disagree
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Over 60 Reconstructionist rabbis and rabbinical students said they were disappointed in the movement for backing a congressional resolution that would condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel. Reconstructing Judaism, an umbrella body for Reconstructionist groups, on April 3 joined another four progressive groups in backing a bipartisan anti-BDS resolution…
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Fast Forward BDS Supporters Hijack Welcome Ceremony For New Brown University Students
(JTA) — Protesters at Brown University who support divesting from Israel disrupted a welcome ceremony for next year’s freshman class including dropping informational leaflets from the balcony of an auditorium onto the participants. Members of the incoming class of 2023 had just finished watching a promotional video about the university, as part of A Day on…
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Fast Forward BDS Student Government Vote Loses Again At University Of California, Santa Barbara
(JTA) — The student government at the University of California, Santa Barbara rejected an Israel divestment resolution. Santa Barbara is the only school in the University of California system whose student government has not passed a divestment proposal targeting Israel, according to the student newspaper, the Daily Nexus. It marked the sixth time in seven years…
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Fast Forward After Legal Challenges, Texas Moves To Amend Anti-BDS Law
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Texas lawmakers are amending a law banning business with Israel boycotters after the application of the law was vexed by embarrassing incidents and at least one lawsuit. State Rep. Steve King, who authored the original 2017 bill banning the state from doing business with those who abide by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions…
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Fast Forward BDS Founder Omar Barghouti Barred From Traveling To U.S.
U.S. officials barred Omar Barghouti, the Palestinian activist who co-founded the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, from traveling to the U.S. on Wednesday, NPR reported Barghouti was scheduled to speak at a number of events, including one on Thursday in Washington, D.C., alongside Forward columnist Peter Beinart. Barghouti was also planning to attend his daughter’s…
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