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 Texas Teacher Sues After Being Fired For Not Signing Anti-BDS Agreement
(JTA) — A speech pathologist in Austin, Texas, is suing the local public school district after she was let go for refusing to sign an agreement that she “does not” and “will not” engage in a boycott of Israel. The lawsuit filed on Monday morning in federal court in Texas calls the demand a violation…
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Fast Forward Airbnb Denies Israeli Claim That It’s Reversing Its Settlement Ban
Update 3:55 p.m. Airbnb denied claims made by Israel’s Ministry of Tourism that the hospitality company was reversing its month-old policy of banning listings of properties in West Bank settlements,. After a meeting in Jerusalem on Monday between Israeli government officials and a delegation from the company, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin announced that Airbnb had…
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News REVEALED: Secret ADL Memo Slammed Anti-BDS Laws As ‘Harmful’ To Jews
The Anti-Defamation League has emerged as a supporter of controversial legislation targeting boycotts of Israel. But internal ADL documents obtained by the Forward show that the organization’s own staff believed the laws could actually harm American Jews. In the summer of 2016, ADL staff wrote an internal memo arguing that legislating against the boycott, divestment…
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The Schmooze Natalie Portman Is Perfectly Qualified To Talk About ‘Racist’ Israeli Law
Film star Natalie Portman told the British Arabic newspaper Al Quds Al-Arabi that she thinks Israel’s nation-state law is “racist.” “I do not agree with it,” Portman said, adding, “I only hope that we will be able to truly love our neighbors and that we can work together.” Agree? Disagree? It’s all legitimate. But heed:…
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News New England Police Pull Out Of Training Program In Israel
BOSTON (JTA) – Two New England police departments withdrew from a security seminar in Israel last week following a public backlash from pro-Palestinian activists. Members of the groups Vermonters for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace are claiming the withdrawals in two liberal redoubts as a significant victory in their efforts to foil…
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Fast Forward Israel Pressures Germany To End Funding To Government Critics
BERLIN (JTA) — Israel is pressuring Germany to end funding for dozens of political, cultural and religious organizations that it accuses of anti-Israel agitation both abroad and at home — including the Jewish Museum Berlin — according to an unofficial letter obtained by a German left-wing daily newspaper. The Tageszeitung, or Taz, obtained a copy…
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Fast Forward NYU Student Senate Votes 35-14 For Israel Divestment Bill
New York University’s student government has passed a resolution calling on the school to divest from companies with Israel ties. The university said it opposes the resolution and would not be moving ahead with it. In a secret ballot Thursday, the measure passed with 35 votes in favor and 14 against, along with 14 abstentions….
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Fast Forward Ohio State Students Vote Down Israel BDS Resolution
(JTA) — The Undergraduate Student Government of the Ohio State University voted down a resolution to divest from companies which “benefit from the Israeli occupation of Palestine,” and to boycott Israeli products. It failed Wednesday night by a vote of 7 in favor and 33 against. It would not have been binding on the university…
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