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 Federal Court Blocks Arizona Law Excluding Israel Boycotters From Contracts
(JTA) — A federal court blocked an Arizona law requiring state contractors to certify that they will not boycott Israel, finding that the law likely violates state contractors’ free speech rights. In Thursday’s order blocking the law, District Court Judge Diane J. Humetewa wrote: “A restriction of one’s ability to participate in collective calls to oppose Israel unquestionably burdens the…
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News Campus Pro-Israel Group ‘Monitored’ Progressive Jewish Students
In the fall of 2016, roughly a dozen Jewish college students gathered at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, for a weekend-long workshop. Led by young organizers from a tiny progressive Jewish student group called Open Hillel, the students strategized and networked. They had no idea they were being watched by a major pro-Israel organization with…
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Fast Forward Pro-BDS Professor Refuses To Write Letter Helping Student Study In Israel
A professor at the University of Michigan rescinded his offer to write a recommendation letter for one of his students hoping to study abroad after he learned that she wanted to go to Israel, citing the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against the Jewish state. “As you may know, many University departments have pledged an…
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News Pro-Israel Group Secretly Ran Misleading Facebook Ads To Target Palestinian-American Poet
This story was co-published with ProPublica, the investigative journalism organization. In 2016, as Palestinian-American poet Remi Kanazi performed at college campuses around the United States, his appearances seemed to spark student protests. Before his visit to John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, a page called “John Jay Students Against Hate” appeared…
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The Schmooze Lana Del Rey Cancels Israel Concert Amid BDS Pressure
It’s September, and these lyrics have never been more apt: “I got that summertime, summertime sadness, su-su-summertime, summertime sadness.” Pop maestro Lana Del Rey has caved to weeks of pressure, canceling her plans to headline a concert at an Israeli festival under pressure from critics of Israel. The announcement, which the singer posted Friday on…
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Fast Forward Adelson-Backed Pro-Israel Initiative To Double To 80 Campuses
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Maccabee Task Force, the initiative funded by billionaire philanthropist Sheldon Adelson targeting the campus BDS movement, will double its presence to 80 campuses and for the first time will operate in Canada. In place since 2016, the task force works with pro-Israel students on programs countering activities of the Boycott, Divestment…
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Fast Forward 2 Spanish Cities Reverse BDS Motions Following Legal Action
(JTA) — Two municipalities in Spain rescinded their adhesion to the campaign to boycott Israel following legal action by a Madrid-based organization devoted to defending the Jewish state. The city council of Villarrobledo, a city of 25,000 that is located 100 miles southeast of Madrid and is known for its wine industry, scrapped last week…
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The Schmooze Ignoring BDS Pressure, Lana Del Rey Gets It Right On Israel — And Adds Visit To Palestinian Territories
Lana Del Rey — a pop singer whose enigmatic persona masks an eerie history of self-branding — is modeling a new look: Integrity. The 33-year-old performer recently found herself caught in the crosshairs that fix on all global musical acts at some point or another, when she received major criticism for agreeing to perform in…
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