Boycott / BDS

"Such boycotts as this will only result in increased economic hardships for actual Palestinians, such as myself."

Melissa Jean Swenson, you nailed it.

Virginia Tech’s Graduate and Professional Student Senate members implement the academic boycott on campus and in their own classrooms.

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said Ben & Jerry’s decision violated his office’s policy against the BDS movement against Israel.

Fadah Jassem is being criticized for reposting anti-Israel tweets, as well as omitting Israel's flag in an introductory tweet about the countries in the Middle East.

“Instead of amplifying voices of coexistence trying to effect real change on the ground, those who support a boycott are only creating more division,” said Ari Ingel, director of Creative Community for Peace.

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), who backs the BDS movement, has long accused Israel of mistreating "Palestinian" children.

The state pension fund's shares in Unilever were valued last September at $103.6 million.

The state will not divest itself of stocks it has already purchased, however.

The Im Tirtzu findings contradict NIF claims to donors that “it will not support organizations that call for and support a comprehensive boycott of the State of Israel.”

Raz and Touma-Sliman asked MEPs to fight “widespread displacement and forcible transfer of Palestinians” in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.

“It is unfortunate that Netflix is giving a platform to directors who advocate division and bigotry in the arts of all places."

“The translation rights to my new novel are still available; if I can find a way to sell these rights that is compliant with the BDS movement’s institutional boycott guidelines, I will be proud to do so,” she said.

In the end, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are giving hypocrisy a bad name.

Hamas suggested that the Expo "promotes the weapons of the Occupation which it uses to kill the Palestinian nation."

Under Chapter 808, state law prohibits companies from refusing, terminating business or taking “any action that is intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on or limit commercial relations” with Israel.

Man plans, God laughs.

Unilever North America, which is based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, has 90 days to appeal the decision.

“The BDS movement goes beyond protection for Palestinians; it calls for death to Israel. I don’t know if you can have a conversation with someone when the opening salvo is you need to die,” said one of the Jewish speakers.

Fethi Nourine said he made the decision with the help of his coach in order to “support the Palestinian cause.”

Arizona's state Treasurer Kimberly Yee announced on Tuesday that the state of Arizona is completely divesting from Ben & Jerry's.

As part of Unilever's acquisition of Strauss Ice Cream, Unilever is allowed no say in the marketing of Ben & Jerry's in Israel, to avoid reducing competition.

"The Ben & Jerry's Foundation steered over $170,000 in grants to an anti-Israel nonprofit group run by one of its board directors."

"Anyone who stops selling their products in Israel will find that we have taken over his trademarks and rights."

Sen. Rick Scott called for a probe into whether or not Ben & Jerry’s recent decision violates the Export Administration Act of 1969.

Goldreich signed a petition on March 23 calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions in Judea and Samaria.

Shakir was deported from Israel in 2019 for his activity in pressuring companies and international organizations to join anti-Israel boycotts.

What is raising suspicions for some is the identity of one of the key players in the accusations against NSO.

Ben & Jerry’s brought in anti-Israel and anti-Zionist author Peter Beinart, who infamously called for the 'elimination' of Israel, to present the company's perspective to its store owners and franchisees.

Activists and community leaders will hand out educational materials about the BDS movement against Israel, in addition to free ice-cream.