Tag: BDS

BDS leader Omar Barghouti opposes a Palestinian State alongside the State of Israel. He doesn't want the State of Israel there at all.

The treasurers of Arizona, Idaho, Oklahoma, Nebraska, West Virginia, Louisiana and Mississippi sent a letter to Unilever CEO Alan Jope and the company’s board of directors on Thursday demanding that it override its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s decision on the issue.

The student union at a branch of the University of Toronto said it will modify a ban on kosher food that is part of a resolution endorsing the BDS movement against Israel.

US law professor Eugene Kontorovich stated that the ECJ’s ruling “is putting a new ‘Yellow Star’ on Jewish-made products.”

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.

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

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.”

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

Israel’s Ambassador accused Democratic New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of legitimizing Hamas’ “attacks against innocent civilians, as well as anti-Semitic lies.”

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.

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

“Left-wing activists abuse county-of-origin labels in order to stigmatize products made in Israel,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said in a release. “Our bill will defend the integrity of the Jewish state by ensuring that Israeli products may proudly bear the label ‘Made in Israel.’”

Passengers handed back the anti-Israel ice cream to the flight attendants.

Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said the ice-cream maker’s statement “showcases the company’s anti-Israeli stance” and is supported by the “BDS movement—a movement I consider anti-Semitic.”

Ben & Jerry's was already being removed from Australian kosher supermarkets.

Erdan led a campaign with the governors to pressure Airbnb to reverse its BDS decision - a decision Airbnb quickly reversed.

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They say positions of the Muslim American political action organization Emgage, where Dilawar Syed served on the board, are anti-Israel.

BDS Betty has accused Israel of “apartheid” and was one of the few members of Congress to vote against the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, which aimed to curb and defund Hamas.

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang said he has an issue with organizations that don’t disavow “very, very violent tactics” towards Israel, though he doesn’t have an issue with individuals or activists “making a case for what they think is right.”

The group is now “against the existence of the U.S. and Canada, calling it ‘occupied Turtle Island.’ It is undoubtedly a significant development, and we are monitoring it closely,” the Canary Mission told JNS.

While they “respect the original creation of the IHRA Working Definition as an illustrative tool, and as part of a larger and ongoing conversation about the nature of anti-Semitism,” they expressed “concern with its adoption as a legal tool.”

She said Gators for Israel, the University of Florida pro-Israel group, has included one in a package it is sending to her office on Capitol Hill.

The French Development Agency focuses on “on climate, biodiversity, peace, education, urban development, health and governance.”

Tlaib is worried that the incoming Jewish Secretary of State may (somehow) suppress her right to support BDS and criticize Israel.

Palestine Action is seeking to raise 10,000 pounds to “support direct action against Israeli apartheid.”

Omar Barghouthi threatens boycotts against “every company and every establishment that gets involved in implementing the agreements of shame and betrayal of the Palestinian cause.”

Organizers say it is an “in-depth course on legislative advocacy” in training activists to lobby Congress on BDS and other anti-Israel issues.

Member of Knesset (MK) Heba Yazbak launched an initiative to promote BDS against Israel, while she sits in the Israeli Knesset.