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Progressive Jewish & Israeli Groups Oppose Adopting Universal Definition of Anti-Semitism

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.”

Rep. Kat Cammack to Place Israeli Flag Outside Office, Next to Rep. Tlaib’s

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.

France Gives $10 Million to Pro-BDS Palestinian Group

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

Rashida Tlaib Dog Whistles Dual Loyalty at Tony Blinken

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

GoFundMe Blocks BDS Group from Withdrawing Funds on its Platform

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

BDS Leader Warns First Abu Dhabi Bank Against Doing Business with Israel

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.”

UNRWA USA Communications Director to Address pro-BDS Conference

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

Arab Members of Knesset Lead Rally Against Peace with UAE, Promote BDS

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

Rami Levy Sues UN for Defamation Over Publishing of Black List

The UN blacklist only includes Jewish, and not Arab-owned, Israeli companies- clear discrimination and a violation of the UN charter.

Missouri Enacts Anti-BDS Law, Joining 31 Other States

The legislation prohibits the state and its political subdivisions from entering into contracts worth more than $100,000 with companies with 10 or more employees that engage in BDS.

Groups on Far Left, Far Right Co-Opt Black Lives Matter Movement to Target Israel

Efforts to link police brutality in the United States with the Israel Defense Forces maintaining security against Palestinian Authority Arab attacks are flooding the Internet.

BDS Leader Says Goal of Movement is End of Israel

During a 20-minute interview in Arabic via a Podcast, Omar Barghouti appears to have let slip its real objective.

Minister Steinitz Condemns ICC’s Bensouda’s Decision to Prosecute Israel for War Crimes

The judges are expected to rule on the matter over the coming four months, but they are not obligated to respond at all.

Student Government at UC Irvine Repeals BDS Resolution

“A sustained campaign of harassment and intimidation has been waged against Jewish students and their allies on UCI’s campus with impunity,” read a March 12 resolution.

Bernie Sanders Campaign Names New Senior Adviser who Promotes BDS, has Called Zionism ‘Racist’

Phillip Agnew (now Umi Selah) has participated in trips to the disputed territories led by Ahmad Abuznaid, a supporter of the U.S.-designated terrorist group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, to “build real relationships with those on the ground leading the fight for liberation.”

US House Democrats Block Anti-BDS Bill H.R. 5595

The Democrats just gave a boost to the anti-Israel BDS movement.

University of Illinois Student President Vetoes BDS Bill

It will now likely be heard again by the student government, where this time it will need a two-thirds majority to override the president’s veto.

Israel Enraged by UN Human Rights ‘Contemptible’ Blacklist Targeting Israel’s Business

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated after the report’s publication that “whoever boycotts us will be boycotted. "

Following Pressure Campaign, Speakers Withdraw From Israeli Herbalist Conference

Shabina Lafleur-Gangji, editor of the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild, takes credit for convincing conference supporters and scheduled lecturers to boycott the conference in Israel.

Study Finds Clear Evidence Faculty in 40 Universities Use Classroom to Promote BDS

Academic BDS-supporting instructors had an average of 78% of their course readings authored by BDS supporters.

‘The New Antisemites’: A Report on BDS and the Delegitimizing Campaign Against Israel

"The words and deeds of BDS movement supporters must not be ignored, especially by those of us who are living reminders of the near-extermination of the Jewish people."

Israel Rejects HRW Report Drafted by BDS Activist Deported from Israel

NGO Monitor dismissed the report as ”simply bizarre" and pointed out how it whitewashes terror.

WATCH: Trump Signs Executive Order Defending Jews from Anti-Semitism

"This is our message to universities: If you want to accept the tremendous amount of federal dollars that you get every year you must reject anti-Semitism. It’s very simple."

Trump to IAC Crowd: American-Jews Who Vote Democrat ‘Don’t Love Israel Enough’

Trump sharply criticized his predecessor, saying under the Obama administration relations with Israel were “undermined and neglected.”

McGill University Pledges ‘Discriminatory Behavior, Ostracization (of Jews) Won’t Be Tolerated’

Jewish NGO: “We are hopeful that the Deputy Provost’s statement will have its intended effect."

Irish FM Calls for ‘New Thinking’ in Solving the Israel-PA Conflict While Visiting in...

In 2018, Coveney stated that the Republic of Ireland would recognize Palestine as a state if peace negotiations did not progress.

London Police Forced to Block BDS Activists at Regavim Presentation

“The truth is stronger than all the lies spread by BDS organizations who hide behind mantras of peace and dialogue."

Columbia University Student Council to Hold Divestment Referendum in 2020

Supporters were recorded chanting the slogan, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which calls for the destruction of Israel.

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