LDB Joins Jewish Communal Anti-BDS Statement
On November 6th, the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise released a statement condemning [...]
Wisconsin Governor Walker Issues Anti-BDS Executive Order
On October 30th, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed an anti-BDS measure, Executive Order 261, into law. The Executive Order states that agencies may not “execute a contract with a business entity if that entity is engaging in a boycott of Israel.
Maryland Governor Larry Signs Anti-BDS Executive Order
On October 24th, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed an anti-BDS bill, Executive Order 01.01.2017.25, into law.
Austrian Student Union Denounces BDS
On October 13th, 2017 the Austrian National Union of Students (ÖH) announced that it had become the first national student union to officially pass a resolution denouncing BDS. The ÖH also passed a version of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism.
SJP Sanctioned at UC Irvine
Following years of disruptive behavior by the University of California at Irvine (UCI)’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), UCI announced last week that it has sanctioned SJP “with disciplinary probation for two academic years.
How Anti-Semitism Infiltrates the Left
The United Kingdom’s Labour party and its trade unions, like the University College Union (UCU), consider themselves progressive and “antiracist” spaces.
Whitewashed: Anti-Semitism in the U.K. Labour Party
The film, Whitewashed: Anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, can be [...]
British Retailer Banned in Four US States for Support of BDS
In response to the Co-operative Group’s boycott of Israeli goods, [...]
Correction: Ryerson Student Union Defines Anti-Semitism
Last week, the Ryerson Student Union (RSU) at Ryerson University, located in [...]
Governor Roy Cooper Signs North Carolina Anti-BDS Law
On Thursday, June 27th, North Carolina’s Governor Roy Cooper signed [...]