This is 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 In a first, a ballot initiative to divest from Israel has won at the ballot box in Boston suburb
The Boston suburb voted for a BDS-inspired measure backed by pro-Palestinian groups
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News An Israeli restaurant chain said it closed due to boycotts. Protesters are celebrating.
Shouk permanently closed this month, citing ‘a toxic political climate surrounding the Israel/Gaza war’
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Fast Forward U of Maryland student government passes BDS resolution on Yom Kippur
Eighteen Jewish student groups vowed to boycott future meetings over the timing of the vote
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Fast Forward ‘The wrong message’: Jewish groups slam Brad Lander for divesting from Israel
Lander, the New York City Comptroller, said he was hewing to longstanding policy when he divested from Israel bonds
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Fast Forward Most New Yorkers deterred by Zohran Mamdani’s support for Israel boycott, but 1 in 3 see it as a boon, poll shows
The poll also found that Mamdani would win if the mayoral election were held today.
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani once said mayoral candidates should pledge to boycott Israel. Now that he’s running, he’s not so forthcoming.
Resurfaced 2020 video shows Mamdani urging progressives to embrace BDS, press local officials on boycotts
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News Ben & Jerry’s co-founder was arrested this week — it was far from the first time
Since the ice cream company was founded in 1978, activism has been (half) baked into the brand's DNA
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Fast Forward Israel critics want Radiohead’s lead guitarist cancelled. He says they’re hypocrites.
Jonny Greenwood features a Palestinian singer on his album. Why do some want his concerts canceled?
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Culture A shocking true story of Mexico’s Jewish community comes to Netflix
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Opinion Israel deported me for helping West Bank Palestinians. I won’t give up on a peaceful future for the country I love
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Culture Hey, Irving — why are there so many Jews named Irving?
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Books Esteemed by Oscar Wilde, England’s ‘greatest Jewess’ may finally be getting her due
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Yiddish World VIDEO: Peter, Paul and Mary’s “Light One Candle” — in Yiddish
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Culture How a wedding in Oklahoma taught a group of police officers and SWAT team members to care about Judaism and Israel
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Fast Forward Germany’s antisemitism czar says slogans like ‘From the river to the sea’ should be illegal
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