Welcome to 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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Culture BDS has denounced ‘No Other Land’ for ‘normalization’ – what does that actually mean?
The movement's statement condemning the Oscar winning documentary has stirred up confusion among the film's supporters.
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Opinion BDS wants a boycott of ‘No Other Land.’ As Palestinian and Jewish peace activists, we disagree
Joint Palestinian-Israeli initiatives are vital for shifting perspectives, fostering solidarity and amplifying Palestinian voices
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News Why the ADL is encouraging Jews to invest in Tesla
The antisemitism watchdog is now a player in the stock market, with a new $100 million fund invested in companies it deems 'good' and aligned with Jewish values
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Fast Forward Mayor of Portland, Maine, says he regrets voting to divest from Israel
The city also said it had no actual financial stakes in the companies it voted to divest from
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Fast Forward Brown University rejects pro-Palestinian protesters’ demand to divest from Israel
'Baruch Hashem,' Rabbi Josh Bolton of Brown/RISD Hillel, said after the vote
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Fast Forward Portland, Maine, City Council unanimously votes to divest from companies that do business with Israel
The mayor supported the resolution. The local Jewish federation strongly opposed it
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh Israel-boycott referendum is dead after DSA declines to defend it in court
The local federation and multiple rabbis had filed legal challenges to the referendum
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh Jewish groups hope to quash a referendum that would force the city to boycott Israel
Though unlikely to make the ballot, the referendum has prompted a top staffer in the mayor’s office who supported it to resign
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News A Jewish Republican and Muslim Democrat are suddenly in a tight race for a special seat in Congress
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Film & TV What Gal Gadot has said about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Culture How two Jewish names — Kohen and Mira — are dividing red and blue states
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