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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Fast Forward Swarthmore Student Government Approves BDS Resolution
(JTA) — Swarthmore College’s student government voted to approve a resolution calling on the university to divest from companies that do business with Israel related to the West Bank. The March 3 vote by the Student Government Organization came a month after the resolution was rejected at a similar closed-meeting vote. The student government at the…
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Opinion Jewish Anti-Zionists Are Betraying Jews – And The Intersectional Left
Once upon a time, anti-Zionist Jews vowed they’d stand up to anti-Semitism within their own ranks on the intersectional left. That claim is no longer credible. Unless it hits them straight in the face, it’s clear they are either not able or not willing to recognize anti-Semitism, at least when it’s coming from the left…
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Opinion The Hypocrisy Of Lee Zeldin’s Attack Against Ilhan Omar
On Friday, Congressman Lee Zeldin took to Twitter to release a reprehensible, vile, and hateful anti-Semitic voicemail he received from someone who targeted him for his Jewishness. This new VM just came into my office. @IlhanMN, this is just another day in my world as an American Jew in Congress. Would love to know what…
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News How Anti-BDS Laws Went Viral
Two of the most influential people in the country when it comes to American policies toward Israel are a Mormon state representative in South Carolina who used to be an Eagle Scout and a Jewish law professor in Virginia who used to study pirates. You likely haven’t heard of Alan Clemmons or Eugene Kontorovich, but…
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Letters Sorry, Liberals: You Don’t Have A Constitutional Right To Boycott Israel.
Dear Editor: I am a New York attorney who practices in the area of pro-Israel litigation. I am writing in response to “BDS is a Trap for Democrats” by Lara Friedman. In her piece, Friedman argues that with legislation that allows states to penalize companies that boycott Israel, Republicans “are now working to undermine democratic…
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News Could AIPAC Ties Complicate Mission Of Group Trying To Keep Dems Pro-Israel?
For at least five years, pro-Israel groups who want Israel to enjoy bi-partisan support in the United States have been worried about Democrats. While evangelical Republicans are some of Israel’s most passionate supporters, young Democrats are less likely to support Israel than in past generations. The groups have tried to reverse this trend in lots…
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Fast Forward Democrats Launch Faction To Counter Allure Of BDS On The Left
Prominent Democrats are launching a centrist pro-Israel group to counter a drift away from Israel on the party’s left that could lead to an embrace of BDS, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. The Democratic Majority for Israel, according to a story appearing Monday evening on The New York Times website, will be led by…
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Fast Forward Senate Advances Combating BDS Act After Shutdown Delay
The United States Senate voted 74-19 on Monday to advance a bill that would give cover to states to pass laws banning business with supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel – a move supported by many Jewish and pro-Israel organizations but opposed by free speech advocates and some left-wing Jewish…
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