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 BDS Founder Omar Barghouti Barred From Traveling To U.S.
U.S. officials barred Omar Barghouti, the Palestinian activist who co-founded the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, from traveling to the U.S. on Wednesday, NPR reported Barghouti was scheduled to speak at a number of events, including one on Thursday in Washington, D.C., alongside Forward columnist Peter Beinart. Barghouti was also planning to attend his daughter’s…
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Fast Forward House Republicans Pushing For Vote On Anti-BDS Bill Despite Pelosi’s Block
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Top Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are joining in an effort to force a vote on a bill that targets Israel boycotters. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the House’s second-ranked Republican, on Wednesday announced plans to force a rule change that would bring to the floor a broad Middle East policy…
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Fast Forward House Dems Vote Against Anti-BDS Measure After GOP Adds It To Yemen Resolution
Almost every House Democrat voted Thursday against an anti-BDS measure introduced by Republicans as an add-on to a resolution to end American support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. Democrats slammed Republicans for attempting to add the anti-BDS language, saying that the introduction of unrelated matters into an already-controversial resolution harmed the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus….
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Opinion Trump and Netanyahu Are BDS’s Best Recruiters
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have so very much in common. They’re both being investigated for corruption; Netanyahu is on the verge of being indicted, while Trump is still being investigated by the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York. Both Bibi and Trump use the term “Fake News” to…
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Fast Forward Brown University Becomes First Ivy League School To Pass Student BDS Vote
Updated 6:00 p.m. Students at Brown University voted Thursday to call on the school to divest from companies that allegedly violate human rights through their work in Israel. Some 69% voted for the measure in a campus referendum, with 31% opposed. Students were asked whether the university should ““divest all stocks, funds, endowment and other…
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Fast Forward Pitzer College President Vetoes BDS Vote To End Haifa Study Abroad Program
(JTA) – Faculty at California’s Pitzer College voted in favor of suspending its study abroad program in Israel, but the institution’s president said he would ignore their motion. Thursday’s non-binding recommendation by faculty at the college governing body was spearheaded by proponents of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel, according to the American…
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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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