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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Community I Used To Call For Boycotts Of Israel — Until I Spoke With Holocaust Survivors
I had always associated the words ‘stage fright’ with my sweaty palms and shaking legs before a concert. Will I hit that high note correctly? Will my runs be perfectly legato? Will I remember to breathe before I open my mouth to sing? I never realized that defending my dissertation would be an equally nerve…
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Fast Forward Irish Politicians Call For BDS After Israel’s Eurovision Win
(JTA) — Two European Parliament lawmakers from Ireland expressed support for boycotting Israel in connection with its winning the Eurovision song contest. Following Israel’s winning Saturday of the competition with a song about female empowerment, Lynn Boylan of Ireland’s far-left Sinn Féin party wrote on Twitter: “Israel wins Eurovision so let’s make BDS more successful than…
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The Schmooze Paul McCartney Isn’t Going To Israel To Receive An Award. Here’s How To Handle The News.
On the tenth day of May, two thousand and eighteen years after the start of the Common Era, it was announced that Paul McCartney will not be flying to Israel to receive the Wolf Prize for music. To help you handle this, the Forward has codified The 7 Stages of Grief many experience when learning…
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The Schmooze ‘Y’all Country Is Nuts’: This Rapper Has Good Reasons For Never Returning To Israel
Azealia Banks says she’s never coming back to Israel. She also might be one of the country’s great defenders. Banks courts controversy wherever she goes. The dynamo 26 year-old rapper has often received fair censure for her erratic behavior (go ahead and google her tiff with Sarah Palin) since she burst onto the scene six…
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Fast Forward Argentina National Soccer Team Ignores BDS Call, Will Play In Israel
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Two-time soccer world champion Argentina will travel to Israel to play a friendly match between the two national teams despite pressure from BDS activists. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, which launched a global campaign against the match including sending letters to Argentine sports figures, so far has…
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Fast Forward Barnard Student Government Votes For BDS, Defying President
The student government at Barnard College has voted to defy the school’s president and begin the process of formally requesting that the school divest from eight companies that do business in Israel, the Columbia Spectator reported Tuesday. Student delegates voted in their internal meeting on Monday to begin crafting a letter to college president Sian…
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News Barnard Students Rage Over President’s Rejection Of Landslide BDS Vote
As the end of the school year approaches and the temperature rises, so are tensions at the most Jewish college in the United States. Last week, Barnard College students voted in a referendum to divest from eight companies that do business in Israel. Anti-occupation groups were exultant; pro-Israel organizations devastated. Then the administration unilaterally rejected…
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Fast Forward BDS Resolution Passes At George Washington University
The student government at George Washington University voted Monday night to divest from companies that do business in Israel, the GW Hatchet reported. The legislation, which reportedly passed after more than three hours of student debates, was rejected by the senate last year. The resolution demanded that the school drop its ties with nine companies…
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