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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Opinion Just What Is Israel Afraid Of — Why Detain Critics At The Airport?
Just what is the Israeli government afraid of? I asked myself this question on Sunday afternoon after receiving a text message and subsequent phone call from Peter Beinart, a senior columnist for the Forward, who had been detained at Ben Gurion International Airport on his way to attend his niece’s bat mitzvah in Israel. I…
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Fast Forward U.S. Academic Group Decries BDS Movement — And Legal Attempts To Stop It
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The American Association of University Professors said it is as opposed to the movement to boycott Israel as it is to requirements that academics renounce the movement to boycott Israel. The statement issued Wednesday called “on public universities to stop requiring speakers and others to pledge that they do not now, nor…
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Opinion I’m A College Student Who Opposes BDS — And Finds Canary Mission Reprehensible
In a recent article in these pages, Josh Nathan-Kazis exposed the growing efforts of right wing actors targeting American pro-Palestinian student activists, particularly those urging their universities to divest from Israeli and Israel-supporting businesses. Students who show support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement may wake up the next day to find their name…
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Fast Forward Booker: I Didn’t Know Sign I Held With ‘Palestine’ On It Was Pro-Palestinian
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Cory Booker, seen as a likely contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, appears in a photo appearing to endorse a slogan of the pro-Palestinian movement. A Booker spokesman told JTA the senator had no idea the sign had anything to do with Israel. Booker, a New Jersey Democrat who is…
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News A New Wave Of Hardline Anti-BDS Tactics Are Targeting Students, And No One Knows Who’s Behind It
This is the first story in a series on covert tactics targeting Israel’s critics. Strange things started happening at George Washington University this April, as their student government prepared to vote on a resolution supported by pro-Palestinian campus activists. Anonymous fliers, websites and social media campaigns appeared out of nowhere to attack the student activists….
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Community Rabbi Rick Jacobs: Israel Turning Away BDS Supporter Ariel Gold Was ‘Disgraceful’
Dear Elijah, I enjoyed sitting and speaking with you and your fellow URJ Eisner Camp Machon campers just a few days ago. As you note in your well-argued essay, we talked seriously and thoughtfully about exactly the issues you raise. In our conversation we discussed a variety of critical issues, including having a frank conversation…
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Fast Forward Birthright Won’t Vet Applicants Despite Walkouts Protesting Israeli Occupation
Despite several highly publicized walkouts on its program, Birthright does not intend to introduce a vetting procedure that would weed out potential troublemakers from the free trips it offers to Israel. In recent weeks, Jewish-American participants have filmed themselves walking out of three separate Birthright trips to protest the occupation and the absence of discussion…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Around The World Argue Criticism Of Israel Is Not Anti-Semitic
(JTA) — Thirty-six Jewish groups from around the world have signed a statement condemning the conflation of anti-Semitism with criticism of Israel. “As social justice organizations from around the world, we write this letter with growing alarm regarding the targeting of organizations that support Palestinian rights in general and the nonviolent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions…
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