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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Community Another Rock Giant Defends Radiohead’s Israel Performance
Radiohead has provoked a lot of criticism over their upcoming July 19th concert in Tel Aviv from those who advocate boycotting, divesting from and sanctioning Israel (BDS). In particular, lead singer Thom Yorke and BDS proponent Roger Waters have been engaged in a heated back-and-forth surrounding the event. Waters has repeatedly called on the band…
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Fast Forward Radiohead Frontman Releases Statement Condemning BDS
Thom Yorke, frontman of the groundbreaking rock group Radiohead, slammed the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement on Tuesday in a tweet. Yorke’s statement came in response to a tweet from Ken Loach, a British journalist who has repeatedly called for a cultural boycott of Israel. “Playing in a country isn’t the same as endorsing its…
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Fast Forward Spanish Judges Kill 2 ‘Racist’ BDS Motions
(JTA) — Spanish judges scrapped motions favoring a boycott of Israel which were passed last year by the city councils of two municipalities. The rulings last week by separate tribunals in two of Spain’s autonomous regions bring to 20 the number of municipalities that, over the past three years, either reversed their motions of support…
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Opinion Why Israel’s Rules To Muzzle Professors Will Only Make Things Worse
Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett is frustrated — as we are — that some professors who teach about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are designing their courses with the aim of undermining Israel’s basic legitimacy in the minds of their students. Such courses are an issue not just in Israel but also in the United States. The…
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Fast Forward Mennonites Vote To Divest From Companies Benefiting From Israeli Occupation
(JTA) — The Mennonite Church USA voted to divest from companies they say are profiting from business in territories occupied by Israel. The church, whose website says it has 79,000 adult members, passed the measure Thursday at its national convention in Orlando, Fla., the Associated Press reported. At its 2015 convention, the church rejected a similar resolution amid…
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Fast Forward Israel Implementing Ban On BDS Activists
Israel has issued formal guidelines to block the entry into the country of those supporting the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction the country for its occupation of the Palestinian territories. According to Haaretz, new regulations from Israel’s border police state that agents should refuse visitors entry if they believe the person has traveled…
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Fast Forward North Carolina State Legislature Passes Anti-BDS Bill
(JTA) — The North Carolina state legislature passed a bill that would bar the state from doing business with companies that boycott Israel. The bill passed last week by both houses of the General Assembly has been sent to state Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature. The bill, titled “Divestment from Companies That Boycott Israel,” passed…
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Fast Forward Watchdog: BDS Movement’s Campaign Against Jewish Comedian Is Anti-Semitic
(JTA) — A Tunisian anti-racism watchdog group accused promoters of a boycott against Israel of anti-Semitism after they protested the invitation extended to a Jewish comedian to appear at a local festival. The accusation Thursday by the Tunisian Association for Support of Minorities was over an open letter sent earlier this week to the Tunisian Ministry…
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