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 Why is Normalization Of Israel Stigmatized In Palestinian Society?
While Zionists around the world celebrated Israeli Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, on May 2, Palestinians commemorated the Nakba, the resulting “catastrophe” on May 15. On June 5, Palestinians will also commemorate the 50th year of living under occupation, while for some Israelis it is the 50th year of the unification of what they describe as…
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Opinion BDS Debates On Campus Actually Benefit Jews
The Israeli government has declared the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement as one of the biggest threats facing Israel today. Many in the American Jewish community have worried about the anti-Semitism and delegitimization of Israel the BDS debates on college campuses invoke. For the last years, I, along with a group of researchers, have…
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Fast Forward Nevada Lawmakers Pass Anti-BDS Measure
(JTA) — The Nevada Assembly unanimously passed legislation that would ban state government entities from doing business with companies that boycott Israel. The Assembly passed the legislation on Wednesday. It had passed the state Senate last month by a vote of 19-2. The bill advances to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his signature. Sandoval led a…
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Fast Forward SodaStream’s Negev Plant Rehires Palestinians Laid Off Due To BDS Pressure
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Some 74 Palestinian employees of SodaStream, who lost their jobs when the company shut its West Bank plant in the face of international pressure, will return to work at its factory in southern Israel. The employees’ work permits, which allowed them to enter Israel from the West Bank, expired in February 2016….
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Fast Forward Dartmouth Professor Backs Out As Dean Amid BDS Controversy
A Dartmouth professor whose appointment as dean of faculty caused controversy in right-wing pro-Israel circles has reportedly backed out of the post. N. Bruce Duthu, a professor of Native American studies at Dartmouth, was set to take office as the dean of faculty in July. His appointment was derailed in early May, when a professor…
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Fast Forward French President’s Party Withdraws 2nd Candidate Who Supported BDS
(JTA) – For the second time this month, the party of French President Emmanuel Macron withdrew from its parliamentary elections ticket a candidate who promoted a boycott of Israel. William Tchamaha was removed Thursday from the En Marche party’s list in next month’s elections, the news site Actu reported. CRIF, the umbrella group of French…
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Fast Forward Is BDS To Blame For Israel’s Poor Showing In Eurovision Contest?
Israeli director Yoav Tzafir is blaming Israel’s poor showing in the 2017 Eurovision contest finals on the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Israeli pop singer Imri Ziv came in 23rd out of 26th place in the competition in Ukraine with his song “I Feel Alive.” The song’s music video was co-directed by Tzafir and Elad…
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Fast Forward Norway’s Largest Union Calls For Total Boycott Of Israel
(JTA) — Norway’s largest trade union reaffirmed its support for a total boycott of Israel. The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, known locally as LO, represents over 900,000 unionized workers in the country – more than one quarter of the adult working population. Its delegates voted 193 to 117 on Friday in favor of a…
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