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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News When Anti-Israel Activist Blasts Renoir, Media Sits Up and Takes Notice
Max Geller flew to Chicago in late October to help organize two rallies: one against Israel and one against a dead French impressionist. On October 25, Geller marched with a group of 250 people outside the Jewish National Fund’s national conference. The march featured a human-sized JNF-style blue tzedakah, or charity box bearing the anti-JNF…
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Fast Forward French Grocery Giant Rejects Boycott of Israeli Products
Citing Israeli producers’ “full compliance” with French law, the Monoprix supermarket chain declined a request to boycott products from Israel. Monoprix gave its refusal in a letter it sent last week to Claudine Vegas of Toulouse, who heads the Collectif Palestine Libre (“Free Palestine Collective”) – a group that lobbies for the boycott of Israeli…
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The Schmooze A Brief History of How Roger Waters Made ‘The Wall’ Anti-Israel
(JTA) — Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters is said to have written “The Wall” in 1979 as a metaphor for his internal isolation. But in recent years, he has increasingly politicized the seminal album, particularly to criticize Israel’s polices toward the Palestinians. In an interview with Rolling Stone on Monday, Waters said the message…
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The Schmooze Why Dumbledore Wouldn’t Back BDS
Last week, J.K. Rowling joined 150 British artists, actors and politicians in opposing a cultural boycott of Israel, published in The Guardian. The network, which calls itself Culture for Coexistence, argued that continued engagement with Israel is the only way to end the cycle of violence in the region.”Cultural engagement builds bridges, nurtures freedom and…
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Fast Forward J.K. Rowling Defends Decision to Oppose Cultural Boycott of Israel
J.K. Rowling has defended her decision to oppose a cultural boycott of Israel in a post on her Twitter account. The “Harry Potter” author was criticized by a number of her fans on social media after she was announced as one of the 150 British artists who signed an open letter, published by The Guardian…
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Fast Forward France Court Upholds ‘BDS Is Discrimination’ Ruling
France’s highest court of appeals confirmed earlier rulings that found promoters of a boycott against Israel guilty of inciting hate or discrimination. The rulings passed on Tuesday by the Paris-based Court of Cassation confirmed the Nov. 27 convictions of 12 individuals by the Colmar Court of Appeals in connection with their 2009 and 2010 actions…
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The Schmooze J.K. Rowling Just Signed a Letter Against BDS
J.K. Rowling wants to Expelliarmus your cultural boycott! The “Harry Potter” author signed a letter in the Guardian today in support of cultural relations with Israel. She and her cosigners also announced the launch of “Culture for Coexistence – an independent UK network representing a cross-section from the cultural world.” The letter comes in response…
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Fast Forward Berkeley Commission Rejects Divestment Resolution 5-2
A Berkeley, California, commission rejected a resolution to divest from companies that do business with Israel. The Berkeley City Human Welfare and Community Action Commission voted 5-2 against the resolution, with one abstention, on Wednesday night. City Attorney Zach Cowan said the issue was not within the purview of the commission, which generally addresses issues…
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