(JTA) — Louisiana has become the 25th state to pass legislation or regulations preventing state government entities from contracting with companies that boycott Israel. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday signed an Executive Order that prohibits the state of Louisiana from contracting with any company that participates in a boycott of Israel. The order…
If you’ve ever been to a synagogue around MLK Day, you probably heard about the role Jews played in the Civil Rights Movement. Don’t get me wrong; I’m proud that white Jews joined Freedom Rides and marched with MLK, and I have deep respect for Rabbis in the South who risked their jobs to support…
For years, the anti-Israel group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) has presented itself as an “independent grassroots organization” that supports justice and human rights while opposing all forms of bigotry. Their recently leaked SJP Divestment Handbook, however, reveals that SJP relies heavily on outside political groups — and often, ones that actively promote hate….
The confirmation by Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs that it will be implementing a blacklist of people in senior leadership roles at pro-BDS organizations has prompted another round of handwringing on the part of some Western observers and anti-Israel activists. Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), whose name should be reported to the Better Business Bureau…
Fighting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement has become a primary focus of US Israel advocacy. As BDS resolutions come to a vote on campuses across the country, the issue dominates how we talk about Israel. This is to our detriment. The single-minded focus on BDS in fact only makes it harder to fight, and…
(JTA) — Private citizens who apply for Hurricane Harvey rebuilding funds in Dickinson, Texas no longer have to certify that they will not boycott Israel. The Dickinson City Council on Tuesday voted to remove a clause from a relief application that had drawn the ire of the American Civil Liberties Union and pro-boycott activists, the…
Cleanup after Hurricane Harvey is moving at a slow pace in Texas’ Gulf Coast region and in the Houston area. As of early this month, over 60,000 people were still living in hotels, and on Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into companies that “may be over-promising but under-delivering” in removing hurricane…
As Israelis committed to the future of our country as the secure, democratic home of the Jewish people, we wish to underscore, expand and add perspective to a critical point J.J. Goldberg makes in his August 4th column about the anti-BDS bill now before the U.S. Congress. The bill proposes to criminalize explicit boycotts of…
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