Boycott

The Mamdani effect: BDS could cost NYC taxpayers $37 billion

If the funds, which collectively manage over $300 billion in assets, were to adopt BDS-aligned divestment strategies from 2025 to 2035, the research estimates high losses for the city. 

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference at New York's LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, US, March 23, 2026
The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.

Bamba blankets NYC after Park Slope Food Coop vote to boycott Israeli products. What’s next?

The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.

The meaning of the Food Coop’s boycott of Israel in Mamdani's New York - opinion

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Greece–France Economic Forum at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, last week.

No, ambassador: Israel's anger with France is not 'staged,' it is earned - opinion


Jewish group files cease and desist order against Park Slope Food Co-op for its Israel boycott

Pro-Israel activists filed a cease-and-desist letter after Park Slope Food Co-op approved a boycott of Israeli products, alleging the move is illegal.

The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.

‘I am heartbroken,’ Seed + Mill co-founder on Brooklyn co-op boycott- interview

The owner of Israeli-made tahini brand Seed + Mill says she is “absolutely heartbroken” after a Brooklyn co-op voted to boycott all Israeli products.

Co-founder and CEO, Seed + Mill, Rachel Simons

Brooklyn Park Slope Food Coop votes to boycott Israeli products

Of the 6,772 votes cast at a meeting that lasted for hours, 67% voted in favor of the boycott, 31% voted against, and 2% abstained, according to the immediate results of the vote viewed by JTA.

The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.

Italy and its Jewish community suffer from the Islamist-far left unholy alliance - opinion

How political opportunism and ideological extremism are fueling antisemitism, instability, and economic decline across Italy.

Florence, Italy - June 02, 2024: Pro-Palestinian rally in the downtown

Who gave Israel the coveted 12 points? Noam Bettan secures 2nd at Eurovision thanks to public vote

Despite mass calls to boycott due to Israel’s participation, which led to several countries withdrawing from the contest entirely, Israel scored a whopping 220 points from the public televote.

Noam Bettan with dancers

Europe must remember the reason Eurovision was formed or risk losing it completely - editorial

The warning signs came before the first note was sung. Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland, and the Netherlands boycotted the competition over Israel’s participation.

Fans display a Palestinian flag (R) during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (ESC) at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on May 12, 2026.

Writer of sitcom airing instead of Eurovision in Ireland calls boycott ‘disgraceful antisemitism'

“I did not give my permission for Father Ted to be used as a prop in an antisemitic political gesture. I object to it in the strongest possible terms,” Linehan writes.

Graham Linehan speaking outside Southwark Crown Court, London, after he had his conviction for damaging the mobile phone of transgender activist Sophia Brooks overturned following an appeal hearing on May 1, 2026.

From Wagner to Eurovision: The debate over Jews in music - opinion

A number of European countries have objected to Israel's participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.

Noam Bettan will represent Israel at Eurovision 2026.

A campaign by Eurovision fans calls out the EBU for unfairly targeting Israel

Managing director of Eurovision, Martin Green, confirmed on Saturday that he had issued a formal warning to KAN, Israel’s public broadcaster, over an advertising campaign.

Noam Bettan with dancers at a recent rehearsal.

Cultural boycott surge: Israeli artists cut off from global stage after October 7

If artists are stifled and only one-sided rhetoric is allowed, the damage will extend far beyond Israel; it will impoverish cultural discourse worldwide.

BDS FASHION statement: Anti-Israel earrings worn in London.