Israel BDS

Fringe rabbis recruit Jewish clergy to lobby against US military aid to Israel, halt weapons sales

The coalition, called 'Rabbis for Block the Bombs, ' launched publicly on 23 August and so far has 92 signatories.

Demonstrators from the group Jewish Voice for Peace hold an emergency Passover Seder outside of ICE headquarters on April 14, 2025 in New York City. The group is calling for freedom for Palestine, the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and to protest President Trump.
Providence City Hall in Providence, Rhode Island on May 28, 2020

Providence voters to decide Israel-linked divestment measure in November referendum

 CUNY Law School.

CUNY ordered to disclose all investments in companies with alleged ties to Israel

Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports


Anti-Defamation League head secures bodyguard due to threats - interview

The head of the antisemitism watchdog Anti-Defamation League Jonathan Greenblatt shares his concerns about the BDS Mapping Project and rising anti-Zionism.

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, also known as BDS.

Jewish Google employee quits citing retaliation over BDS efforts

Ariel Koren, who led a campaign against an Amazon-Google Israeli infrastructure project, announced she was quitting, citing the company's retaliation against her activism.

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, May 8, 2019.

A wake-up call or time to give up on Germany? - opinion

A worrying new trend has been set off in Germany - a series of troubling incidents by pro-BDS entities has made Germans feel as though long-simmering antisemitism has been let out of the closet.

 A protester holds a placard reading "Muslims, Jews and Christians, hand in hand against Zionists" during a demonstration marking al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Berlin, Germany June 1, 2019

South African official calls for Israel to be declared an ‘apartheid state’

Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor evoked comparisons between the Palestinian narrative and South Africa's history of racial segregation this week at the Palestinian Heads of Mission in Africa.

South Africa's Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor

Antisemitism scandal roils international art exhibition Documenta 15 in Germany

The director of a major international art exhibition has resigned after a work that included caricatures of Jews and Israelis ignited a reckoning over antisemitism.

 Art lovers look at the large painting "People's Justice" (2002) by the Indonesian collective Taring Padi, covered with black cloth, on Friedrichsplatz in Kassel, Germany, June 28, 2022. Several antisemitic motifs could be seen on the banner, prompting a debate about the show's handling of antisemit

Is Generation Woke responsible for antisemitism? - opinion

Who are the social justice warriors, and how do Jewish students fight against campus antisemitism at universities.

 A Venezuelan student walks over a cloth with red paint and the Star of David during an anti-Israel demonstration in Caracas

Irish charity gets ‘reminder’ from charities regulator over its anti-Israel activity

In recent years, Irish people have been referring to Trócaire charity as a political organization, funding highly politicized and problematic NGOs active in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators walk past the Houses of Parliament in London, during a protest in response to the Israeli air strikes on Gaza

Mark Ruffalo calls for Paypal to offer service in Palestinian territories

Ruffalo posted the message on Twitter, along with a link to a petition to bring Paypal to Palestinian territories.

Ruffalo arrives at the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood

The anti-peace movement is trying to go mainstream - opinion

By doing so, pro-peace advocates are now considered to be the extremists.

Pro-Palestine protesters hold a banner, as they demonstrate outside Downing Street in London, Britain, June 12, 2021.

BDS advocates claim victory as General Mills divests its Israeli dough operation

The company has been a target of pro-Palestinian activists since it was included in a 2020 United Nations database of companies doing business in Israeli settlements.

View from the southwest of the General Mills processing plant on Martel Road in Martel, Ohio, United States, 28 August 2015.