Spike in boycotts of Turkish goods and services; consumers cite warmongering as cause Six days into the renewed attacks by the Azerbaijan-Turkey-Israeli axis on Armenia and Artsakh, many countries have come forward to denounce the warmongers. But none of these condemning nations has yet to put any meaningful actions behind its words. Consequently, everyday people […]
In a political climate that broadly supports Israel both financially and ideologically, a student group at Columbia University has beaten the odds, passing a referendum that calls for circumspection of its school’s investment in the state.
What makes this accomplishment particularly striking is the fact that Congress and U.S. states are currently considering – or in many cases, have already passed – legislation to do the exact opposite.
Trump reacted to the ban on his MAGA hats by advocating for boycott causing Goodyear's stock prices to plummet by 6%. While Goodyear has an anti-cop bias, they have an entire line of tires called Eagle Enforcer that is marketed toward police vehicles, and some law enforcement officials joined the boycott.
C’est la CEDH qui l’affirme : oui, il est permis de critiquer Israël, et d’appeler au boycott de ses produits afin que cet état cesse sa politique raciste d’apartheid et de colonisation envers les palestiniens. Le texte qui suit nous a été envoyé par Olivia Zémor, de l’association CAPJPO-EuroPalestine. Pour rappel, la campagne BDS est âprement combattu par l’état d’Israël […]
It was a scandal of the highest caliber. On November 23, the Senate of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa was practically bullied to reverse an earlier decision that called for the academic boycott of Israel. While the story may only seem relevant in South Africa’s political and academic contexts, in reality, it exemplifies the nature of a brewing war between supporters of Palestinian rights and Israeli interests, worldwide.
In fact, the UCT scandal began much earlier.
Pro-Israeli groups have suffered a major defeat in a US court after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the American Studies Association’s (ASA) resolution to endorse the call to boycott Israeli academic institutions as part of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — In a move consistent with the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions, BDS, against Israel, the Malaysian government has refused entry visas to athletes representing Israel in the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships that were slated to be held in Sarawak, Malaysia this July.
Over 60 international NGO’s have added their voices in protest against the plan to hold the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv this year. They are now part of what is quickly becoming an international campaign by civil society groups seeking to move the event, which is scheduled for May, from Israel.
