Category Archives: Boycott, Divestment Sanctions BDS
Text of the Law Drafted by the Political Committee of the Arab League
Text of the Law Drafted by the Political Committee of the Arab League Summary In 1947, the Political Committee of the Arab League (League of Arab States) drafted a law which was to govern the legal status of Jewish residents … Continue reading
German Chancellor Merkel’s party labels BDS antisemitic
Jpost-Diaspora By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL \12/07/2016 The anti-BDS motion is a setback for BDS activists. German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (photo credit:REUTERS) Germany’s Christian Democratic Union party on Wednesday passed a resolution opposing the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement because the anti-Israel action … Continue reading
Palestinian lawmaker: Israel’s settlement legalization bill a ‘declaration of war’
Jpost – Arab-Israeli Conflict By BEN LYNFIELD \12/06/2016 A prominent Palestinian legislator on Tuesday condemned the Knesset’s passage on preliminary reading of the Regulation Bill legalizing settler housing units built on private Palestinian land, terming it a “declaration of war” … Continue reading
Republican and Democratic legislators introduce joint anti-BDS bill to US Congress
Jpost Diaspora By DANIELLE ZIRI \11/15/2016 NEW YORK – U.S. Representatives Republican Peter J. Roskam from Illinois and Democrat Juan Vargas from California introduced to the US Congress on Monday the Protecting Israel Against Economic Discrimination Act, a bill aiming … Continue reading
“Boycott, Divestment and Sanction”
A Jordanian opposition leader is charging that the activists behind the “Boycott, Divestment and Sanction” campaign against Israel are racists, according to a report in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin. “BDS claims to target Israel because Israel oppresses the Palestinians. If … Continue reading
Pro-BDS resolution passes at Portland State University
Jpost Diaspora By JTA \10/27/2016 Portland State University’s student senate passed a resolution urging divestment from companies that “profit from human rights violations” by Israel against Palestinians. The resolution passed Monday with 22 votes in favor, two against and one … Continue reading
Republican Congressmen: BDS akin to 1930s anti-Semitism
Rep. Doug Lamborn says the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction movement is the same hatred in “new clothing.” Republican politicians compared the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to anti-Semitism from the 1930s, at a congressional seminar on the anti-Israel movement in … Continue reading
