Category Archives: Boycott, Divestment Sanctions BDS
WATCH: US Ambassador Haley vows to end Obama’s ‘cowardly betrayal’ of Israel
Nikki Haley, the US Ambassador to the UN, addressed the Israeli American Council (IAC) National Conference in Washington, DC and vowed that the “cowardly act” of allowing passage of Resolution 2334, which labelled Israel a violator of international law, was … Continue reading
COLUMN ONE: Balfour’s greatest of gifts
Jpost Opinion By Caroline B. Glick October 27, 2017 05:22 Israeli athletes and performers, professors, students and tourists in countries throughout the world are regularly discriminated against for being Israeli Jews. This week Israel’s judo team was harassed and discriminated … Continue reading
US bill on Israel boycotts sets up free speech battle
Jpost – BDS Threat By Michael Wilner / July 30, 2017 WASHINGTON — Earlier this month, one of America’s largest civil liberties organizations announced opposition to a congressional bill that would target international efforts to boycott, divest and sanction Israel, … Continue reading
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
