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German bank shuts down account belonging to Jewish peace group
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft tells members of Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East, which includes a number of Israelis, that its account has been closed due to their support for BDS. Can a Jewish organization with Israeli members be considered anti-Semitic? Is it the job of a German bank to make that…
By
Haggai Matar
December 8, 2016
In Israel, BDS is winning
The first ever anti-BDS conference in Israel brought together politicians of all stripes to show their commitment to the fight against boycotts. In doing so, however, they showed just how effective the boycott movement really is. Israel’s best selling newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, and its online platform Ynet, hosted a conference Monday in Jerusalem’s Convention Center dedicated entirely…
By
Mairav Zonszein
March 28, 2016
Israel crosses the tipping point, becomes an economic liability
Over the past three months Israel has seen a surge in European firms adjusting their business ties with the Jewish State. The knee-jerk response of its politicians is telling: the point of no return has been reached. There’s been a lot of talk lately about how the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement against Israel…
By
Ami Kaufman
February 18, 2014
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NY Consul General tells Alice Walker when she may criticize Israel
Walker: Hello, I’d like to speak to Mr. Ido Aharoni, the Israeli Consul General in New York. Aharoni: This is him. Walker: Mr. Aharoni, I read your op-ed in the New York Post, and was wondering if you could help me out. Aharoni: Yes, Ms. Walker. Walker: I understand that according to your logic, I…
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Ami Kaufman
June 20, 2013
As Palestinian frustration grows, young man considers armed struggle
Hakem* believes that armed struggle and the strategic use of violence is the only way to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He calls BDS ‘silly’ and says Hamas has gone soft. He calls Israel ‘the entity’ and says it must be dismantled. After that, Hakem adds, Jews are welcome to stay. The situation in the West…
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Mya Guarnieri Jaradat
October 12, 2012
Why did progressive U.S. Jewish groups oppose divestment?
Despite having an explicit anti-settlement position, J Street and Americans for Peace Now actively opposed the Presbyterian Church’s efforts to divest from companies that profit from the occupation. By doing so, they are standing in the way of the Palestinian stride for freedom. By Naftali Kaminski and Michael Zigmond Undoubtedly, when Peter Beinart wrote his…
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+972 Magazine
July 14, 2012
A Palestinian mother grapples daily with the traumas of the Nakba
Amira is a 30-year-old Palestinian woman, struggling to raise her three children in Shuafat Refugee Camp. Amira grapples with fear, feelings of vulnerability, and isolation from her family in Amman. But her biggest concern is teaching her children to love. The robbery was the proverbial straw that broke Amira’s back. Two weeks ago, Amira, her…
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Mya Guarnieri Jaradat
May 15, 2012
South African activist offers perspective on BDS
An impassioned speech by South African activist at Israeli Apartheid Week in London quickly gains attention. The global symposium Israeli Apartheid Week kicked off a few days ago in cities and campuses around the world. Of particular note was an impassioned lecture given by a South African activist and PhD candidate called Mbuyiseni Ndlozi in…
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Omar H. Rahman
February 25, 2012
Pennsylvania BDS conference draws controversy, attacks
By Uri Horesh This past weekend, some 300 activists met in Philadelphia to discuss the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, in a conference that drew much attention and controversy among local Jewish-Zionist circles. The conference was organized locally by a group of undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania, and modeled after…
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+972 Magazine
February 8, 2012
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