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Black Lives Matter activists organize a die-in action outside Memorial Church in Harvard University on December 7, 2014 in Cambridge, Mass. (Tess Scheflan/Activestills.org)

Black Lives Matter should change ‘genocide’ language — proudly

The movement can set a precedent by displaying commitment to self-criticism, accuracy, and partnership — values sorely needed in America right now. The policy platform released by the Movement for Black Lives represents an exciting milestone for a grassroots social movement. But like all first drafts, it gets some things wrong. If the movement is committed to…

By Dahlia Scheindlin August 6, 2016

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…

By +972 Magazine February 8, 2012

Israelis pushing for BDS?

BDS comes to JStreet

In 2005, one hundred seventy Palestinian civil society organizations began a global non-violent boycott, divestment and sanction movement (BDS) aimed at forcing Israel to abide by international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. BDS has since become a major factor in the ‘Israel debate’ as it has opened new possibilities for global civil society to…

By Joseph Dana December 22, 2010

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Liberal Jewish organization sidelines Jewish Voice for Peace

By Jerry Haber / cross-posted with permission from the Magnes Zionist blog Does Jewish Voice for Peace have a place at the Jewish communal table? I expect the answer to be “no” from people on the right wing of the Jewish communal spectrum; after all, some of them barely tolerate J-Street. But as an old-fashioned…

By +972 Magazine November 29, 2010