Monitoring BDS

(JNS) — As Israel heads into its second set of elections this year, the latest talking point of the American anti-Israel left is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayahu’s pledge last week to formalize Israel’s sovereignty over the Jordan Valley. Media […]

By Tesfazion Gerhelase (JNS) — Not many Israelis are aware of how successful the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has become, particularly among liberals. A survey released in February suggested that one in five Americans approved of BDS as […]

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr From Staff and Wire Reports Christians United for Israel, America’s largest pro-Israel advocacy group, has joined Jewish organizations in commending the state of Kentucky for becoming one of the growing number of states […]

The anti-Israel “Arab World Studies Notebook,” pictured, has been used to educate Massachusetts students in the Newton schools. Photo Credit: Amazon. By Jackson Richman and Sean Savage (JNS) Hostility toward Israel and its supporters across college campuses throughout the United […]

In January, members of IfNotNow protested against Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon’s visit to New Orleans. By Eliana Rudee (JNS, July 30) — The progressive Jewish activist group IfNotNow has generated several headlines in the past year by challenging mainstream American […]

By Mitchell Bard It’s been another academic year, and another year in the endless campus war against Israel. Its enemies are relentless and undeterred by facts, law, or morality. You have undoubtedly read articles throughout the year documenting the challenges […]

Members of the Boston Workmen’s Circle attending a rally. Credit: Boston Workmen’s Circle via Facebook. By Sean Savage (JNS) — The decision in January by the Boston Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) to pass a resolution declaring that any member […]

(JNS) A federal judge upheld an Arkansas law that forbids state agencies from investing in or contracting with companies that boycott Israel. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Miller threw out a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf […]

At the United Church of Christ (UCC) General Synod in Cleveland, Rev. Mitri Raheb, a Palestinian Christian and pastor of the evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, called the UCC’s resolution to divest from Israel “a strong […]

On May 2, 2017, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an anti-BDS bill at the Jewish Community Center in Austin Faced with a growing number of states pushing back against groups that would boycott Israel, a new tactic for boycott supporters […]