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NY Divests from Unilever, parent of Ben & Jerry’s.
Sally Rooney Israel Boycott
She declines to have her novel translated to Hebrew.
Threats against Ben & Jerrys
Ben & Jerry’s
Ben & Jerry’s Will End Sales of Our Ice Cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
We believe it is inconsistent with our values for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Therefore, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream will no longer be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory after the end of next year.
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Arkansas Court Strikes down Anti-BDS
South Dakota is 28th
AJC commends South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for signing an executive order prohibiting state offices from doing business with companies that boycott Israel.
Book Award Withdrawn
Kamila Shamsie’s book award withdrawn over her part in Israel boycott
Kamila Shamsieâs book award withdrawn over her part in Israel boycott
Nelly Sachs prize was given to Shamsie this month, but its German jury has reversed decision because of the novelist’s pro-Palestinian activism
Kentucky is 26th state to pass unconstitutional law
26 states now favor Israel over free speech.
Gov. Mark Bevin signed anti-BDS law, pro-Israel supporters praised it.
Stark and Hoenlein state “We look forward to the remaining 24 states rejecting the pernicious BDS campaign in the days ahead.”
Source: www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Kentucky-becomes-26th-US-state-to-pass-anti-BDS-law-600585
Is BDS Anti-semitic? A NYT analysis
In a matter of months, a campaign to boycott Israel has moved from the margins of politics — liberal college campuses and protest marches — to Congress, where the freshman Representatives Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan have become its most vocal backers, drawing fire from the White House.
On Tuesday, the House overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning the campaign, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. With its adherents prominent in the British Labour Party and critics fighting it in Washington and dozens of state capitals, B.D.S. has become a proxy for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the United States and Europe, with all the emotion the conflict stirs.
The movement’s supporters are routinely accused of anti-Semitism. Opponents are accused of trampling on free speech. Yet B.D.S. is often misunderstood and misrepresented by people on both sides. Is it a legitimate, nonviolent protest to protect the rights of Palestinians, or a movement that aims to eliminate Israel and traffics in anti-Semitism?
Here are answers to some of the most difficult questions….
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/world/middleeast/bds-israel-boycott-antisemitic.html