By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Whoever acts against the State of Israel will not be eligible for benefits from the State of Israel," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.
A letter has been released, urging Congressional delegations to terminate all U.S. funding to the UN's COI and its related cohorts.
Under pressure, the investment giant and its ratings firm Sustainalytics flag fewer companies for doing business in what it considers occupied territory.
Two-thirds of Americans expressed a favorable view of the Israeli people, including one-in-five who say they feel “very favorably” toward the Israelis.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Does the editorial board believe Israel even has a right to exist? Because, if so, that line is coincidentally missing,” says Natalie Kahn, a student journalist and the president of Harvard’s Hillel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Protesters accused the country of “normalization” with Israel.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Unilever is seeking a “new arrangement” for sales in (parts of) Israel before the end of the year.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The decision still needs Knesset approval.
The global conglomerate continues to come under fire after ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s boycott decision.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
On Dec. 2, the LSGA passed a resolution that calls on CUNY to cut all ties with companies that “aid in or profit from Israeli colonization, occupation and war crimes.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2021 Federalist Society conference and included remarks by Richard Goldberg, who drafted one of the first anti-BDS laws in 2015.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Goldreich signed a petition in March calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions in Judea and Samaria.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said Ben & Jerry’s decision violated his office’s policy against the BDS movement against Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The translation rights to my new novel are still available; if I can find a way to sell these rights that is compliant with the BDS movement’s institutional boycott guidelines, I will be proud to do so,” she said.
By Adam Kredo
Ben & Jerry’s brought in anti-Israel and anti-Zionist author Peter Beinart, who infamously called for the 'elimination' of Israel, to present the company's perspective to its store owners and franchisees.
By Aaron Bandler / Jewish Journal
Franchisees operating 30 stores across the country, generating $23.3 million in combined annual revenue, say the company’s stance on Israel has damaged their bottom line.
“The second Ben & Jerry’s decided to discriminate against Israel, it affected Florida’s ability to make investments with its parent company,” said Jimmy Patronis, CFO of the State Board of Administration.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Please continue to be assured that Maryland is committed to diversity and inclusion, and ardently opposes any form of discrimination based on religion, national origin, place of residence or ethnicity,” stated a letter by Maryland Secretary of State John C. Wobensmith.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
If Unilever is found non-compliant, the state would have to divest from it and any of its subsidiaries.
By Ariel Kahana
“Discrimination against some Jews harms all Jews worldwide,” says El Rosado Group CEO Johnny Czarninski.
The town of Mizpeh Yericho wanted to say thank you to Avi Zinger for standing up to Ben & Jerry's BDS assault.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Unilever’s North American headquarters are in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., and employs 1,600 people.
BDS is one of the weapons employed to destroy the liberal democratic state of Israel. For many BDS supporters, Israel is a proxy for West.