Israel boycott

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, left, and Columbia Mayor Brian Treece emerge from the governor's office in the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri, March 18, 2020.

Missouri House Passes Bill Barring Israel Boycotters From Large State Contracts

Under the measure, companies that seek state government contracts must sign a document pledging not to boycott Israel in order to do business with Missouri

File photo: Buildings on the University of California campus in Berkeley, Calif., December, 2014.

Berkeley Student Government Votes Down Resolution Condemning pro-Palestinian Display

'Clearly Berkeley is not united against hate,' campus senior Nathan Bentolila said at the meeting, the Daily Californian reported

Demonstrators hold Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 6, 2019.

Gaza Documentary Filmmaker Files Federal Lawsuit Against Georgia’s anti-BDS Law

The filmmaker, who released 'Gaza Fights for Freedom' in August, alleges that her appearance at a media conference was cancelled after refusing to sign an oath pledging not to boycott Israel

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson travels to Telford, ahead of delivering the Conservative Party election manifesto, November 24, 2019.

U.K.'s Conservative Party Vows to Ban Councils From Boycotting Israeli Products

Party's election manifesto meant to contrast Labour's Jeremy Corbyn, who said barring BDS involvement is an 'attack on democracy'

A demonstration outside Germany's Representative Office in Ramallah following the Bundestag's condemnation of the BDS movement as anti-Semitic, May 22, 2019.

Wanted: Anti-BDS Manager to Tackle 'Cultural Delegitimization' of Israel

Requirements: 'Ability to analyze threats'

Reuven Azar at the Christian Media Summit, November 4, 2019

Top Netanyahu Aide Urges Evangelicals to Fight to Protect West Bank Settlements

'The revival of the Jewish people in the land of Israel is a divine promise being fulfilled,' deputy national security adviser, a Foreign Ministry employee, says at event for Christian media

Omar Barghouti speaks during a conference at the ULB university in Brussels, on April 30, 2013.

Israel’s Interior Ministry Looking Into Revoking BDS Co-founder Omar Barghouti’s Residency

Qatari-born Barghouti, who lives in northern Israel, is 'doing everything to harm the state, and shouldn’t enjoy the right of being a resident of Israel,' minister claims

From left, members elect Max Rose, D-N.Y., Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo., attend the new member room lottery draw for office space in Rayburn Building on November 30, 2018.

On Israel, Omar and Tlaib Do Not Speak for Party, Says Jewish Democrat Max Rose

Freshman New York congressman argues Israel missed a chance to ‘advance its interests’ by quashing visit by pro-BDS lawmakers Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. In any case, he says, there are more pressing issues on the U.S. agenda

Rashida Tlaib speaks at a press conference in Washington D.C., July 15, 2019.

Analysis Israel Presented Tlaib With a Cruel Dilemma: Her Principles or Her Family

Rashida Tlaib thwarted Israel's attempt to take credit for a special 'humanitarian gesture.' She may have paid a price as a granddaughter, but she also prevented a new precedent in Israel's boycott law

File photo: Students at Birzeit University, 2017.

Opinion It Is Time to Boycott Israeli Academia

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel D-N.Y., speaks during the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Venezuela at Capitol Hill in Washington, on February 13, 2019.

Israel Praises House Resolution Against BDS Movement

Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan, who leads Israel’s efforts against BDS, called the resolution 'a powerful show of bipartisan support for Israel'

Omar Shakir and the Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch at his hearing at the district court in Jerusalem, April 16, 2019.

Editorial North Korea, Sudan and Israel

Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch, is seen at his hearing at the district court in Jerusalem March 11, 2019.

Opinion Expulsion of Human Rights Watch Director Would Be Big Show of Israeli Hypocrisy

Ilhan Omar Introduces Resolution to Defend Americans' Right to Boycott

Legislation is unveiled as Omar plans visit to Israel next month, testing Israeli anti-boycott law ■ Text cites boycott of Nazi Germany as example for other boycotts of 'Americans of conscience'

FILE Photo: McDonald's employees in a Chicago branch, April 30, 2019.

McDonald's Wins Contentious Israeli Airport Contract Despite Settler Campaign

Campaign sought to bar the chain from opening at Ben-Gurion Airport over its refusal to open restaurants in West Bank settlements

Participants take part in the 'Celebrate Israel' parade in New York, June 2, 2019.

Israel Parade: With Counterprotests and Estranged Jewish Organizations, Tens of Thousands 'Celebrate Israel' in New York

Despite apolitical pretenses, marchers and protesters exchange remarks including 'Self-Hating Jews!' and 'Free Palestine!' while some left-leaning Jewish organizations opt not to participate in the march

FILE Photo: A woman holds a sign during a pro-Palestinian rally in Chicago, 2015.

Chicago-area High School Pulls Support for Teacher Training on Palestine After pro-Israel Backlash

Teachers for Social Justice say the course was open to 'educators who want to teach about Palestine,' while protesters argue that it was 'extremely one-sided'

Israeli Singer Netta Barzilai, who won the 2018 Eurovision song contest in Tel Aviv, January, 29, 2019.

Eurovision Has No Place for Boycotts, Israel's 2018 Winner Says

Netta Barzilai says 'spreading darkness' negates the aim of the competition

University of Maryland Student Government Rejects Israel Divestment Resolution

The vote, which took place during the week of Passover, struck down a call to divest from companies doing business in Israel

Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS Movement for Palestinians, poses for a photo in Ramallah, West Bank, January 20, 2019.

Palestinian BDS Founder Barghouti on Being Denied Entry to U.S.: Israel Outsources Repression

'U.S. entry ban against me is ideologically motivated,' Barghouti tells NYU event via video after he was stopped from boarding a flight in Tel Aviv last week

FILE Photo: People take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration calling for a boycott of Israel and for the recognition of the State of Palestine, Paris, France, 2015.

In Europe, the BDS Movement Is Weaker Than Its Image Would Lead One to Believe

Dutch Green Party’s about-face on anti-Israel cause illustrates movement’s failure to gain traction after 14 years

An Amnesty protest outside the U.K. headquarters of U.S. travel company Tripadvisor on Jan. 30, 2019.

LISTEN: Why Israel Is About to Boycott a Nobel-winning Human Rights Group

Amnesty International tried to persuade online booking companies to stop listing sites in the West Bank. In response, Israel is trying to outlaw it. PLUS: The latest on the upcoming general election. Listen free.

File photo: Angela Davis in a scene from the Netflix film "13th", September 2016.

Reversing Course, Civil Rights Museum to Honor Angela Davis After All

Long-time civil rights leader alleged that decision to rescind award was based on her support for pro-Palestinian causes

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Broward County Sheriff's Office Fort Lauderdale headquarter in Florida, January 11, 2019.

Florida Governor Says Airbnb's Policy Targets Jews, Calls for Sanctions

After Airbnb removed listings in Israeli settlements, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he plans to suspend the use of Airbnb for state-paid travel and would consider barring the state's pension fund from invests in the company after

FILE Photo: Palestinian and Jewish groups rally together in support of the BDS movement.

Muslim Group Sues State of Maryland Over Boycott Israel Law

The Council on American-Islamic Relations says law that requires contractors to certify that they do not boycott Israel violates free speech

FILE Photo: Demonstrators at a boycott Israel rally in Paris, 2017.

Local Arkansas Paper Challenges State's Anti-boycott Law in Lawsuit

The Arkansas Times is challenging the state's 2017 anti-boycott law which requires contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel, claiming the law infringes on free speech

FILE Photo: Faiz Shakir, national political director with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 7, 2017.

After anti-Boycott Law Gets Four Fired in Texas, ACLU Files Legal Challenge

The ACLU claims the law, which made recent headlines after a speech therapist was fired for refusing to sign a pledge not to boycott Israel, violates the First Amendment right to free speech

Seeking to Stop anti-BDS Law, Texas Speech Pathologist Claims Free Speech Infringed

Bahia Amawi’s lawyer tells Haaretz anti-boycott ban in Lone Star State could affect ‘anyone, a fireman, a policeman, a teacher. The law is prohibiting political speech – and that’s a problem’

Texas Speech Pathologist Fired for Refusing to Pledge Not to Boycott Israel

Plaintiff had worked in Austin since 2009, but anti-BDS law added clause to contract that she says violates her First Amendment rights, reports The Intercept