BDS Movement

BDS? WHY? U.S. Hip Hop Band Explains Why They Performed in Israel

For many, 'Why?' was the highlight of last weekend’s Meteor Festival. Lead singer Yoni Wolf, explains why he gets BDS but came anyway

Doris Wearp in the West Bank settlement of Har Bracha, near Nablus, September 12, 2018.

This BDS Movement Just Loves Israeli Settlers

Meet the Wearps, the founders of a new venture that helps small Jewish businesses in the occupied territories sell their goods to the United States

New York Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon talking to reporters in New York, September 12, 2018.

Analysis As Dems Vote in N.Y. Primary, Cynthia Nixon Walks Precarious BDS Tightrope

Smears by New York Governor Cuomo’s campaign team worked to send a simplistic message to Jewish voters regarding Nixon’s stance on BDS. But Nixon’s position, much like her bagel order, isn’t so simple

The Black Madonna. Artists have been here and promised to return, until they discovered there’s such a thing as the occupation.

Prominent DJs Back Israel Boycott Over 'Brutal Oppression of the Palestinian People'

Several artists post #DJsForPalestine along with statement saying they refuse to perform in Israel 'As long as the Israeli government continues its brutal and sustained oppression of the Palestinian people'

File photo: A supporter of Israel argues with pro-Palestinian demonstrators at an "Israel Inspires" rally on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., Oct. 9, 2003.

U.S. Education Dept. Reopens Case Alleging anti-Semitism at Rutgers University

Department's Office for Civil Rights uses, for the first time, State Department's definition of anti-Semitism, which includes some types of anti-Israel activity

Democratic New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon attends the Christian Siriano Runway Show held at Gotham Hall during New York Fashion Week, Sept. 8, 2018, in New York.

N.Y. Democratic Party Mailer: Gubernatorial Candidate Cynthia Nixon Silent on anti-Semitism

Governor Cuomo denies knowledge of mailer, which said Nixon supports BDS and 'won’t stand strong for our Jewish communities'

An Israeli soldier takes an alert position in front of a mural portrait of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a protest by Palestinians on May 22, 2017.

Opinion Israel Is Too Strong

If Israel were weaker, it would work harder to be accepted in the region. If it were less strong, Israel would have had to put an end to the curse of the occupation

A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Glasgow, Scotland, July 2017.

The Day the Music Died: Will BDS Bring Tel Aviv's Club Scene to a Standstill?

We may be reaching the day when the boycott movement bursts the escapist bubble of Israel's nightlife

Supporters of the BDS movement at the end of a demonstration against government corruption at Habima Square, Tel Aviv, March 15, 2018.

Opinion BDS Success Stories

More than the achievements of the economic, academic and cultural boycott, BDS has succeeded in undermining the greatest asset of Israeli public diplomacy: Israel’s liberal and democratic image in the world.