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Screengrab from Gregory Leclerc's Twitter showing BDS protesters storming the pre-Eurovision stage in France, January 19, 2019.

BDS Protesters Storm Stage at Netta Barzilai pre-Eurovision Performance in France

Security guards removed the protestors within seconds at the pre-Eurovision contest. Eurovision organizers worry of the challenges the Israel boycott movement will pose at next year’s contest, to be held in Israel

Members of the group Zioness marching at the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City, June 2018.

Analysis As Women’s March Kicks Off, a Look at How It Lost So Much Jewish Support

When a head of the group denies the compatibility of feminism and Zionism or fails to condemn Louis Farrahkan, even sympathetic Jewish voices drop out

File Photo: Members of Jewish Voice for Peace protest Israeli military operations in Gaza, Washington D.C., July 21, 2014.

Boston Jewish Community Council Threatens to Expel Member Group for Cooperating With 'anti-Zionist' Jewish Voice For Peace

Jewish Community Relations Council resolution sets up showdown with local branch of Workmen's Circle ■ Critics say that this 'sets a dangerous precedent of condemnation by association'

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar walks through statuary hall with her Legislative Director Kelly Misselwitz on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 16, 2019.

Ilhan Omar, Who Said Israel 'Hypnotized' the World, Appointed to House Foreign Affairs Committee

One of only two Congress members to support BDS, Omar’s appointment will bring a new level of criticism toward Israel to the pivotal committee ■ J Street defends lawmaker: 'Smearing Omar as an anti-Semite is wrong'

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar listens during a news conference on prescription drugs at the Capitol in Washington, DC., on January 10, 2019.

WATCH Ilhan Omar Says She Used 'Unfortunate Words' in 2012 Tweet Criticized as anti-Semitic

The freshman congresswoman added that she believes in calling out any country responsible of human rights violations - including Arab countries like Saudi Arabia

Illustration: University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada

Opinion Are Hordes of Radical anti-Zionist Professors Intimidating Jewish Students on Campus?

A recent Hillel fundraising email claimed Jewish students in Canada felt 'ashamed, angry and exposed' by academics filling their classrooms with radical leftist propaganda. That's a trope taken straight from the fear-mongering populist Right

FILE Photo: Border control at Ben Gurion Airport

Israel Denying Entry to Left-wing British Activist for Second Time Since 2014

Garry Spedding was denied entry for five years in 2014. Israel says he needed to coordinate his arrival now that the ban is over, he says he applied to the embassy in London and never heard back. He was held for 5 hours and sent back

Then Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib of Michigan looks to the gallery from the house floor before being sworn into the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Jan. 3, 2019

Opinion The Rashida Tlaib 'anti-Semitism' Slur Reveals the Loud, Illiberal Face of the anti-BDS Movement

For Liberal Zionists, the vitriolic explosion against the Palestinian-American congresswoman should be familiar. The anti-BDS movement calls us - and anyone who opposes Israeli policies - 'anti-Semites' too, and it's only getting worse

Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, looks to the gallery from the house floor before being sworn into the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 3, 2019.

Opinion As an American-Israeli, I Am Thrilled for the Palestinians and for Rashida Tlaib

Every day that Netanyahu chooses Trump and fundamentalism over the pro-democracy, pro-equality, pro-pluralism views of diaspora Jews, is a great day for the Palestinian cause

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

Civil Rights Museum Rescinds Angela Davis Award 'Following Jewish Community Protest'

Reversal of museum's decision over long-time civil rights leader, who has been vocal in her support of pro-Palestinian causes, drew criticism from local officials and activists, dubbing it 'ultimate insult'

Rashida Tlaib just before being sworn into congress, Washington, January 3, 2019.

U.S. Jewish Groups Strike Back at Rashida Tlaib: 'Tell Us More About Dual-loyalty'

Jewish groups denounced a tweet by the Palestinian-American democratic congresswoman, in which she bashed senators supporting anti-BDS legislation: 'They forgot which country they represent'

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (C) joins her fellow House Democratic women for a portrait in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 04, 2019.

A Week Into New U.S. Congress, Tense Debate Erupts Over anti-BDS Bills

Debate centers on two bills against boycotts of Israel and its settlements, with some claiming that 'a significant number of Democrats now support BDS and leaders want to avoid a floor vote that reveals that'

The UK Pink Floyd Experience during a performance

Pink Floyd Cover Band Caves in to Roger Waters, Doesn't Play His Songs in Israel

Fans disappointed after attending UK Pink Floyd Experience's Tel Aviv and Be'er Sheva concerts ■ 'To sing my songs in front of segregated audiences in Israel... would be an act of unconscionable malice,' warned Waters

FILE Photo: Senator on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 29, 2018.

Aid to Israel, BDS and anti-Semitism: New Congress Looks to Reintroduce pro-Israel Legislation

On the first day of the new congress, lawmakers look to combine several Middle East related items into a single bill including the Syria withdrawal and financial aid to Israel

Demonstrators carry signs and Palestinian flags during a 'Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine' protest in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

Opinion Israel’s Crusade Against BDS Comes at the Cost of Its Own Democracy

The boycott movement hasn’t managed to hurt Israel from the outside: the country's never been stronger economically, diplomatically and militarily. But it's beginning to hurt Israel from the inside