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Somerville, Massachusetts city council moves to enact Israel divestment vote

The ordinance would bar the city from investing in or procuring labor, services, or goods from companies that support entities identified by the ordinance as violating international law.

|ByGAVI KLEIN/JTA
Demonstrators hold BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) lettering calling for action against Israel during the "No Weapons For Israel" march to Leipzig/Halle Airport in protest against German arms deliveries to Israel.
The new 9/11 Memorial Wall is seen at One Police Plaza in New York, on September 9, 2026.

Twenty-five years after 9/11: Looking back at the 'Before Times' for American Jewry

Despite the conspiracy theories that tried to pin the attacks on Israelis and Jews, the dominant narrative was that Israel and the United States were engaged in battle against a common enemy.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
Azealia Banks performs at O2 Academy Brixton in London, England.

From 'F*** Israel' to a return to Tel Aviv: Azealia Banks schedules third Israeli concert

Banks’ relationship with the country has been highly publicized, erratic, and deeply polarized: Banks first stood up to the BDS movement in 2018 ahead of an early Tel Aviv show.

|ByTZUF TZIMERING, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man passes by an Israeli flag and a supermarket wall painted in the Jewish settlement of Karnei Shomron on September 9, 2026 in Karnei Shomron, West Bank.

'Not as bad as it sounds': Former attaché downplays UK-led settlement boycott impact

"Beyond the diplomatic steps Israel took yesterday - which I think were spot on - Israel also has economic leverage. Trade between Israel and the UK is roughly balanced," said Shmuel Ben-Tovim.

|By103FM

Israel stops BDS-founder Omar Barghouti from boarding flight to U.S.

Barghouti was stopped at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday and prevented from boarding a plane to the US even though he had valid travel documents.

APRIL 11, 2019ByURI BOLLAG
Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS Movement for Palestinians

BDS conference blasts normalization ahead of 'Israeli Apartheid Week'

While many Palestinian Authority based companies do steady business with Israel, the BDS conference called it "normalization" which runs counter to their struggle to isolate "apartheid" Israel.

APRIL 11, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Caption: BDS supporters hold a protest against Israel in South Africa's Gauteng province recently

Quaker activists

MARCH 21, 2019ByASAF ROMIROWSKY
Caption: BDS supporters hold a protest against Israel in South Africa's Gauteng province recently

BDS terrorists

“Terrorist groups and the anti-Israel boycott campaign have united in their goal of wiping Israel off the map. Terrorist groups view boycotts as a complementary tactic to terror attacks.”

FEBRUARY 4, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Strategic Affairs Minister briefs the media on February 3 about the terror connections with BDS organizations

French payment firm closes Nazi account with Hezbollah, Assad and BDS ties

The Third Way wrote on its website: “What every person can do against the Zionist genocide.” The neo-Nazi group supports the BDS movement against the Jewish state.

JANUARY 28, 2019ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Supporters of the anti-Islam movement PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West) attend a demonstration in Dresden, Germany, October 21, 2018

Israeli leftists back Irish bid to criminalize West Bank settlement action

The EU has supported the commercial labeling of Israeli products produced over the pre-1967 lines, but has opposed banning or criminalizing such activity.

JANUARY 23, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Soccer Football - International Friendly - Northern Ireland v Israel - Windsor Park, Belfast, Britain - September 11, 2018 Free Palestine message displayed on a hill outside the stadium

European Union continues to fund BDS - Israeli report

"Instead of hiding behind empty statements, the European Union needs to implement its own declared policy and immediately cease funding organizations that promote boycotts against Israel."

JANUARY 23, 2019ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Gilad Erdan announces the launching of a new campaign to combat BDS.

The antidote for BDS existed before BDS

No matter the threat, our proactive pro-Israel solutions will be there to address it.

JANUARY 9, 2019ByROBYN FRUM
TWO INSTRUCTORS from the University of Michigan denied recommendation letters for a study abroad program because the students’ preferred destination was Israel

Why does the IDF support BDS and Peace Now campaigns against Israel?

JANUARY 5, 2019ByMOSHE DANN
Fifth Hezbollah tunnel located and destroyed by IDF.

Mitzpeh Yericho honors Florida mayor for fight against new Airbnb policies

Gabriel Groisman, mayor of Bal Harbour in Florida, gets a street in Mitzpeh Yericho named after him for standing up against Airbnb's withdrawal from Judea and Samaria

DECEMBER 28, 2018ByDENNIS ZINN
Gabriel Groisman, mayor of Bal Harbour in Florida, gets a street in Mitzpeh Yericho named after him for standing up against Airbnb's withdrawal from Judea and Samaria.