Israel boycott

Eurovision chief rules out future votes on Israel's participation despite ongoing country boycotts

Following Israel’s 2025 Eurovision showing, in which Yuval Raphael’s performance of “New Day Will Rise” came in first in the televoting, there were calls to investigate Israel for rules violations.

 Noam Bettan representing Israel and guests celebrate during the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest at Wiener Stadthalle on May 17, 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.

The meaning of the Food Coop’s boycott of Israel in Mamdani's New York - opinion

Israeli author Lihi Lapid struggled to get recognition for her first novel due to the Gaza war; but with her second book, published by a Jewish publishing house, she found greater support.

Two books, two realities: How October 7 transformed Lihi Lapid's American book tour - opinion

 Student protest at McGill University in Quebec.

McGill Law Faculty Chair resigns over institutional failure to protect Jewish students


Irish MP accuses Israel of 'sports washing' after new coach hire

Ward additionally called for a friendly soccer match between Ireland and the Palestinians.

 Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round Replay - Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - January 14, 2020 Middlesbrough assistant manager Robbie Keane

Israel bars EU parliament member from entering the country

Israeli law prohibits supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement from entering the country.

Workers adjust a European flag outside the EU Parliament ahead of the EU elections in Brussels

US Supreme Court turns down appeal to Arkansas Israeli boycott law

The Arkansas law requires public contracts to include a certification that the contractor is not engaged in a "boycott" of Israel.

Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, U.S., January 19, 2018

South African Rugby Union withdraws invitation to Tel Aviv Heat

The Heat was scheduled to play in the Mzansi Challenge on March 24.

The Tel Aviv Heat (in blue) has been a success, both on and off the pitch, as it helps reignite the spirit of rugby throughout Israel.

Artists boycott Finland’s national gallery over Israeli billionaire on board

The artists signed a statement announcing the boycott after the museum refused to remove Finnish-Israeli billionaire Chaim “Poju” Zabludowicz from its board.

The Finnish National Gallery is located in Helsinki.

1,000 Israeli students call on Harvard Crimson to move office from ‘stolen lands’

The Harvard student newspaper editorial went further than most in its condemnation of Israel, garnering this reply from the SJA.

Buildings in Harvard Yard are reflected in frozen puddle at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 20, 2015.

Wellesley student paper wavers on support for antisemitic Boston Mapping Project

A student paper at Wellesley College had called the Mapping Project a "vital service" in an editorial piece.

 Wellesley College

Ben & Jerry's tries to halt sales in Israel once more

Ben & Jerry's independent board wants to stop Unilever's sale in Israel.

Ben and Jerry's.

BDS advocates claim victory as General Mills divests its Israeli dough operation

The company has been a target of pro-Palestinian activists since it was included in a 2020 United Nations database of companies doing business in Israeli settlements.

View from the southwest of the General Mills processing plant on Martel Road in Martel, Ohio, United States, 28 August 2015.

AEN calls on Princeton University president to reject boycott vote

The referendum pushed by the university's student government urges the school to stop using Caterpillar machinery for construction because of their use in the demolition of Palestinian homes.

People walk around the Princeton University campus in New Jersey, November 16, 2013.