Trump Says Jews Who Support Democrats are “Disloyal”
President Trump flipped a longtime anti-Semitic trope on its head, saying Jews who vote for Democrats are disloyal, not to the United States, but to Israel.
As the Far Right Goes Global, So Do Anti-BDS Bills
An increasingly global campaign to tar the BDS movement as “anti-Semitic” comes as Israel’s staunchest global defenders are increasingly anti-Semites themselves.
TurboTax is Lobbying to Make Filing Your Taxes More Difficult
A call to boycott the tax preparation companies spending millions making sure the tax code is overly complex.
Video: Stephen Hawking Confirms Support of Israel Boycott
Hawking’s boycott of Israel will shake Israeli public the way sports boycott affected South Africa.
SodaStream: Set the Bubbles Free? First, Set Palestinians Free
No matter how you feel about their Super Bowl commercials, don’t buy from SodaStream, a company headquartered in an Israeli settlement in the Palestinian West Bank.
Divesting from All Occupations
Activists should expand the boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign that targets Israel to include Morocco
LETTER: Which Direction for the Mideast?
Responding to the New York Times’ article “The Third Intifada is Inevitable,” Phyllis focuses on the potential power of the Boycotts, Sanctions, and Divestment (BDS) movement.
Challenging U.S. Support for Israeli Occupation and Apartheid
Meet speakers Phyllis Bennis, an Institute for Policy Studies Fellow and independent Palestinian commentator Omar Barghouti in an informal setting to discuss Palestinian Civil Society calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel until it complies with international law, and universal principles of human rights.
Egypt: Tear Gas May Be Non-lethal But It’s Lethal to Democracy
Egyptian protesters outraged by military’s use of U.S. tear gas.
On Heels of Anti-BDS Bill, Israel’s Right-Wing Parties Seek to Further Limit Dissent
Flush with victory from the passage of the anti-BDS bill by the Knesset, Israel’s two main parties are pushing new bills to limit dissent and debate within Israel.
Baseball Boycott
Senator Menendez is urging Major League Baseball players to protest Arizona’s new immigration law.
Strategic Dialogue on the Beijing Olympics
Are China’s relations with Sudan a reason for the international community to boycott the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics? Eric Reeves and James Nolt take sides.
Monks Versus the Military
Kyi May Kaung looks at the religious roots of the protest movement in Burma today.