BDS

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

Jonathan Amiel, who was also a course lecturer, told the McGill Dean that he was no longer willing or able to participate in his formal roles, or willing to fundraise on behalf of the faculty.

 Student protest at McGill University in Quebec.
 Photo taken of the Israel Apartheid billboard outside of the Usdan University Center on the Wesleyan University campus.

Israel Apartheid Week marked globally with focus on student protests, BDS support

Melih Abuaf, a Turkish Jewish content creator acused of 'controling children's brains,' owns the children's channels Çuf Çuf Çocuk Şarkıları, Karpuz Adam, Pırtık, and Afacan TV, which have millions of followers on YouTube.

Turkish Jewish content creator 'controlling minds of Turkish children,' Turkish news channel claims

PANELISTS FROM the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival speak onstage.

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologizes on selecting anti-Zionist juror to judge human rights films


Columbia University rejects three Israel divestment proposals

The three December 2024 proposals by Columbia students, faculty, and staff accused the Israeli government and military of human rights violations, war crimes, and apartheid.

A student puts on their pro-Palestine graduation cap reading "From the river to the sea" at the People's Graduation, hosted for Mahmoud Khalil and other students unable to participate in Columbia and New York University's commencement ceremony, May 18, 2025.

Editor's Notes: The year Jews stopped believing in a safe West - comment

Diaspora communities in the West rethink their safety in the wake of rising antisemitism and political shifts.

ARMED POLICE officers stand outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester following the attack there on Yom Kippur.

What Somerville can actually do on Israel divestment under Massachusetts law

While several US cities and universities have considered similar proposals, the Somerville vote is notable because it succeeded at the ballot box.

Sara Halawa, of Somerville for Palestine, speaks at a rally in support of Tufts PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk, after Ozturk was taken into custody by federal agents, in Somerville, Massachusetts, US March 27, 2025

Jewish Moroccan anti-Israel activist and BDS Morocco founder, Sion Assidon, dies aged 77

Jewish Moroccan activist and BDS Morocco founder Sion Assidon died Friday at 77 after months in a coma following a fall, though the movement claims he was attacked for his anti-Zionist activism.

Jewish Moroccan activist and BDS Morocco founder Sion Assidon, 77, died on Friday following a nearly three month coma.

Mamdani’s New York victory exposes fault lines in Jewish Democratic politics

Mamdani’s election revealed a split among Jewish voters, with younger progressives backing his pro-Palestinian stance and older generations sticking with pro-Israel candidates.

 NYC democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protesters. (illustration)

What will Zohran Mamdani's socialist policies and Muslim faith mean for NYC's future? - opinion

When their new mayor cannot disavow the call for a global intifada, how can they feel secure, knowing that his benefactors are those who hate them the most?

LINDA SARSOUR: She reportedly has already vowed to make sure Zohran Mamdani ‘doesn’t backtrack on his radical campaign policies,’ and boasts that she and a Hamas-linked nonprofit helped fuel his rise, says the writer.

To boycott or not to boycott? Palestinians debate saying no to Israeli products

With calls to boycott Israel increasing globally, Palestinians discuss the consequences of the campaign on their own lives.

An illustrative image of Palestinian laborers working on a construction project in Israel.

Israel's next war: A battle fought in classrooms, boardrooms, and the media - analysis

Israel must recognize that BDS, APR, and antisemitism are primary wars, not secondary theaters of combat.

An illustrative image of a Boycott, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) movement protest against Israel.

Boycott or bust: BDS went viral - but is it actually working? - analysis

As BDS goes viral, analysts say anti-Israel boycotts are having little impact on the sectors being targeted.

A pro-Palestinian protest is seen being held in front of a McDonald's.

Can boycotts break Israel? Inside 20 years of BDS - from the editor

Two decades after the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement emerged, its calls to isolate Israel have surged back into global headlines and into everyday life.

Champion Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik pushes back against efforts to ban Israeli athletes (illustrative).