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The year BDS became the number one concern for American Jews
[Note de l’AURDIP] Malgré un parti-pris clairement anti-BDS, cet article du Haaretz illustre le succès du boycott académique dans les campus américains et l’inquiétude qu’il suscite en Israël et parmi ses relais habituels dans les universités.
Harvard boycotted company for anti-gay stance, but says SodaStream ban too “political”
Top Harvard University officials have stepped in after campus food services administrators agreed to remove the SodaStream label from equipment in their dining halls and not to make any new….
Did Washington’s Theater J fire director for complaining of censorship on Palestine?
Theater J, a high-profile Jewish theater company in Washington, DC, has reportedly fired Ari Roth, its artistic director of seventeen years, in a row over plays which tackled the subject….
Understanding why scholars get silenced for defending Palestinian rights
Freedom of expression is supposed to be cherished in universities. Yet it is under threat in the United States — as was illustrated when Steven Salaita was fired from a….
HUDS Suspends Purchases from Israeli Soda Company
Following student group complaints and internal discussions, Harvard University Dining Services has decided to suspend purchases of appliances from a company involved in an international settlement dispute. Until last April,….
2014 Influence List: Boycotters
American Studies Association As national organizations go, the American Studies Association is fairly small. But its impact this year on political discourse has been outsized. By voting in favor of….
Repression Fails to Stop the Growing BDS Movement on North American Campuses!
In the past few years, support for the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel has grown tremendously around the world, particularly on North American campuses, despite….
HISTORIC: UAW 2865, UC STUDENT-WORKER UNION, BECOMES FIRST MAJOR U.S. LABOR UNION TO SUPPORT DIVESTMENT FROM ISRAEL BY MEMBERSHIP VOTE
IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINIAN WORKERS AND STUDENTS.
VOTING MEMBERS APPROVE CALL FOR DIVESTMENT by 65%;
52% pledged to support academic boycott
‘Our Liberation Will Not Be Complete Until Everyone’s Is’: A report from the American Anthropological Association boycott debate
In Washington, DC on Friday, the American Anthropological Association’s annual business meeting was packed with more members than any other time in recent memory – over 700. The meeting room….