Arkansas newspaper defies ‘unconstitutional’ law banning Israel boycotts
In Arkansas, a newspaper publisher is in financial straits after refusing to sign an anti-BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) pledge for Israel. He believes that…
Category: Legislation
Tennessee “fights anti-Semitism” by passing resolution supporting Israel
Tennessee has just passed a resolution reaffirming Tennessee's "unequivocal support" for Israel. State Senator Mark Pody pushed for its passage for "biblical" and other…
ACLU: the difference between anti-discrimination and anti-BDS
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attorney Brian Hauss dissects the accusation from the anti-BDS camp that it is "hypocritical" to support anti-discrimination laws (think:…
Poll: 75% of Americans Oppose Outlawing Boycotts of Israel
Americans in general do not like anti-BDS laws nearly as much as Congress does: just 22.5% of American adults polled favor anti-boycott measure. But…
Israel has starring role in H.R.648, “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019”
As Congress tackles urgent issues of reopening government and setting the budget for the country, it takes the time to prioritize a foreign country:…
Flashback: Secretive Adelson-Saban Summit Raised Millions to Fight BDS
In 2015, billionaire Sheldon Adelson hosted a summit to battle the nonviolent boycott movement for Palestinian rights (BDS). All participants in the event pledged…
WATCH: The Israel Anti-Boycott Act
Israel partisans are pushing bills that impede Americans' right to boycott. These are being enacted in state legislatures and introduced in Congress... while politicians…
Michelle Alexander has opened a door on Palestine
Pro-Israel and Jewish response to Michelle Alexander's recent NYT piece, "Time to Break the Silence on Palestine," was predictably hysterical and demonstrated that "hardline…
Florida bill would censor info on Israel-Palestine in schools, colleges
A bipartisan bill uses a new, Israel-centric definition of 'antisemitism' that experts say would censor information about Israel-Palestine in Florida public schools and colleges.…
The Pro-Israel Push to Purge US Campus Critics
Katherine Franke writes in the New York Review of Books that while Palestinian rights are getting more attention than ever, advocates of justice still…