Israel BDS

Olwen Fouéré rejects honorary doctorate from University of Galway due to Israeli ties - report

Fouéré, known for roles in "The Crown", "Derry Girls", and "Fantastic Beasts", became the second entertainment figure from Ireland to reject the honor this week after filmmaker Margo Harkin.

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Olwen Fouere attends the premiere of "The Survivalist" during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival at Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas on April 16, 2015 in New York City.
A protester draped in a Palestinian flag holds up a sign at a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands May 24, 2024.

Dutch court dismisses appeal by human rights org. for further sanctions, boycott on Israel

Al-Haq, a Ramallah-based Palestinian human rights organization, and nine other advocacy groups urged the Dutch government to cease exporting goods and weapons to Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An image in Portugese calling to boycott the Anta Gathering music festival.

Israeli-run music festival in Portugal forced to cancel following intense BDS campaign

The team confirmed that the festival faced a well-funded and orchestrated BDS campaign "built on lies and hatred" over the last few months.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
A general view of protesters in front of the arms fair on November 21, 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Protesters gathered outside the NIDV Exhibition Defence & Security (NEDS) event.

Israeli defense firms barred from Dutch NEDS exhibition

In recent years, the exhibition has also been attended by Israeli company Elbit Systems, which has presented naval attack and defense systems.

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Israeli Tour de France team pushes through BDS protests, finish race despite all obstacle

BDS criticized the participation of Israel–Premier Tech in the Tour de France, calling it an attempt to “sportswash grave crimes against Palestinians."

JULY 29, 2025ByAMI GRABER
Israel-Premier Tech rider Michael Woods in action during Stage 13 of the Tour de France Loudenvielle to Peyragudes as a gendarmerie motorbike escorts him due to anti-Israel protests along the route of the race.

'A huge betrayal': Jewish comedian speaks to 'Post' after Edinburgh venue cancels show - interview

"The staff said, 'If you are attracting issues that need extra security, it puts everyone in the venue in danger,'" Creeger recounted.

JULY 28, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Anti-Trump demonstrators gather during a rally organised by the campaign group Stop Trump Coalition, protesting the visit of US President Donald Trump, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, July 26, 2025.

'Genocide is not a game:' BDS calls on gamers to boycott Xbox, Microsoft

BDS said that by boycotting Microsoft and Xbox, it was pressuring Microsoft to "end its complicity in Israel's genocide, occupation, and apartheid."

APRIL 6, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
An illustrative image of pro-Palestinian protesters in front of Microsoft.

At least 53 British MPs sign motion backing sanctions against Israel

More than 50 UK MPs back a motion calling for sanctions on Israel over its military actions in the West Bank and alleged violations of international law.

MARCH 27, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

Down with the avocados: UK pro-Palestine group boycotts Israeli produce

Products that are particularly being targeted are avocados, hummus, dates, and oranges, which are sometimes produced in Israel.

MARCH 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Chorley for Palestine boycotts Waitrose avocados

Barnard staff hospitalized by anti-Israel activists invading campus building

Anti-Israel activists claimed that Barnard will negotiate with them about the expulsion of two students for class disruptions.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
A PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrator holds a sign that reads, ‘Glory to the martyrs, victory to the resistance,’ on Columbia University campus, on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.

Nearly half the world hates Jews: here’s why that should terrify us - opinion

If nearly half the world is antisemitic, then more than half the world isn’t.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
PRO-PALESTINIAN messages, including ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘From the river to the sea,’ are displayed on a wall opposite the US Embassy in London. Since the October 7, 2023 Hamas pogrom, large pro-Palestinian protest marches have taken place through central London every Saturday, the writer notes.

Ben & Jerry's says parent company Unilever muzzled its Gaza position

The ice cream brand filed a lawsuit against their parent company, Unilever, claiming parent company silenced it on Gaza stance

NOVEMBER 14, 2024ByREUTERS
Ben & Jerry's ice cream (Illustrative)

Hamas apologism, antisemitism on a small German campus

Hinenu, a Jewish Student Association in Germany, discusses how blatant support for Hamas is allowed on Johannes Gutenberg University, festering an unsafe environment for Jewish students.

JUNE 28, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
A PROTESTER holds a sign as people attend a solidarity rally marking 76 years of the "Nakba" in Berlin, Germany, last month.

7 Anti-Zionist Jewish artists pull out of California Jewish museum’s exhibit to protest Israel

The artists, who are part of a group calling themselves California Jewish Artists for Palestine, had requested the museum divest from all funding sources associated with Israel.

APRIL 9, 2024ByANDREW ESENSTEN/JTA
Jewish Voice For Peace members and supporters hold a rally calling for a ceasefire in Gaza outside the Zeckelman Memorial Holocaust Museum in Farmington Hills, Michigan, U.S. December 22, 2023.

How to fight BDS on US campuses and win - opinion

What strategic, repeatable, and implementable ingredients are needed to fight BDS and win?

MARCH 21, 2024ByJEREMY DAVIS
OHIO STATE students debate over a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) referendum, during an undergraduate student government public forum meeting.