Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement

Years after a boycott fight, Ben & Jerry’s Israel debuts a flavor celebrating Israeli resilience

Ben & Jerry’s Israel launches a new flavor inspired by the Land of Israel, featuring local ingredients and symbolic designs, as it marks its post-split identity following a 2021 boycott dispute.

View of the Ben & Jerry's factory shop in Yavne, Israel, July 20, 2021.
The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.

Israeli Brand ecoLove among casualties of Brooklyn boycott: 'They boycotted our shampoo'

An Israir flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, June 19, 2025.

Israir flight diverts to Croatia after being refused landing permission in Slovenia

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the appointment of Christine Clarke as chair and commissioner for the New York City Commission on Human Rights at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, New York

Mamdani endorses former Columbia encampment organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier


Herzog Park name change means more than policy, its an attack against Jewish identity - analysis

The saga over the park in Dublin is not a trivial matter. It is about the right of Jews to be fully themselves in the societies they helped build.

A dog walks next to a plaque on a stone that reads 'Herzog Park' commemorating Chaim Herzog, Israel's sixth president, who was born in Belfast, as Dublin City Council has prepared a motion to rename 'Herzog Park' to 'Hind Rajab Park' after Hind Rajab from Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, November 30, 2025.

NC activists claimed ‘victory’ in their Israel-divestment push, state treasury says they are wrong

Several pro-Palestinian groups in North Carolina touted the state pension fund’s sale of $6.7 million in Israeli government bonds as a “victory.”

People wave Palestinian flags as they protest in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing war between Israel and the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip, outside an event attended by the US vice president on April 4, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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.

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.

Peter Beinart criticized by BDS, Israeli right for speaking at TAU

Peter Beinart faces backlash from both BDS and right-wing groups after speaking at Tel Aviv University.

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Stranger Things fans ignore anti-Israel activists' boycott call after stars sympathized with Israel

Noah Schnapp and Brett Gelman both showed support for Israel, with Gelman even featuring in a sketch for Israeli comedy show Eretz Nehederet (Wonderful Country).

Noah Schnapp attends the "Stranger Things" Season 5 Event at Hangar 7 - Flughafen Tempelhof on November 18, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

Cornell student union voting on BDS resolution backing 'resisting' by 'any means'

If the referendum passes, CGSU-UE would commit to undertaking " political education about the Palestinian struggle for liberation and its connection to our working conditions at Cornell."

Pro-Palestine encampment stands at Cornell University on April 29, 2024.

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

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.