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Venice Biennale jury excludes Israel, Russia from artist awards as EU threatens funding cut

The Venice Biennale jury announced it will refrain from considering artists from countries with leaders facing ICC charges, including Israel and Russia.

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82nd Venice Film Festival Director Alberto Barbera and President of the Venice Biennale Pietrangelo Buttafuoco pose for a photo, in Venice, Italy, August 27, 2025; illustrative.
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

This year's theme is "IAW Back on Campuses Worldwide: Palestine Frees Us All," 21 years after the first IAW event at the University of Toronto, Canada, in 2005.

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Zach Goode, the Jewish lead singer of Smash Mouth, performing in Monterrey, Mexico, April 3, 2023; illustrative.

Smash Mouth breaks boycott mold with surprise Tel Aviv club concert

Smash Mouth made a surprise appearance at Tel Aviv’s Barby club as part of a secret concert series, defying the trend of artists boycotting Israel and drawing an enthusiastic crowd.

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Cast member Julia Jones attends the premiere of 'The Weight' at the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 17, 2026.

Over 80 Berlin Film Festival alumni sign open letter urging organizers to take stance on Gaza

The Berlin Film Festival is considered the most political of its peers, Venice and Cannes, and prides itself on showing cinema from underrepresented communities and young talent.

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British teachers’ union pushes ‘outrageous’ anti-Israel motion amid accusations of ‘extreme hatred’

The National Education Union pushed a motion accusing Israel of being an "apartheid state" guilty of "ethnic cleansing."

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A National Education Union flag is held aloft as teachers join the strike action in Luton, Britain February 1, 2023.

'An abiding love' for Israel: Nick Cave explains his pro-Israel stance

"Regardless of all the horrific complications going on in Israel at the moment, deep down, I have a sort of abiding love for that place."

AUGUST 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nick Cave, the headliner of this year's Talks program at Heartland Festival, attends a conversation with journalist Sean O'Hagan, in Kvaerndrup, Denmark, June 8, 2023.

Student film boycotted in UK over scenes in Israel

Hungarian student Beata Konya's final-year film Threads of Eternity was boycotted at Goldsmiths University Tap Out 2024 student film festival.

JULY 11, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Posted for the student film Threads of Eternity

Israel Bonds provides a financially smart solution for combatting BDS

“Israel Bonds is the most powerful way to connect the Diaspora to the State of Israel and its people,” explains Dr. Andrew M. Hutter, Israel Bonds US and International Chairman of the Board.

JUNE 26, 2024ByERIC NARROW
A counter protester waves an Israeli flag as students rally on Columbia University campus at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians in New York City, US, April 29, 2024.

Anti-Israel activists to protest Supernova massacre documentary in London

The organizers of the protest called on activists to "protest outside an Israeli government funded screening of propaganda documentary 'Supernova.'"

MAY 21, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
A WOMAN visits the site of the Nova festival this week.

Jewish donor pulls bursary over concern for Jewish students at Trinity College - interview

"I just wanted the college to say that they were proud to recieved Jewish donations and that they were committed to protecting Jewish students," said the doctor.

MAY 20, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
People attend a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, outside Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, November 18, 2023.

Scholars unite against boycott of Israeli academics 

Over 3000 academics from across the globe signed a letter in support of Israeli scholastic participation.

MAY 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians call to boycott Israeli products during a protest in support of the people of Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 28, 2023.

Columbia's graduation stage turned into a platform for protest

One student appeared to have the name of a Hamas leader — Mazen Jamal Al-Natsheh — written on her cap as she accepted her degree.

MAY 13, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People protest as the police stand guard at Columbia University, where a building occupation and protest encampment had been set up in support of Palestine

Israeli Tali Golergant, representing Luxembourg, makes it to Eurovision final

Jerusalem-born Tali Golergant, representing Luxembourg in Eurovision, advanced to the finals. Israel's contestant, Eden Golan, will perform in the second semi-final on Thursday.

MAY 7, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
A person walks past a sign for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, April 17, 2024.

'Go back to Europe': Anti-Israel protesters punch Israel activist in head at UC Berkeley

A scuffle over an attempt to take an Israeli flag from student led to violence.

MAY 2, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration on the UC Berkeley campus on Monday.