Saudi Arabia and the UAE have demanded edits to the film before allowing it to open, while Lebanon and Kuwait have moved to ban it outright, saying it contradicts their conservative values.
The news of the change in his philanthropy comes following repeated pressure by activists aligned with the Israeli protest movement decrying Netanyahu’s judicial reform as an assault on democracy.
The resolution will certainly act as a blacklist and litmus test for Israeli and Jewish anthropologists in the context of university departments, and in classrooms.
The boycott applies only to formal collaborations with the association itself, and it does not apply to individual Israeli academics.
The chain will go on strike if the government passes the bill in question, which would block the court’s ability to deem government action unreasonable.
The editorial board additionally compared settlements in the West Bank to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Those who support BDS and complain that the Economic Activity of Public Bodies bill is anti-democratic or infringes upon their freedom of expression miss the point entirely.
“There is only one big, united family. If only we would learn to live in such brotherhood and peace in our country.”
A pattern of boycotts and discrimination against Israeli teams and athletes has been repeated throughout Israel’s 75-year history with the hope of turning it into a pariah and leading to its demise.
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