Behind the scenes of this year’s song contest, the usual political tensions between Israel and Palestinians played out.
Tag: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
German Parliament Deems B.D.S. Movement Anti-Semitic
The campaign to boycott Israeli artists and goods recalled “the most terrible chapter in German history” and revived memories of the motto “Don’t buy from Jews.”
Eurovision Arrives in Tel Aviv, in Range of Rockets and the Focus of Protests
Hosting an annual international song contest, Tel Aviv has tried to remain an island of secular liberalism divorced from Israel’s troubles.
Palestinian Boycott Activist Denied Entry to United States
Omar Barghouti, a founder of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement targeting Israel, was stopped from boarding a flight to the United States.
Airbnb Reverses Policy Banning Listings in Israeli Settlements in West Bank
Last year, the company said it would remove about 200 listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Now, it’s changing course.
Feature: How the Battle Over Israel and Anti-Semitism Is Fracturing American Politics
The growing prominence of the B.D.S. movement — and the backlash to it — is widening fault lines from college campuses to Capitol Hill.
She Wouldn’t Promise Not to Boycott Israel, So a Texas School District Stopped Paying Her
A speech pathologist’s lawsuit is part of a broader debate in the United States over efforts to boycott, divest investments from, and place sanctions on Israel.