Because BDS is a fundamentally radical and anti-peace movement at heart, its supporters are often prone to displays of violence and intimidation designed to bully others into compliance or silence. This page tracks examples of BDS proponents using intimidation and threats, both on the Internet and in the real world, …
On February 25, 2014, advocates of singling Israel out for condemnation introduced a measure to the UCLA student government asking it to call on the university to divest from five Israeli companies — Caterpillar, Cement Roadstone Holdings, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard and Cemex – they accuse of enabling Israel to occupy …
In May 2006 the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) passed a motion to boycott Israeli academics who did not vocally speak out against their government: “The conference invites members to consider their own responsibility for ensuring equity and non-discrimination in contacts with Israeli educational institutions or …
On April 22nd, 2005, the Council of Association of University Teachers (AUT) voted to boycott two Israeli universities: University of Haifa and Bar-Ilan University. The AUT Council claimed to boycott Bar-Ilan because it offers courses at Ariel College and “is thus directly involved with the occupation of Palestinian territories contrary to United Nations resolution.” The University of …
At the end of September 2007 the University and College Union (UCU) in the UK announced that it would end its involvement with plans for an academic boycott of Israel. It mentioned that it had been advised that such an action would be illegal under British law. With that seemingly …
(By Valerie Strauss at Washington Post) Dozens of American colleges and universities are rejecting an academic boycott of Israeli universities recently approved by the academic American Studies Association, the nation’s oldest and largest association devoted to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history. Some schools said they are withdrawing from the …
(Legal Insurrection) The universities and colleges below are confirmed to reject the academic boycott of Israel passed by the American Studies Association. This list is based on positions expressed by the Presidents of such Universities or others in a position to state a university’s position (e.g., communications staff). We are aware of no …
The American Studies Association describes itself as “nation’s oldest and largest association devoted to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history,” and has approximately 5,000 members. On December 4th, 2013, the ASA National Council announced a unanimous decision that it would be endorsing an academic boycott of Israel before …
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued policy guidance in October 2010 clarifying that Jews are protected from discrimination and harassment under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will enforce the protection of this civil right. Russlyn Ali, the U.S. Department of …
Follow the lead of the examples below and create a statement to represent your school’s support of a strong US-Israel relationship. University of Georgia passes a Pro-Israel resolution, the first of 2015. 120 student leaders at UCLA create a statement to affirm the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship. Indiana University …
