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British Government to ban public bodies from boycotting Israel

According to the bill, to be announced by Michael Gove, the Minister for Local Government, 'substantial' fines will be imposed on offenders The British government plans to introduce legislation on Monday to ban local authorities and public bodies from boycotting…

CCFPeaceJune 19, 2023

Cultural Boycott

RAD: The Modus Operandi of BDS

The modus operandi of the BDS movement can best be described as reductive, adaptable and discursive, or by the acronym RAD. The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is the latest weapon in the ongoing war against Israel that has…

CCFPeaceJune 19, 2023

Cultural Boycott

Winston Marshall, the former lead guitarist of Mumford & Sons, on the Cultural Boycott

Here's why Big Thief was wrong to cancel a gig in Israel By: Winston Marshall The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement has claimed another scalp in its ceaseless attempt at a cultural siege of the Israeli state. But its…

CCFPeaceJune 20, 2022

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UN releases ‘unprecedented’ report linking anti-Semitism to BDS movement

Israeli, Jewish and pro-Israel groups all applauded the publication of an ‘unprecedented’ United Nations report on anti-Semitism, that, among other issues, links anti-Semitism to criticism of Israel and the BDS movement. “This report marks one of the first times the…

CCFPeaceJanuary 7, 2022

Cultural Boycott

Arab Thinkers Call to Abandon Boycotts and Engage With Israel

By David M. Halbfinger Nov. 20, 2019 Boycotting Israel is a failure, and has only helped that country while damaging Arab nations that have long shunned the Jewish state, according to a small new group of liberal-minded Arab thinkers from…

CCFPeaceNovember 25, 2019

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Is B.D.S. Anti-Semitic? A Closer Look at the Boycott Israel Campaign

Main photo: Demonstrators in Bethlehem calling for the boycott of the Eurovision song contest in Israel in May. Credit: Musa Al Shaer By David M. Halbfinger, Michael Wines and Steven Erlanger July 27, 2019 JERUSALEM — In a matter of months, a campaign to…

CCFPeaceJuly 29, 2019

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Reggae star Anthony B performs in Israel for Bob Marley’s 74th birthday

Rastifarianism is not a religion but a spiritual culture, explains Anthony Jamaican reggae sensation Anthony B took to the stage in Israel with performers around the world to celebrate the late reggae legend Bob Marley’s 74th birthday over the weekend…

CCFPeaceApril 30, 2019

Cultural Boycott

Israeli-Palestinian orchestra brings message of peace to divided America

By OLIVIA HAMPTON WASHINGTON (AFP) — Israeli, Palestinian and other Middle Eastern musicians brought a message of peace this week to an America torn by caustic political discourse. For nearly 20 years, youths from sworn enemy countries have performed classical music together…

CCFPeaceApril 30, 2019

Cultural Boycott

ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP CALLS ON E.U. TO CANCEL ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN GATHERING

BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH OCTOBER 3, 2018 The anti-Israel Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) has called on the EU to cancel a program to bring together young Israelis and Palestinians in December under the pretext that the…

CCFPeaceApril 17, 2019

Cultural Boycott In The News

British Government to ban public bodies from boycotting Israel

RAD: The Modus Operandi of BDS

Winston Marshall, the former lead guitarist of Mumford & Sons, on the Cultural Boycott

UN releases ‘unprecedented’ report linking anti-Semitism to BDS movement

Arab Thinkers Call to Abandon Boycotts and Engage With Israel

Is B.D.S. Anti-Semitic? A Closer Look at the Boycott Israel Campaign

Reggae star Anthony B performs in Israel for Bob Marley’s 74th birthday

Israeli-Palestinian orchestra brings message of peace to divided America

ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP CALLS ON E.U. TO CANCEL ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN GATHERING

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