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Silencing music: the dangerous rise of anti-Israel boycotts in the arts

Ghent Festival cancelled Munich Philharmonic Orchestra because of its Israeli conductor Lahav Shani. This morally bankrupt act does nothing to save a single Palestinian or bring a hostage home

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September 15, 2025 15:10

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) receives Israeli conductor Lahav Shani at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin after the cancellation of a performance by the Flanders Festival Ghent in Belgium (Image: Getty)

The Hollywood boycott of Israel is a blow against the prospect of peace

Shutting out Israeli creatives only makes it harder to imagine a secure future for Israelis and Palestinians

By Hen Mazzig

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September 10, 2025 16:25

Olivia Colman, one of the Hollywood stars who said they'd boycott Israeli creative institutions (Getty)

Portuguese music festival cancelled after BDS campaign against Israeli organisers

Local authorities reportedly blamed the risk of wildfires, but the event’s staff claim local pressure was behind the move

By Jacob Jaffa

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August 29, 2025 10:38

Anta Gathering organisers take down signs after the five-day festival was cancelled (Image: Instagram/@anta.gathering)

American Association of Geographers members call for boycott of Israel

The group has faced calls to participate in the growing academic boycott of Israel

By JC Reporter

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August 20, 2025 11:43

Unite union votes to support UK workers who refuse to handle weapons bound for Israel

The union advanced a motion to back the BDS movement and provide protection for members attempting to create a de facto arms embargo on the Jewish State

By Jacob Jaffa

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July 15, 2025 14:35

Unite the Union has voted to back workers who refuse to manufacture, handle or transport weapons they believe are bound for Israel (Pictured: Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham; Image: Getty)

By Daniel Mosseri

BDS goes local: Italy’s municipal front against Israel

While Rome stands with the Jewish state, local governments and cities fuel a rising wave of boycotts and protests

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July 9, 2025 13:42

Demonstrators hold placards depicting Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni during a protest in Milan. (Image: Getty)

Co-op to stop stocking Israeli goods after pressure from activist members

The supermarket has banned goods from Russia, Iran Yemen and Israel, due to its ‘commitment to peace’

By Jane Prinsley

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June 24, 2025 17:33

Members of the Co-op have submitted a motion calling for a boycott of Israeli products in its stores (Image: Getty)

EU sports chief seemingly backs BDS-style boycott of Israeli athletes

Glenn Micallef said there should be ‘no space in sporting events for those who do not share our values’

By JC Reporter

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May 27, 2025 15:27

The EU's sports commissioner has hinted at support for a BDS-style boycott of Israel in international competitions (Pictured: the Israeli football team sings the national anthem ahead of a recent World Cup qaulifier against Norway; Image: Getty)

Germany designates BDS movement as a ‘proven extremist endeavour’

The country’s intelligence service labelled the group as ‘hostile to the constitution’

By Akiva van Koningsveld

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May 21, 2025 12:43

German intelligence has designated the country's BDS movement as 'extremist' and 'hostile to the constitution in its annual report (Image: Getty)

Kim Kardashian faces backlash as it’s announced she’s opening SKIMS stores across Israel

UK-Israel trade increased last year despite Gaza War and BDS campaigns

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood: ‘I’m frightened to admit I still work with Israeli musicians’

Kosher restaurant chain in Washington boycotted into bankruptcy for selling ‘apartheid’ falafel

‘Ridiculous’ Hackney councillors draw criticism over meeting to ‘berate Israel’ despite Gaza ceasefire

Labour conference opens with calls to boycott Israel

Survey of Jewish staff shows the US academy is ‘broken’

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Unite union votes to support UK workers who refuse to handle weapons bound for Israel

BDS goes local: Italy’s municipal front against Israel

Co-op to stop stocking Israeli goods after pressure from activist members

EU sports chief seemingly backs BDS-style boycott of Israeli athletes

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Kim Kardashian faces backlash as it’s announced she’s opening SKIMS stores across Israel

UK-Israel trade increased last year despite Gaza War and BDS campaigns

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood: ‘I’m frightened to admit I still work with Israeli musicians’

Kosher restaurant chain in Washington boycotted into bankruptcy for selling ‘apartheid’ falafel

‘Ridiculous’ Hackney councillors draw criticism over meeting to ‘berate Israel’ despite Gaza ceasefire

Labour conference opens with calls to boycott Israel

Survey of Jewish staff shows the US academy is ‘broken’

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Silencing music: the dangerous rise of anti-Israel boycotts in the arts

The Hollywood boycott of Israel is a blow against the prospect of peace

Portuguese music festival cancelled after BDS campaign against Israeli organisers

American Association of Geographers members call for boycott of Israel

Unite union votes to support UK workers who refuse to handle weapons bound for Israel

BDS goes local: Italy’s municipal front against Israel

Co-op to stop stocking Israeli goods after pressure from activist members

EU sports chief seemingly backs BDS-style boycott of Israeli athletes

Germany designates BDS movement as a ‘proven extremist endeavour’