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Objections to the BDS bill are spurious

The JC Leader, 3 July 2023

By The JC Leader

1 min read

Objections to the BDS bill are spurious

Demonstrators hold a placard urging the international community to take action against Israel's settlement policy in the occupied territories as left-wing Israeli and foreign peace activists join Palestinians in a protest in the Arab east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on November 04, 2009. According to Israeli radio, about 200 people protestested in Sheikh Jarrah against what they call the "Judaisation" of Arab east Jerusalem and the ongoing construction of Jewish settlements in the Jerusalem area. BDS is a campaign calling for "boycott, deinvestment and sanctions" against Israel. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images)

Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

A vote against the BDS Bill is a vote to allow the boycott of Jews

1 min read

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: Lisa Nandy speaking at a hustings event for Labour Leader and Deputy Leader, hosted by the Co-operative Party, at the Business Design Centre on February 16, 2020 in London, England. Sir Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy are vying to replace Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who offered to step down following his party's loss in the December 2019 general election. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Labour threatens to reject BDS bill banning Israel boycotts

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South African politician calls for Jewish school to be 'de-registered' for supporting Israel

South African politician calls for Jewish school to be 'de-registered' for supporting Israel

By Rolene Marks

1 min read

The phrase " Stop genocide against uyghurs " on a banner in men's hand. Human holds a cardboard with an inscription. Communism. Totalitarianism. Kill. Prison. Colonies. Control. Discrimination. Rights

Jonathan Freedland

By Jonathan Freedland

Boycotting Israel is wrong but this anti BDS bill is not the answer

4 min read

My bill will stop councils indulging in student union politics

Michael Gove

By Michael Gove

My bill will stop councils indulging in student union politics

3 min read

A tourist photographs a sign painted on a wall in the West Bank biblical town of Bethlehem on June 5, 2015, calling to boycott Israeli products coming from Jewish settlements. The international BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) campaign, that pushes for a ban on Israeli products, aims to exert political and economic pressure over Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories in a bid to repeat the success of the campaign which ended apartheid in South Africa. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

MPs welcome Michael Gove's BDS bill banning councils from Israeli boycotts

3 min read

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Michael Gove to introduce anti-BDS Bill to parliament

The communities secretary said the anti-Israel movement leads to ‘appalling’ antisemitism

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June 18, 2023 12:23

Michael Gove to introduce anti-BDS Bill to parliament

David Rose

It's almost certain Labour will oppose Michael Gove’s BDS ban

Those who reject it out of hand should, I suggest, be careful what they wish for

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June 9, 2023 12:10

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Labour Party Shadow Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Lisa Nandy speaks on day two of the Labour Party Conference at the ACC on September 26, 2022 in Liverpool, England The Labour Party hold their annual conference in Liverpool this year. Issues on the agenda are the cost of living crisis, including a call for a reinforced windfall tax, proportional representation and action on the climate crisis. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Take that, Israel haters, Robbie Williams is back

The JC Leader, 2 June 2023

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June 1, 2023 10:05

Take that, Israel haters, Robbie Williams is back

Top UN human rights official accused of 'extreme' anti-Israel bias

Craig Mokhiber has tweeted that Israel is conducting 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians and vocally supports the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement

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March 2, 2023 13:59

Top UN human rights official accused of 'extreme' anti-Israel bias

Group calls on Britons to root out ‘Zionists’ and have them sacked

The Brixton branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign also urges the public not to speak to ‘Zionists’

By Georgia L Gilholy

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February 17, 2023 17:26

Group calls on Britons to root out ‘Zionists’ and have them sacked

BDS account labels picture of Holocaust victims as Palestinian

Israel's minister of Diaspora affairs called the post 'pure evil'

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February 17, 2023 12:26

BDS account labels picture of Holocaust victims as Palestinian

Barcelona councillors symbolically defy mayor’s move to un-twin with Tel Aviv

It comes after left-wing mayor Ada Colau decided to cut ties citing 'human rights' concerns

By Georgia L Gilholy

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February 15, 2023 17:37

Barcelona councillors symbolically defy mayor’s move to un-twin with Tel Aviv

Heavy metal frontman to BDS supporters: ‘F*** them’

Disturbed frontman David Draiman spoke to the former Miss Iraq on her podcast about the pressure musical artists are subject to when concerts in Israel are announced

By Daniel Ben-David

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February 15, 2023 17:27

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 10: David Draiman and Dan Donegan of Disturbed peform at SiriusXM Presents Disturbed Live From The Vic Theatre In Chicago on October 10, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Ilhan Omar booted off US foreign affairs panel for alleged antisemitism

The Republican-controlled House accused the Minnesota Congresswoman of harbouring antisemitic beliefs

By Daniel Ben-David

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February 3, 2023 16:41

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks at a press conference on committee assignments for the 118th U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) recently rejected the reappointments of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to the House Intelligence Committee and has threatened to stop Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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