Jewish American BDS activist banned from entering Israel

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Jewish American BDS activist banned from entering Israel Jewish American BDS activist banned from entering Israel The Israeli Population and Immigration Authority barred a Jewish American Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activist from entering Israel on Sunday. The Israeli Ynet news outlet reported that the ban came upon instructions by Israeli Minister of Interior Aryeh Deri and recommendation by Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Gilad Erdan. Erdan later commented on the incident saying...

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Germany to condemn BDS movement as 'anti-Semitic'

Germany to condemn BDS movement as 'anti-Semitic' Germany to condemn BDS movement as 'anti-Semitic' The German Bundestag (parliament) is set to pass a resolution, on Friday, condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) as anti-Semitic and urges the government not to fund groups or activities that question Israel’s right to exist and to defend itself. The text of the resolution stated that “all-encompassing calls for boycotts in their radical nature lead to the stigmatization of Israeli citizens and citizens of Jewish faith as a whole. This is unacceptable and...

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Palestinian FM condemns Germany's vote to define BDS as 'anti-Semitic'

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned, on Sunday, the German Bundestag (parliament) for voting in favor of defining and condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) as "anti-Semitic." In a move welcomed by Israel, a majority of German legislators in the Bundestag voted in favor of the resolution, entitled "Resisting the BDS movement decisively – fighting antisemitism," to label BDS as an entity that uses anti-Semitic tactics to fulfill its political goals. The text of the resolution stated that “all-encompassing calls...

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