A BDS discussion deeply divides the utopian Park Slope Food Coop — again “Every time you want to go grocery shopping, you think, ‘Am I emotionally ready for this?’” one Jewish member said.
Pittsburgh Israel-boycott referendum is dead after DSA declines to defend it in court The local federation and multiple rabbis had filed legal challenges to the referendum.
American Anthropological Association votes to boycott Israeli academic institutions A major academic group passes a resolution calling Israel an “apartheid regime.”
United States BDS movement disavows Boston project mapping Jewish groups as some in Congress push for a federal investigation into its use
United States Federal court upholds Arkansas law that restricts Israel boycotts, ruling it does not violate First Amendment
Politics Massachusetts Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley, condemn pro-Palestinian project mapping Boston Jewish groups
Culture Folk band Big Thief won’t play in member’s native Israel, days after defending concerts there
United States Boston Jews say a pro-Palestinian group’s map of local ‘Zionist leaders and powerhouse NGOs’ is a guide to antisemitism