The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bds/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png BDS Boycott Divestment Sanctions | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bds/ 32 32 Celtic soccer fans protest tapping of Robbie Keane as coach over stint in Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/celtic-soccer-fans-protest-tapping-of-robbie-keane-as-coach-over-stint-in-tel-aviv/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:36:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3837126 Keane joined Maccabi Tel Aviv as coach in June 2023 and won a title, but left amid the Gaza war; pro-Palestinian fans of Scottish team call decision to hire him 'unconscionable'

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]]> Bamba blankets NYC after Park Slope co-op Israel boycott vote. What’s next? https://www.timesofisrael.com/bamba-blankets-nyc-after-park-slope-co-op-israel-boycott-vote-whats-next/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:31:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3836771 UJA-Federation floats Israeli food fairs, sends thousands of bags of peanut snack to pantries in response to prominent shop's divisive decision last week to ban Israeli products

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]]> BDS vote takes products from coexistence-promoting foodmakers off NYC co-op’s shelves https://www.timesofisrael.com/bds-vote-takes-products-from-coexistence-promoting-foodmakers-off-nyc-co-ops-shelves/ Fri, 29 May 2026 16:52:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3832609 Vote in Park Slope covers eight companies connected to Israel, including Jewish-Arab bridge building nonprofit led by women, and tahini from factory owned by Muslim family

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]]> Opponents of boycott at NYC Park Slope co-op reckon with community’s vote against Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/opponents-of-boycott-at-nyc-park-slope-co-op-reckon-with-communitys-vote-against-israel/ Wed, 27 May 2026 17:35:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3831027 Cornerstone market in progessive Brooklyn neighborhood approves BDS campaign against Israeli products, forcing Jews and allies to decide whether they will remain members

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]]> Sally Rooney to publish novel in Hebrew with ‘BDS-compliant’ Israeli publisher https://www.timesofisrael.com/sally-rooney-to-publish-novel-in-hebrew-with-bds-compliant-israeli-publisher/ Wed, 20 May 2026 05:49:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3827147 Anti-Israel Irish literary star says publishing 'Intermezzo' in Hebrew through November Books is compatible with the boycott campaign, after declining to translate her previous book

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]]> Israel’s Noam Bettan prepares to take the stage at partly boycotted Eurovision final https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-noam-bettan-prepares-to-take-the-stage-at-boycotted-eurovision-final/ Sat, 16 May 2026 10:34:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3824664 Israeli delegation said to believe 'Michelle' could win the public vote; Finnish violinist-singer duo and acclaimed Australian star are favorites to take the contest

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]]> Anti-Israel novelist’s new book includes minor Israeli character, prompting online backlash https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-bds-novelists-new-book-includes-minor-israeli-character-fueling-online-backlash/ Tue, 05 May 2026 21:48:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3817244 Rebecca 'R. F.' Kuang is accused of 'normalizing Israel,' following leak of excerpt from 'Taipei Story' in which an unnamed musician is identified as Israeli; some cancel preorders

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]]> Venice Biennale judges won’t consider Israel due to Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant https://www.timesofisrael.com/venice-biennale-judges-wont-consider-israel-due-to-netanyahus-icc-arrest-warrant/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:57:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3811546 Artist and sculptor Belu-Simion Fainaru, representing Israel, says he believes 'art thrives on openness'; Foreign Ministry: 'Spectacle of false, anti-Israeli political indoctrination'

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]]> Entertainment figures add names to letter rejecting calls to kick Israel out of Eurovision https://www.timesofisrael.com/entertainment-figures-add-names-to-letter-rejecting-calls-to-kick-israel-out-of-eurovision/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:36:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3804782 Amy Schumer, Mila Kunis, Erin Foster, Matthew Weiner among those who say expulsion would be 'inversion of justice' as Israel responds to 'greatest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust'

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]]> After weeks of debate, world social workers group won’t expel Israeli union https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-weeks-of-debate-world-social-workers-group-wont-expel-israeli-union/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:43:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757588 Irish, Spanish and Greek affiliates of International Federation of Social Workers had demanded Israeli social workers abstain from mandatory military service to remain

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]]> German court again rejects suit over arms exports to Israel, as lawmaker visits Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-court-again-rejects-suit-over-arms-exports-to-israel-as-lawmaker-visits-gaza/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:09:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3753433 Palestinian sought to sue Berlin over weapons sales to Jerusalem; speaker of Berlin's lower parliament visits IDF-controlled part of Gaza, calls for truce line not to become new border

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]]> Farewell, tour? Wary Israeli entertainers increasingly reluctant to face BDS abroad https://www.timesofisrael.com/farewell-tour-wary-israeli-entertainers-increasingly-reluctant-to-face-bds-abroad/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:27:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3734581 As stonewalling from colleagues, protests outside performances and even threats of arrest aim to prevent the show from going on, some artists think it may be better to sit out 2026

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]]> How the politics of Mamdani’s parents, both longtime BDS supporters, shaped NYC’s new mayor https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-politics-of-mamdanis-parents-both-longtime-bds-supporters-shaped-nycs-new-mayor/ Sat, 03 Jan 2026 04:48:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3725663 Mahmood Mamdani boasted of being first faculty member to address 2024 encampment at Columbia; mayor's wife has also made pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel advocacy a focal point of her art

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]]> Leading Jewish groups issue warning as Mamdani cuts antisemitism protections on first day https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-jewish-groups-say-mamdani-reversed-antisemitism-protections-on-his-first-day/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:24:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3725563 Unusually broad alliance of organizations criticizes NY mayor for revoking IHRA antisemitism definition, anti-BDS measure; US Holocaust Museum: Revocation 'should alarm everyone'

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]]> Judy Chicago’s feminist art lands in Tel Aviv, igniting an anti-Israel boycott call https://www.timesofisrael.com/judy-chicagos-feminist-art-lands-in-tel-aviv-igniting-an-anti-israel-boycott-call/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:30:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3698213 In 'What If Women Ruled the World,' on display through Dec. 27, the artist poses a question that hits home in a war-torn country predominantly led by males - though critics still loom large

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