18 September 2012
Boycott campaigners confronted Los Angeles city officials and urged them not to renew contracts with Veolia because of the company’s involvement in Israel’s human rights violations. Read more about Los Angeles activists put Veolia's complicity with Israel's human rights violations in the spotlight
Berkeley 8 August 2012
The real intention of various lawsuits alleging anti-Semitism in universities is to chill Palestine solidarity activism and censor open discussions about Israeli policy in classrooms. Read more about Bogus allegations of "anti-Semitism" create real climate of fear for Arab, Muslim students in US
12 July 2012
In a legal victory, a judge rules that a group of anti-Palestinian, anti-boycott plaintiffs must pay $160,000 in damages stemming from their lawsuit against the Olympia Food Co-op for its decision to de-shelve Israeli products. Read more about Anti-boycott group forced to pay $160,000 in damages to Olympia Food Co-op board members
30 May 2012
Israel’s national theater company performed The Merchant of Venice at Shakespeare’s Globe in London yesterday and Monday. But Habima’s presence was fiercely contested for months in advance, and both performances were disrupted by Palestine solidarity activists in the audience. Read more about Disruption of Israeli theater group in London, as BDS proves a win-win strategy
Chicago 3 April 2012
Cooperation between academic authorities at the University of California at Davis and influential Zionist organizations could have an adverse impact on Palestine solidarity work there and on college campuses across the country. Read more about Why is Palestine solidarity being criminalized on California campuses?
26 March 2012
Activists gear up for the annual global BDS day of action; Glasgow University bans Israeli drinking water; Pinkwashing events canceled in Washington state; BDS campaigners urge major rock stars not to play in Israel; and more. Read more about BDS roundup: Gearing up for a global BDS day of action
6 March 2012
Students at UC Irvine in Southern California staged a silent walk-out during a presentation by Israeli soldiers on campus. Read more about VIDEO: UC Irvine students walk out on event with Israeli soldiers
5 March 2012
UCLA students staged a silent walk-out during a presentation by Israeli soldiers there to defend Israel’s attacks on the Gaza strip in 2008-09. Read more about VIDEO: UCLA students stage walk-out at StandWithUs event featuring Israeli soldiers
27 February 2012
In a major setback for Israeli efforts to suppress the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement in the United States, a judge in Olympia, Washington today dismissed a lawsuit designed to force the Olympia Food Co-op to rescind its boycott of Israeli goods. Read more about Judge throws out Israel-backed lawsuit against Olympia Food Co-op, upholds right to boycott
24 February 2012
Students at Michigan State University (MSU) protested a presentation by two Israeli soldiers visiting their campus by staging a mass walk out on 21 February, a video posted on YouTube shows. Read more about VIDEO: MSU students stage mass walkout of StandWithUs sponsored Israel army event