I’m South African. Calling Israel ‘apartheid’ puts the BS in BDS. By Klaas Mokgomole Apr 22, 2022 As a South African, it was a real privilege to visit UC Berkeley on April 7 as part of the American tour of Africans for Peace. I was able to get a sense of the scholarship and the history, as well as the activist focus of many of the students on the Berkeley campus. This… Read More
Books Alice Walker disinvited by Bay Area Book Festival Updated March 27 The Bay Area Book Festival has rescinded an invitation to author Alice Walker over her “endorsement of antisemitic conspiracy… By Andrew Esensten Mar 25, 2022
Editorial Sierra Club Israel mess never should have happened On March 11, J. broke the story that the Sierra Club had bowed to anti-Zionist pressure and had canceled its upcoming nature trips to Israel. Almost… By J. Editorial Board Mar 17, 2022
Bay Area Sierra Club reverses course after canceling trips to Israel Updated at 3:45 p.m. Following an advocacy campaign by national Jewish and pro-Israel organizations, the Oakland-based Sierra Club has reversed its recent… By Gabe Stutman Mar 15, 2022
Bay Area Sierra Club cancels trips to Israel at urging of activist groups The national environmental nonprofit Sierra Club, headquartered in Oakland, has canceled its scheduled trips to Israel in response to pressure from… By Gabe Stutman Mar 11, 2022
Tech Intel to acquire Israeli chipmaker for $5.4 billion Intel, which manufactures and sells semiconductor chips that power computers across the world, is betting big on Israel. The Santa Clara–based company… By Maya Mirsky Feb 16, 2022
Israel A new BDS battlefront emerges in the investing world After brushing aside allegations of anti-Israel bias for nearly a year, a multibillion-dollar investment research firm has done an about-face, hiring an… By Asaf Shalev, JTA Feb 9, 2022
Opinion Outlawing Ben & Jerry’s boycott makes antisemitism harder to fight Last month, New York state announced that all its governmental departments and agencies will divest their holdings in Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent… By Rabbi Nancy H. Wiener, Rabbi Lester Bronstein, RNS Dec 7, 2021
Letters No such thing as messianic 'synagogue'; We all need 'Fiddler'; etc. OU: Can I watch Porky Pig? Thank you for your thought-provoking JTA article siding with the Orthodox Union’s decision to consider Impossible Pork to be… By J. Readers Nov 9, 2021