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Boycotts of Israel

Israeli border police officers and Palestinians clash during a protest against the expansion of Israeli Jewish settlements near the West Bank town of Salfit. 
Conflict & Justice
The word ‘apartheid’ is used to describe Israel’s control over Palestinians. Why is it so loaded? 
A woman stands on the porch of a house
Conflict & Justice
Is Airbnb’s no-profit return to the West Bank ‘whitewashing’ human rights violations?
American student Lara Alqasem, 22, appears at the district court in Tel Aviv, Israel October 11, 2018. She wants to study at Hebrew University. But Israeli authorities are questioning her politics.
Conflict & Justice
She wanted to study at Hebrew University, but Israel is blocking her
Demonstrators gather at Monument Circle to protest a controversial religious freedom bill recently signed by Governor Mike Pence, during a rally in Indianapolis on March 28, 2015.
Music
Does it make a difference when musicians boycott?
Conflict & Justice
New Law Bans Israelis from Boycotting West Bank Settlements
Lifestyle & Belief
Israel’s Cottage Cheese Revolution
Global Politics
The Mideast conflict on an Israeli campus
Conflict & Justice
Calls for Olympic boycott