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Boycott, Divestment And Sanctions Movement

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions is a pro-Palestine movement to force Israel to comply with the movement’s interpretation of international law. In 2011, students at Penn founded PennBDS — a group that supports the movement on campus. Activists from around the country will attend the two-day BDS conference at Penn in February to listen to keynote speakers and participate in panel discussions and question-and-answer sessions. The conference is hosted by PennBDS.

02/04/12 10:15pm

BDS keynote speaks on Palestinians' struggle for equality

Ali Abunimah spoke to a full lecture hall in Meyerson Hall. Abunimah is a Palestinian-American activist and the creator of Electronic Intifada, an online publication focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Complete BDS coverage

02/04/12 3:47pm

BDS conference opens with criticism of UN, Israel

Addressing a crowd of more than 200 people, Abulhawa — the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, an independent organization that establishes playgrounds as safe refuges for Palestinian children in Palestine and Lebanon — spoke of the injustices Palestinians face in Israel and the Middle East. Complete BDS coverage

02/03/12 1:46am

Alan Dershowitz advocates support for Israel

Thursday night, Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz made his contribution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict debate brewing on campus this weekend.

02/03/12 1:23am

BDS conference arrives this weekend

The two-day conference will feature panels, speakers and question-and-answer sessions to educate and mobilize the BDS movement. Complete BDS coverage

02/03/12 12:13am

Letter from the Editor | A forum for free speech

While we do not necessarily agree with or endorse the views we publish in guest columns and letters to the editor, we think it’s important for our content to reflect the diversity of views on this campus.

02/02/12 11:24pm

Your Voice | A civil discourse

It is troubling to see my own alma mater faculty is resorting to hateful discourse.

02/02/12 11:19pm

Your Voice | A letter to Penn President Amy Gutmann

I urge you to be resolute in your defense of Penn’s reputation as a place where the BDS movement’s lies and agenda will find no quarter.

02/02/12 12:27am

Max Blumenthal | Torture, violence advocate to keynote anti-BDS event

Alan Dershowitz is an open advocate of torture who has urged Israel to destroy entire Palestinian villages, attack civilians and bulldoze their homes.

02/02/12 12:22am

Your Voice | Promoting a pluralism of ideas

With no evidence whatsoever, and in direct contradiction to everything we’ve ever said or written, Gur designates our student group “genocidal” and equates our upcoming conference with Nazi anti-Semitism.

02/02/12 12:03am

Your Voice | Choosing words wisely

As scholars, we demonstrate how to carefully assess historical analogies rather than deploy them for rhetorical advantage.

02/01/12 11:59pm

Your Voice | Protecting speech we may not like

Penn President Amy Gutmann and Chair of the Board of Trustees David L. Cohen address the upcoming Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions conference.

02/01/12 3:09am

Ruben Gur | BDS is 'hateful', 'discriminatory'

I read with amazement the Guest Column by Penn BDS Conference organizers, BDS Explained. I could barely believe my eyes.

02/01/12 2:38am

Dov Hoch | Why we should invest, not divest

BDS can enhance the condition of the people of Gaza and the West Bank by personally coming and investing in them, instead of threatening one of the stalwart pillars of their economy.

02/01/12 1:48am

Your Voice | 'Brazen lies' behind BDS

Penn is now witnessing another phase of the Arab War Against Israel. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign is designed to isolate and restrict Israel in every way. Its goal is the destruction of Israel.

01/31/12 10:36pm

Jewish students react to BDS Conference

Though many Jewish students see the views of the BDS conference against Israel as inflammatory, they do not plan to respond in a hostile manner. TOPICS: BDS Conference

01/30/12 7:25pm

Students sign petition against BDS

Penn students who oppose the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions conference now have a formalized venue in which they can voice their opinion. TOPICS: BDS Conference

01/26/12 12:12am

Guest Column | BDS Explained

As three of the conference’s organizers, we would like to take this opportunity to respond more comprehensively to some of the questions we have received.

01/19/12 11:33pm

Upcoming BDS talk sparks dialogue

Several student groups, as well as alumni, have been engaging in activism and discussion in anticipation of the national Boycott, Divest and Sanction Conference that will be hosted by PennBDS in early February.

01/13/12 12:29am

Your Voice | Think twice about tokenism

A Van Pelt Library clerk writes a letter shedding light on the problem with tokenism in conversations about Israel.

01/11/12 12:10am

Shlomo Klapper | BDS: Bigoted Double Standards

By withholding the university’s imprimatur from BDS and its boycotts, President Gutmann reflects the Penn community’s strong and long-established ties with Israel.

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