The Anti-Defamation League has emerged as a supporter of controversial legislation targeting boycotts of Israel. But internal ADL documents obtained by the Forward show that the organization’s own staff believed the laws could actually harm American Jews. In the summer of 2016, ADL staff wrote an internal memo arguing that legislating against the boycott, divestment […]
U.S. Student Detained in Israel Over Support of Palestinian-Led Boycott…
An American student has been detained at an Israeli airport for more than a week due to her past support for a boycott against the country. Lara Alqasem arrived at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Oct. 2, but was blocked from entering the country, The Washington Post reported Monday. The 22-year-old, who is from […]