JEWISH JOURNAL
Jewish student leaders learn to combat BDS at Israel conference
by Eliana Rudee
January 7, 2016

Seventy Jewish student leaders from all over the world came together last week to learn about Jewish social justice and to develop practical skills for becoming campus activists. Held at Kibbutz Tzuba outside of Jerusalem, the congress was hosted by the World Union of Jewish Students, the umbrella organization of 48 worldwide Jewish student unions. At a track on the future of Israel, the topic that dominated the discussion was the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) against the Jewish State and how to combat it at their respective universities. The scourge of BDS was felt on every campus, varying only in the way it presents itself. READ MORE