Activists and lawmakers in Illinois are pushing to repeal the state’s anti-BDS law, the nation’s first such law. The campaign could serve as a model for more than 30 states that have since adopted anti-BDS laws.

The Louis D. Brandeis Center, founded by ex-Trump official Kenneth Marcus, is a nonprofit that seeks to suppress criticism of Israel through lawfare. It recently threatened to sue Film Workers For Palestine for boycotting Israeli film institutions.

Amid the ongoing genocide, the largest-ever delegation of U.S. lawmakers attended the “50 States, One Israel” conference in Jerusalem last week. It’s clear from the event, and the local reactions it sparked, that Israel’s isolation is only worsening.

The tools of boycott and public protest are inherited from the colonial period. We need to adapt these methods to focus on where power is concentrated today in our region: Arab capital.

On August 5, the Iowa City Council unanimously voted to boycott and divest from Israel bonds and all companies complicit in the Gaza genocide and occupation of Palestine.

The Palestinian BDS National Committee has called for a renewed campaign targeting Chevron over its connection to Israeli apartheid.

In a resounding victory for the BDS movement, Palestine activists have forced French multinational insurance company AXA to divest from all major Israeli banks and the weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems.

A number of Palestinian film and arts organizations are calling for a boycott of Marvel Studio’s forthcoming Captain America movie over its inclusion of an Israeli superhero.

Activists are calling on Trader Joe’s to drop Israeli matzo and other Israeli products until Israel ends the illegal occupation of Palestine.

In Arizona, a controversy has been ignited over legislators being invited to watch a movie about BDS legislation.