Terrorism, BDS & Antisemitism – Is There a Connection?

This workshop addressed the important links between BDS, antisemitism and terrorism. Speakers focused on the ideology behind the movement, the links between NGO's and terrorist groups, as well as the recent 2014 clashes and its international repercussions. The workshop also addressed how to tackle this difficult issue.

 

Co- Chair: Mr. Dan Diker: Research Fellow, ICT, IDC Herzliya, Israel

Co- Chair: Lt. Col. (Res.) Avital Leibovich, Director, American Jewish Committee (AJC), Jerusalem & Former Head, Interactive Media Branch, Spokesperson’s Unit, IDF, Israel

Prof. Irwin Cotler, Member of Canadian Parliament; Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Canada

Col. (Res.) Miri Eisin, Associate, ICT, IDC Herzliya & Former International Media Advisor to the Prime Minister, Israel

Dr. Charles Asher Small, Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), United States

Prof. Gerald Steinberg, Founder & President, NGO Monitor & Professor of Political Studies, Bar Ilan University, Israel

Wednesday, September 9, at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya