Charles D. Lavine

June 8, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Exclusive: Austrian bank shuts terror account of pro-BDS Austrian-Arab center

The Austrian financial giant Bawag closed the bank account of the pro-BDS Austrian-Arab cultural center (OKAZ), which hosted a Palestinian terrorist in Vienna in April. A spokesman for N...

May 31, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

PayPal terminates anti-Israel BDS France account

PayPal, a global leader in online payment services, blocked payments to the anti-Israel movement Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) chapter in France in May. The Jerusalem Post confirm...

May 20, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Exclusive: Major French bank closes anti-Israel BDS account

The massive French bank Credit Mutuel shut down the account of La Campagne BDS France amid escalating criticism over the illegal practices of supporting financial transactions that target Israel...

May 11, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

How New York can help stop Europe’s rampaging Israel boycotters

Co-written by Asaf Romirowsky In America, the odious boycott, divestment and sanctions movement targeting Israel remains largely confined to university humanities departments, l...

May 10, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal

German mayor embroiled in row over anti-Semitic bank account

The mayor of Stuttgart, who served as one of the patrons of an event celebrating Israel’s 68th birthday on Wednesday, defended his city’s ownership stake in the BW bank that provides...

May 2, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Giant Austrian bank shuts down BDS account

One of Austria's largest companies – the Erste Group – closed a bank account held by BDS Austria. The Vienna-based BDS Austria announced on Friday on its ...

April 27, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Exclusive: French government indicates giant bank violates anti-BDS law

The French embassy in Israel announced that an account held by Campaign BDS France with Credit Mutuel bank appears to violate the law. "The French opposition against any form of boycott...

April 20, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Bank defends neo-Nazi party and BDS bank accounts

The BW Bank in the German city of Stuttgart stood by its business accounts with a neo-Nazi party and a Palestinian group that seeks the destruction of Israel. “The [neo-Nazi party]...

April 11, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Exclusive: Israel warns German banks over anti-Semitic BDS accounts

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan put a number of German banks on notice that they could face penalties for enabling anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanction (BDS) groups to raise money throu...

April 6, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Exclusive: New York politician’s anti-BDS law would penalize German, Austrian banks

A prominent Democratic New York state assemblyman, who introduced an anti-Boycott Israel bill in the state legislature, urged on Tuesday a group of German and Austrian banks based in NYC to termi...

April 6, 2016 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Exclusive: New York politician’s anti-BDS law would penalize German, Austrian banks

A prominent Democratic New York state assemblyman, who introduced an anti-Boycott Israel bill in the state legislature, urged on Tuesday a group of German and Austrian banks based in NYC to termi...