Ruhrtriennale

May 6, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

50,000 scholar NGO slams ‘antisemitic’ BDS prof., supports German rep.

“For cosmetic and political reasons BDS groups try, albeit unsuccessfully, to draw a distinction between anti-Zionism and antisemitism to soft peddle their racist policies."

September 21, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

EXCLUSIVE: PayPal shuts German NGO account with links to Palestinian terrorists

The US online payment service PayPal has closed the account of the Germany-based NGO International Alliance – an organization that sympathizes with the Popular Front for the Liberation of P...

September 20, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German state parliament bans BDS while anti-Israel bank defies resolution

The parliament of Germany’s most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia slammed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign targeting the Jewish state as ...

September 12, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Governor Opens Israel Office, Refuses to Ban Hezbollah, Iran Trade

Armin Laschet, the powerful governor of the largest German state North ...

September 6, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Festival Kicks Out Pro-BDS Musician Brian Eno

The Electricity Conference in the city of Düsseldorf disinvited the anti-Israel British musician and producer Brian Eno on Tuesday from its slated October event because of his advocacy of th...

September 6, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

German Bank Shuts Account of Group Sympathetic to Palestinian Terrorists

The German bank Sparkasse last week closed the account of the International Alliance – an organization that  sympathizes with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) t...

August 20, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

BDS Activists Shut Down Berlin Festival Event Due to Israeli Sponsorship

Anti-Israel activists in Berlin lashed out at a podium discussion at the Pop Cultural festival opening on Thursday, disrupting the panel conversation because the Jewish state provided a small don...

August 8, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German governor boycotts anti-Israel music festival affiliated with BDS

Armin Laschet, the governor of Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, announced on Tuesday that he will not attend the Ruhrtriennale arts and music festival because it has n...

August 6, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Israel blasts German festival for mainstreaming anti-Israel BDS

The Israeli Embassy in Berlin on Thursday slammed the German music and cultural Ruhrtriennale festival for providing a platform to negate the existence of the Jewish state. “We wil...

July 11, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Calls for German Festival director to resign over BDS support

The artistic director of a music festival in the west German city of Bochum is facing growing pressure to resign because of her intense defense of a boycott campaign targeting the Jewish state....

June 27, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Frankfurt Deputy Mayor Declares Bands that Support BDS are not Welcome

Uwe Becker, the deputy mayor and city treasurer for Frankfurt, announced on Tuesday that artists who support the boycott campaign targeting the Jewish state are not welcome in...

June 19, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Munich Mayor Accuses Roger Waters of Antisemitism, Sparking Legal Action

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter slammed Roger Waters, co-founder of the British band Pink Floyd, for his stoking of antisemitism against Israel, triggering an angry reaction from the singer on Friday....

June 11, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Music Festival Demands Band Young Fathers Reject BDS

The music and arts festival Ruhrtriennale has called on the Scottish band Young Fathers to withdraw its support for the boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) campaign targeting Israel ahead of the...