A picture of Cho Kuk, a minor third party leader in South Korea, has been edited to falsely portray him holding a banner calling for a boycott of Japanese imports. Posts with the doctored image have circulated in Facebook groups supporting incumbent President Yoon Suk Yeol and went on to say it showed Cho tried […]
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Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu’s address to Congress as many plan to boycott
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago, calling it a slap in the face to then-President Barack Obama as he negotiated a nuclear deal with Iran. With Netanyahu scheduled to address U.S. lawmakers on July 24 and his […]
Warren to boycott Netanyahu speech to Congress
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will not attend a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expected to be delivered next month to a joint meeting of Congress, she told The Hill on Tuesday. “Benjamin Netanyahu has created a humanitarian disaster,” Warren said. “The United States needs to be using its leverage, including restrictions on arm sales, […]
German populist lawmakers stage boycott of Zelensky speech in Berlin
Most German lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the upstart populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) boycotted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech on Tuesday to Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag. Only four of the AfD’s 77 lawmakers turned up in the Bundestag chamber in Berlin ahead of Zelensky’s speech after party leaders told them […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders plans boycott as some Democrats question planned Netanyahu speech to Congress
WASHINGTON— Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., called out top leaders in both parties on Tuesday for welcoming Netanyahu to Congress, excoriating the Israeli prime minister as a “war criminal” amid the ongoing war with Gaza. In an interview with NBC News Tuesday, Sanders lashed out at House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., for inviting Netanyahu to address […]
What’s next for Loblaws, boycott groups, Galen Weston as the face of the company
Boycotters of Loblaw-affiliated stores in Canada plan to extend their shunning of the country’s largest grocery chain indefinitely as the discourse and impacts around the cost of living crisis intensifies. This, after a month-long boycott started on Reddit has yielded at least one major win: The Loblaw-owned No Frills stores plan to eliminate multi-buy discounts, […]
SC event venue draws threats, calls for a boycott over planned drag show. Here’s what to know
KC Chen and Beth Velmer bought a 5,000 square-foot rundown mansion in the heart of Pickens, renovated it and opened a venue for weddings, luncheons and the like. They rocked along for a year and a half, gaining flowing reviews for the house and their hospitality. Then came word last week of a drag show […]
Conservative US judges boycott Columbia grads over campus Gaza protests
By Nate Raymond and Karen Sloan (Reuters) – A group of 13 conservative U.S. federal judges said on Monday that they would not hire law students or undergraduates from Columbia University in response to its handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The judges, all appointees of former U.S. President Donald Trump, called the Manhattan campus an “incubator […]
Israel files complaint with OECD over Turkey’s trade boycott
The Israeli government has filed a complaint against Turkey with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) after Ankara temporarily suspended trade with Israel due to the Gaza war. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat on Friday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan an “anti-Semitic dictator” who is […]
Some urge boycott of Wyoming as rural angst over wolves clashes with cruel scenes of one in a bar
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws that give people wide leeway to kill gray wolves with little oversight. The social media accounts of Wyoming’s tourism agency are being flooded […]
Gay rights group calls for gubernatorial primary vote boycott
LGBT+ pride flags. (Susan J. Demas/Michigan Advance) An Indiana gay rights group on Wednesday called for primary election voters pulling Republican ballots to leave the race for governor blank in an electoral boycott. Indiana Equality dubbed all six Hoosiers running for the GOP nomination “pro-discrimination candidates” in a news release. “If any of these Republican […]
PEN America cancels literary awards after writers’ boycott over Israel-Hamas war
PEN America has cancelled its annual literary awards after dozens of nominated writers withdrew their work in protest over its response to the Israel-Hamas war. The writers organisation, which is dedicated to protecting free expression, said of the 61 authors and translators nominated for a prize, 28 writers chose to withdraw their books from consideration. […]