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December 14, 2021
State Treasurers Urge Unilever to End Ben & Jerry’s Boycott
A coalition of state treasurers urged Unilever in a December 9 letter to veto Ben & Jerry’s boycott of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The Jack and Gitta Nagel Foundation Donates $5 Million to Cedars-Sinai
The Jack and Gitta Nagel and Family Endowed Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program will be leading a new approach to cardiac training and focus on lung and heart transplantations, heart valve repair and improving hybrid cardiac procedures.
CAIR Defends Zahra Billoo’s Warning of “Zionist Organizations” Being the Enemy
CAIR wrote a lengthy Medium post on December 10 defending Billoo, arguing that she had “encouraged American Muslims to avoid collaborating with any organizations that support the political ideology that the Israeli apartheid government uses to justify dispossessing, occupying, and killing Palestinians.”
CUNY Chancellor Says University “Cannot Participate In or Support BDS Activities”
City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Matos Rodriguez issued a statement on December 10 saying that the university “cannot participate in or support BDS [Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions] activities” in response to a recent pro-BDS resolution.