BDS Repackages Israel-Only Sanctions for Local Government

A New Zealand council was told an Israel-focused procurement rule was not a boycott; after passage, its sponsor celebrated it as a step toward BDS. The episode exposes how Israel-only sanctions are being repackaged for local government adoption.

Also tracking: OpenAI says an Iranian operation used at least seven fake journalist personas to place anti-U.S. and anti-Israel material, while a separate global campaign coordinated 322 anti-Israel events across three days.

In the wire: Michigan Jewish Democrats describe a breaking point over Abdul El-Sayed's Israel positions, overt Hamas support appears at European rallies, and Israel identifies new threats along the Lebanon border.