Second UK university cuts ties with Nat'l Union of Students after ‘anti-Semitic’ chair elected
[IsraelTimes] Newcastle student leader says members feel national union ‘no longer represents their views, does not prioritize correctly’
US university heads oppose academic boycott of Israel
[Ynet] Israeli academic leaders have successfully recruited US university presidents to oppose the American Anthropological Association's proposed boycott of Israel, on which the organization's members are currently voting
Giant Austrian bank shuts down BDS account
[Jpost] One of Austria’s largest companies – the Erste Group – closed a bank account held by BDS Austria. The Jerusalem Post investigative series on the shadowy world of Israel-boycott funding and terrorism finance transactions revealed the Erste Group bank account with BDS Austria in late March.
This is the second instance in which a European BDS bank account was closed due to stepped up measures to stop illicit or unsavory transactions. In February, the Post reported on the closure of the main German BDS bank account. DAB Bank Munich, owned by the massive French bank BNP Paribas, pulled the plug on an account held by the German BDS campaign.
The Erste Group, along with a host of German, French and Austrian banks, has offices in the US. Robust anti-BDS laws in the US are designed to punish companies that enable or participate in Israel-boycott activities.
At the state level, US legislators tackle BDS head on
[Jpost] Legislatures have introduced anti- BDS bills in 20 states, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, California, Massachusetts, Indiana and Ohio. 
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