What does it actually mean to boycott Israel in 2026? For a movement dedicated to isolating the Jewish state, BDS faces a growing problem: Israel has become one of the world’s leading centers of innovation, helping power everything from cybersecurity and medicine to the technology millions rely on every day.

From student government resolutions and campus demonstrations to social media campaigns and political races, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, known as BDS, has positioned itself as a moral cause for a new generation.