343 UK scholars pledge boycott of Israeli universities The signers, whom critics dismissed as insignificant and misguided, cited “Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land.”
French high court confirms BDS activists’ discrimination convictions The Court of Cassation’s ruling imposes $14,500 in fines on 12 anti-Israel protesters from the country’s east.
Swiss pharmaceutical company ups investment in Israeli biotech firm Novartis puts extra $15m into Gamida Cell, which performs stem cell research on how to beat cancer.