AJC commends South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for signing an executive order prohibiting state offices from doing business with companies that boycott Israel.
South Dakota is 28th
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Book Award Withdrawn
Kamila Shamsie’s book award withdrawn over her part in Israel boycott
Kamila Shamsieâs book award withdrawn over her part in Israel boycott
Nelly Sachs prize was given to Shamsie this month, but its German jury has reversed decision because of the novelist’s pro-Palestinian activism
Kentucky is 26th state to pass unconstitutional law
26 states now favor Israel over free speech.
Gov. Mark Bevin signed anti-BDS law, pro-Israel supporters praised it.
Stark and Hoenlein state “We look forward to the remaining 24 states rejecting the pernicious BDS campaign in the days ahead.”
Source: www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Kentucky-becomes-26th-US-state-to-pass-anti-BDS-law-600585
Is BDS Anti-semitic? A NYT analysis
In a matter of months, a campaign to boycott Israel has moved from the margins of politics — liberal college campuses and protest marches — to Congress, where the freshman Representatives Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan have become its most vocal backers, drawing fire from the White House.
On Tuesday, the House overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning the campaign, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. With its adherents prominent in the British Labour Party and critics fighting it in Washington and dozens of state capitals, B.D.S. has become a proxy for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the United States and Europe, with all the emotion the conflict stirs.
The movement’s supporters are routinely accused of anti-Semitism. Opponents are accused of trampling on free speech. Yet B.D.S. is often misunderstood and misrepresented by people on both sides. Is it a legitimate, nonviolent protest to protect the rights of Palestinians, or a movement that aims to eliminate Israel and traffics in anti-Semitism?
Here are answers to some of the most difficult questions….
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/world/middleeast/bds-israel-boycott-antisemitic.html
Human Rights Watch on Anti-BDS Laws
They took the side of Goldstone agains Israel, and we had to kick their president out of Israel, now they have the audacity to claim free speech on boycotts is a human right? We don’t think so.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/23/us-states-use-anti-boycott-laws-punish-responsible-businesses
How can CAIR be more American than Israel Lobbyists?
“(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/25/19) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today welcomed this afternoon’s landmark victory in CAIR’s First Amendment lawsuit on behalf of Bahia Amawi, the Texas speech language pathologist who lost her job because she refused to sign a “No Boycott of Israel” clause…”
Maryland Executive Order Lawsuit
Maryland man sues Hogan, Frosh for executive order forbidding contracts with those who boycott Israel
Maryland man sues Hogan, Frosh for executive order forbidding contracts with those who boycott Israel
A former Maryland state representative has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Governor Larry Hogan and Attorney General Brian Frosh, taking aim at a controversial executive order denying contracts to businesses that boycott Israel.
Source: www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-first-amendment-lawsuit-20190109-story.html
First Senate bill of 2019 aims to protect Israel from boycott
Rubio wants to protect state anti-BDS laws from federal challenges.
America’s last? First Senate bill of 2019 aims to protect Israel from boycott, report reveals
With the start of the 2019 legislative session, one might hope the US Senate would prioritize ending the two-week government shutdown. Instead, the Senate’s first bill of the year reportedly aims to protect Israel from boycotts.
Students for BDS? Just Shut Up!
Our Communal Leadership offensive against our own college kids.
When Jewish Leaders Decide To Harass College Kids — To ‘Support’ Israel
Why did Jewish leaders decide to start attacking college students in the middle of 2015?
Source: forward.com/news/israel/416569/why-did-jewish-leaders-think-they-should-target-college-kids-to-help/
Texas does it again. Last time it was for hurricane aid…
Why shouldn’t American teachers sign a loyalty pledge to Israel?
Anti-BDS Laws Challenged as Unconstitutional After Speech Pathologist Loses Job at Texas School for Refusing to Sign Pro-Israel Pledge
Anti-BDS Laws Challenged as Unconstitutional After Speech Pathologist Loses Job at Texas School for Refusing to Sign Pro-Israel Pledge
The case has cast a spotlight on all states with “laws that subordinate Americans’ free-speech rights to Israel’s ‘right’ to continue the occupation without criticism or consequence.”