Anti-Anti-BDS Action
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
“(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…”
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
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.
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/
Why shouldn’t American teachers sign a loyalty pledge to Israel?
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.”
We can’t boycott settlements, so hey! lets boycott AirBnB!
The state Investment Policy Board’s vote followed Gov. Bruce Rauner’s request last month. He sought a review of Airbnb’s decision to remove 200 participating properties in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Source: www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-airbnb-israel-west-bank-ban-illinois-20181213-story.html
ADL documents obtained by the Forward show that the organization’s own staff believed the laws hurt American Jews.
Source: forward.com/news/416030/revealed-secret-adl-memo-slammed-anti-bds-laws-as-harmful-to-jews/
Just because you’re libertarian, and your father published antisemitic screeds, doesn’t mean you have to block our jewish-sponsored anti-speech legislation, buster.
The Kentucky Republicans stance could hurt his relationship with the president.
Source: www.politico.com/story/2018/11/30/rand-paul-israel-military-aid-congress-senate-1036943
They didn’t run this TIP legislation like they run the Kentucky derby. Lots of Israeli brass is on hand for passing these laws, no registered foreign agents needed!
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed an order to ban contracts with companies that comply with the Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel