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Nearly 50 Senators Want To Make It a Felony To Boycott Israel

Posted by M. C. on August 5, 2017

http://original.antiwar.com/Aniqa_Raihan/2017/08/04/nearly-50-senators-want-make-felony-boycott-israel/

The goal is to frighten people from engaging in the completely legal act of living out their values

That should have been the end of it. But now, Americans’ right to boycott is under attack once again – thanks to a vicious anti-boycott bill making its way through the Senate.

In particular, it appears to target the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. BDS is an international movement calling on individuals, institutions, and governments to boycott Israeli products until it ends its occupation of Palestinian lands. The boycott is explicitly nonviolent and is supported by activists, celebrities, faith-based groups, and political and social justice organizations around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

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