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“Anti-BDS legislation is about commercial activities, not about people’s ability to speak,” says the 33-year-old. “People are free to criticize Israel; that is a protected right. But organized boycotting and divestment with the support of state, local or federal government is not acceptable.”
Noman Hussain, imam of ISM Brookfield in Wisconsin, was one of the religious leaders who took part in the “Interfaith Welcome Service.”
With a wide-open field of nine candidates to succeed Democrat Rep. Joe Kennedy, some fear that a split of the pro-Israel/Jewish vote could let a pro-BDS candidate enter Congress.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that there will be “consequences” for members of the U.N. Security Council if they back an extension.
“It’s distressing that it took this long for the platform to crack down on these particular forms of hate when it’s quite obvious they should not have been allowed to proliferate in the first place,” said the ADL.
“The two countries have so much to gain from working together, and this decision could pave the way for greater recognition of Israel throughout the region and increase the prospects of peace,” said Mark Wilf, chair of the board of trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America.
“Turkey must reverse course on this destabilizing action to renew the United States’ confidence in our defense relationship,” according to Michael McCaul (R-Texas).
The expected incoming senator of Tennessee will put his diplomatic experience in Asia to work in the Middle East.
“Candidates should not promote anti-Semitic tropes or associate with white supremacists. This is not the face of Georgia,” said Dov Wilker, director of the American Jewish Committee’s Atlanta branch.