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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.”
“This wasn’t about changing American police policies, but about coarsening and brutalizing the discourse around Israel and Jews through the exploitation of black suffering,” said Dexter Van Zile, an analyst at CAMERA.
The irony of Al Sharpton, who has a history of hate speech against Jews, calling out media giants for the same thing was not lost on Jewish organizations.
The demonstrations are being organized by groups such as Al-Awda, American Muslims for Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace.
“The United States is watching this closely,” a spokesperson told JNS.
Yehoshua Bedrick, director of policy at EdChoice, told JNS that the decision is “a major victory for religious liberty and for families seeking to provide their children with an education in accordance with their religious tradition and values.”
The Simon Wiesenthal Center and Americans Against Anti-Semitism slammed the outlet for considering someone as divisive as Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, known for anti-Semitic and hate speech.
“Pakistan’s courts have just shown that murderous anti-Semitism is acceptable in mainstream Pakistani law and society,” said CAMERA communications director Jonah Cohen.
After defeating the controversial Steve King in a GOP primary on June 2, state Sen. Randy Feenstra wants to get back to basics and show voters what an effective conservative leader looks like.