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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.”
The governor tweeted that “there were quite a number of people protesting by carrying signs filled with hate. I’ll defend to the death their right to be wrong and to say it out loud. But if you look at the facts, the experts are trying to protect them.”
“The post I shared on Facebook was actually from a friend who is Jewish,” said Pamela Hornberger (R-Chesterfield). “Today, when I was made aware of the controversy, I immediately deleted the post.”
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s embrace of J Street’s endorsement comes at a time when many are concerned about the erosion of support for Israel within the Democratic Party, especially with far-left Democrats like Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) openly endorsing the BDS movement.
“We cannot allow the Islamic Republic to purchase conventional weapons in six months,” said the U.S. Secretary of State.
Nonetheless, said Nathan Diament, the Orthodox Union’s executive director for public policy, “nonprofits across the United States are facing unprecedented financial challenges and need more help.”
“Why on earth would campus administrators see fit to award this group after it has failed time and again to advance the core values of the university: dialogue, open inquiry and civil discourse on contentious issues?” asked Academic Engagement Network executive director Miriam Elman.
He was the sole Republican vote against the overwhelmingly passed July 2019 resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement and voted against the Never Again Education Act in January that seeks to expand Holocaust education in America.
Roughly half of those surveyed said they were worried that a person wearing a yarmulke or other display of Judaism would be physically assaulted or verbally harassed in public.