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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.”
They signed an open letter organized by the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) to applaud Lee Bollinger’s “forceful and unequivocal declaration against bigotry and prejudice, which are intolerable, as he said, when directed against any group, especially within a university.”
In the Democratic race, Marie Newman won against Rep. Dan Lipinski, 47.1 percent to 44.8 percent, while Arthur Jones came in last in the three-way Republican contest with only 10 percent of the vote.
It’s about “a dedication to the poor, to peace, to freedom, science, argument and thought,” he says.
“The fact remains that the folks at ViacomCBS thought that a woman who lauded an anti-Semite like Louis Farrakhan is a symbol of ‘inclusion,’ ” said Dexter Van Zile, a researcher at CAMERA.
The official description of Palestinians residing in eastern Jerusalem is now “Arab residents” or “non-Israeli citizens,” instead of “Palestinian residents,” in the department’s annual global human-rights report.
“Her tee shirt shows her support for wiping Israel, and it’s nearly 7 million Jews, off the face of the earth. Her anti-Semitism knows no bounds,” said Republican Jewish Coalition spokesperson Neil Strauss.
Phillip Agnew (now Umi Selah) has participated in trips to the disputed territories led by Ahmad Abuznaid, a supporter of the U.S.-designated terrorist group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, to “build real relationships with those on the ground leading the fight for liberation.”
David Weltman didn’t take the stand during the three-day trial, saying that it was his, and not his attorney’s, decision to not testify.