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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.”
With Justin Trudeau re-elected prime minister of Canada, the fight against anti-Semitism and BDS is expected to continue, as the country looks inward to more pressing domestic issues.
The National Students for Justice in Palestine is holding its conference from Nov. 1-3 at the University of Minnesota.
That could violate the Clery Act of 1990, which requires colleges that receive federal funding to report crimes on or adjacent to campus.
The United States has repeatedly expressed concerns with Israel over Chinese investments in the Jewish state, such as the Haifa port.
The tally of the resolution, which recognizes the 1915 Turkish massacre of 1.5 million Armenians, was 405-11. The tally of the sanctions bill was 403-16.
The Vermont senator also declared that the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been “racist.”
“I would keep the embassy in Jerusalem, although I think the terms of that should have been part of the negotiated two-state solution even though Jerusalem has always been the capital of Israel,” said Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.).
He stressed a two-state solution and the hope of working with a government not led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose policies he criticized in his remarks.