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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.”
“I’ve been called a genocide supporter, a white supremacist and harassed; all for being publicly Jewish. And all of this in front of the administration—who did nothing,” said student Ian Katsnelson.
Whether it’s four more years led by Donald Trump or a new government under Joe Biden, the president will likely have to deal with continued instability within the Palestinian leadership.
The Oct. 23 event, “We Will Not Be Silenced: The Case of Khaled and Solidarity from Hawaii to Palestine,” will take place via Zoom.
In an exclusive interview, U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism discusses the “raw hate” against Jews on social media and his causes for optimism.
Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr at a panel discussion on anti-Semitism in New York City on Sept. 10, 2019. Photo by Rhonda Hodas Hack.
Carr criticizes Cuomo for coronavirus restrictions targeting Orthodox Jews
New York’s governor and mayor could have handled the situation far better with communities wanting to “worship and attend funerals.”
Facebook and TikTok, however, each sent a senior representative in the same week that Facebook also banned Holocaust denial on its platform.
The expiration of the embargo comes after United States enacted U.N. snapback sanctions on the regime in August, a move that included extending it indefinitely.
“[Trump] enabled federal agencies to combat anti-Semitism as a hate crime. He has fought anti-Semitism on college campuses. The president also signed the 2017 JUST Act and the Never Again Education Act, which provides $10 million for education on the Holocaust for our younger generations,” says Boris Epshteyn.