BDS Movement
News about economic and academic attacks against the Jewish state
“Resolutions like this one send an important message to the campus community and beyond,” said Max Samarov, executive director of research and campus strategy at StandWithUs.
Earlier on Monday, Israel’s Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin, who met with a delegation of officials from the online hospitality service in Jerusalem, claimed that the company would not enact a ban.
The University of California became the first institution of higher education to issue a condemnation against faculty support for BDS in the aftermath of cases at the University of Michigan and Pitzer College.
The group has visited almost 70 campuses in the United States over the past year, making inroads against false information spread about the Jewish state.
“Let’s make South Florida a shining light and beacon of truth, good and love prevailing over hatred, evil and hypocrisy throughout the world,” exclaimed Surfside Vice Mayor Daniel Gielchinsky.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has stated that Airbnb’s move has “no place” in the marketplace; multiple lawsuits are being filed in the United States and Israel; and Israel has called out Airbnb, chastising the company for a policy it says is anti-Semitic.
The final tally, which was conducted by a secret ballot, was 35 votes in favor, 14 against and 14 abstentions. The BDS measure was backed by 51 campus groups and 34 faculty members.
“It is disturbing that the International Socialist Organization, an off-campus group, was heavily involved in this campaign,” said Ron Krudo, executive director of campus affairs for StandWithUs.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is looking to insert into the upcoming must-pass spending legislation this month his proposed measure that would require the Department of Education to adopt the State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism in evaluating incidents on college campuses and at other educational institutions.
This year’s program focused on strengthening the rule of law, advancing economic freedom and free trade, and featuring contributions from the fields of innovation and technology that benefit individuals around the world.
The Vermont State Police and the Northampton Police Department in Massachusetts have canceled their scheduled trips to the Jewish state for a training program, called Resilience and Counter-Terrorism, days before it was supposed to commence.
The move came in response to recent actions by faculty at the University of Michigan and Pitzer College against the Jewish state.
