11-6-2017 Wujciak: What is BDS and what do they want? - SunSentinel

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/opinion/fl-jjps-wujciak-1108-20171106-story.html

 

Fortunately, Dickinson dropped its "loyalty" requirement, but the dangers to free speech remain. These bills are part of a campaign to suppress Palestine human rights activism in the U.S. Whatever your views on Israel and Palestine, these bills should be of concern because they threaten the rights of everyone in the U.S. to take collective action to address injustice. Moreover, we should be alarmed that a foreign government, Israel in this case, is lobbying U.S. politicians to restrict our rights. Do we really want to return to the McCarthy-ism of the 50's, with loyalty oaths, witch hunts, and blacklists? Recall that members of the Jewish community suffered disproportionately from these evils…

 

Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

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