New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued the first-ever executive order
forcing state agencies to divest from any organizations aligned with
the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. BDS
is an international campaign to pressure Israel to comply with
international law and respect Palestinian rights. However, its opponents
say BDS is a thinly disguised anti-Semitic
attempt to debilitate or even destroy Israel. Cuomo’s executive order
forces state officials to make a list of businesses and groups who are
engaged in activities targeting Israel.
Democracy Now speaks to Rebecca Vilkomerson,
executive director of Jewish Voice for Peace, and Robert Freedman, a
visiting professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University and
the former president of Baltimore Hebrew University.
Click here for video.
Source: Democracy Now!
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