Posted on 03/04/2016 5:36:43 AM PST by Olog-hai
The Indiana Senate near-unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday banning state funds from investing in entities that support the anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
The BDS movement, which aims to demonize, delegitimize, isolate and ultimately destroy the Jewish State has begun to appear in Indiana, especially on college campuses. [...]
BDS promotes intimidation, fear and violence across campuses in Indiana according to the bill, and is "unethical and deeply damaging to the cause of peace, justice, equality democracy and human rights for all people in the Middle East." ...
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Good! It’s time to boldly call out anti-semitism when it’s found. I hope some day people start calling out racism against whites whenever it’s found too, just like racism against blacks has no problems being called out.
Front page of the IndyStar today!
After a few corporations speak up and declare this a “hate” measure, Indiana will cave - perhaps even to the point of supporting a nuclear attack on the Jewish state. Think not? Remember “religious liberty.”
I already saw what Pence did in the face of Tim Cook’s hissy fit. So I don’t expect him to stand firm on anything.
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