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Ohio Gov. John Kasich signs state anti-BDS law
Jewish Journal
December 20, 2016
Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed into law a bill targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.
Pro-Palestinians disrupt NYC Council hearing on anti-BDS resolution
jacobk
September 8, 2016
Pro-Palestinian activists and members of the Black Lives Matter movement on Thursday continuously disrupted a hearing held by the New York City Council Committee on Contracts on a resolution that condemns the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the state of Israel.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: Fighting BDS ‘consistent with progressive values’
Jewish Journal
August 25, 2016
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that defending Israel from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is “consistent with progressive values.”
California’s Senate passes bill targeting Israel boycotts
Eitan Arom
August 24, 2016
A bill targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) of Israel took a final step towards passage in the California legislature as the state Senate voted 34-1 to approve Assembly Bill 2844 on Aug. 24.
BDS bill headed to California Senate floor next week
Eitan Arom
August 11, 2016
As early as late next week, the California Senate could vote on a bill signaling the California legislature’s disapproval of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, according to Guy Strahl, the legislative director for Assemblyman Richard Bloom of Santa Monica, who wrote the bill.
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