
Bill to Reject Israel Discrimination Opposed by Shmendriks In Jewish Caucus
California businesses are increasingly being pushed to participate in economic boycotts of anything to do with Israel. The insidious, growing “boycott, divestment and sanctions” movement absurdly claims that Israel practices apartheid.
Followers of the BDS movement paint Israel as vicious and evil, and say it should be discarded from American investments.
The BDS movement even calls for universities to divest from companies associated with Israel, and has perpetuated the growing anti-Semitism movement lurking on California college campuses. Attacking the State of Israel has become a convenient pretext for the expression of anti-Jewish bigotry.
Since taking shape in 2001, when non-governmental organizations and activists prompted by the Palestinian Authority hijacked a United Nations conference on racism, the BDS movement has sought to convince others to attack Israel and its partners through economic, political and cultural means.
Assemblyman Travis Allen, R-Huntington Beach, introduced… Read More