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“A Yang administration will push back against the BDS movement, which singles out Israel for unfair economic punishment,” Yang wrote in an op-ed for Advertisement Hide
BDS is a Palestinian-led movement launched in 2005 and inspired by the South African anti-apartheid movement. The movement calls for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions as a form of non-violent pressure on Israel until its three demands are met: end of Israel’s “occupation and colonization of all Arab lands” and dismantling of the wall separating Israel and the West Bank, full equality of Arab-Palestinian citizens, and the right for Palestinian refugees to return to their homes in Israel.
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The court accepted the defendants’ claim that their action on Matisyahu was protected by freedom of expression and that their intention was not to discriminate against Matisyahu because he is Jewish but to protest Israel’s policies.
Matisyahu had been invited to perform at the Rototom music festival in 2015. But a campaign prompted the organizers to demand that Matisyahu, who is not an Israeli citizen but has performed in Israel and at an AIPAC junket, make the declaration on Palestinian statehood if he wishes to perform. The activists were part of the campaign and Matisyahu was the only performer asked to make statements about the subject.
Jan. 12, 2021
In a Jan. 9 post to Instagram, comedian Sarah Silverman made clear her position on the BDS movement: She is “down with it,” so long as it is protesting Israel’s government and its support of the occupation, and not Israelis themselves.
“It’s not antisemitism to criticize a government,” Silverman said. “I’m fine with BDS as long as it’s clear that you’re boycotting a government, and not a people. When that line gets muddy that’s when it’s a little scary as a Jew.”
The comments diverge from Silverman’s sister, Rabbi Susan Silverman, who is politically active in Israel and has her own public stance on the BDS movement.