{"id":275,"date":"2022-10-17T18:56:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T18:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clients.elainemichele.com\/SPC2022\/?post_type=justiceforpalestine&p=275"},"modified":"2022-10-29T00:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T00:23:14","slug":"bds","status":"publish","type":"justiceforpalestine","link":"https:\/\/clients.elainemichele.com\/SPC2022\/justice-for-palestine\/committee\/campaigns\/bds\/","title":{"rendered":"Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2005, Palestinian civil society initiated the the global movement for a campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it complies with international law and Palestinian rights. BDS is a strategy that allows people of conscience around the world to play an effective role in support of the Palestinian struggle for justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent months, a series of bills and resolutions have been introduced, and in some cases passed, by Congress and state legislatures that have as their goal the suppression of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement here in the US and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among other things, these bills would: cut off state funding<\/a> to educational institutions that support the academic boycott of Israeli universities; punish<\/a> foreign companies, particularly Europeans ones, that abide by BDS by divesting state holdings; and force American companies, non-profits and individuals to certify that they do not support BDS in order to be eligible for government contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These efforts, which are being spearheaded<\/a> by Israel lobby groups like AIPAC, follow previous attempts to use legal means to suppress BDS in the US<\/a>, in particular on college campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take Action<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Call NY Governor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On June 5, 2016,  NY Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an Executive Order that will create a blacklist of groups and businesses that advocate for a boycott of Israel. The New York State legislature had failed to pass anti-boycott bills largely part because of questions of constitutionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call Governor Cuomo <\/strong>and urge his office to to REPEAL the unconstitutional Executive Order punishing support for the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) to achieve freedom for Palestinians and protest Israeli human rights abuses. Governor Cuomo: (518) 474-8390 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact Your Assembly Member<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Contact your Assembly member today to oppose bills the penalize boycotts for human rights. Urge your state legislators to OPPOSE any legislation that curtails our freedom to boycott.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNY Assemblymembers 
<\/strong>Pamela Hunter: 518-455-5383<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Magnarelli: 518-455-4826<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Stripe: 518-455-4505<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Write A Letter to the Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Write a Letter to the Editor of our local paper in response to this article<\/a> about Governor Cuomo’s executive order, which will put institutions and companies that engage in BDS on a blacklist. Letters should be aprox 200 words or less and submitted to letters@syracuse.com<\/a>  Talking points can include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n