Dear Neil,
Have you heard about the massive pushback against the Fast-Track legislation? Some Congressional Representatives are trying to pass a bill to ram through huge trade deals -- without giving the American public a chance to read them.
Labor, green and pro-democracy groups are mobilizing to fight the secretive legislation because it threatens nearly everything we care about -- including our right to protest Israel’s human rights violations.
Under the radar, AIPAC has placed an amendment that makes it official U.S. policy to punish countries that support the call to boycott Israel.
Unless we act now, Fast-Track legislation could cause real damage to the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement to get Israel to abide by the law.
That’s not all, Neil. This amendment also blurs the distinction between Israel’s illegal settlements and Israel proper. It’s a brazen attempt to pretend the Green Line simply isn’t there.
Maybe we should be flattered. Shoving this amendment inside a huge trade bill shows that defenders of Israel’s policies are running scared of the growing movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions.
We’re standing with labor unions, green groups and others who oppose this legislation because it threatens jobs, the environment and democracy itself -- and because it was written behind closed doors with literally hundreds of private lobbyists, including AIPAC.
We’re not going to back down. I hope you won’t either.
In solidarity,
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Rabbi Joseph Berman
Federal Policy Organizer
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P.S. I'll be honest with you - this bill may well pass. But even if it does, the BDS movement to make Israel accountable to the law isn’t going anywhere. Passage could be a setback, but we will continue to fight it and the movement will continue to grow.
Ziehier Yoeri Albrecht, die door een jonge journalist van het mediakanaal Left Laser betrapt werd tijdens een privé-onderonsje met twee ...
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