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BDS is on the ballot in Illinois, sort of
Activists say the measures are symbolic, while Jewish groups plan opposition to a law that bars Illinois from investing in boycotting companies.
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BDS is on the ballot in Illinois, sort of
(JTA) — On a recent weeknight, a local Jewish federation official met with a small group of Jews in suburban Chicago for an election organizing event. Leaders of the group preemptively barred journalists, and anyone they deemed could be a journalist, from entry on Zoom. Chicago Jewish leaders were quietly organizing an effort with big...
BDS is on the ballot in Illinois, sort of – Jewish Telegraphic Agency – Wirepoints
Statewide, handful of municipalities are voting on measures pushing for the state to scrap its law penalizing companies that boycott Israel. “Illinois, which was really a laboratory for creating anti-BDS state laws years back, inevitably has become a site for backlash,” said James Loeffler, a Jewish historian at Johns Hopkins University.
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