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We, some of us at least, from Urbana-Champaign, should inform Carol Ammons of our disappointment, disillusion and anger at her cowardly no-vote. As to Scott Bennett, I never knew much about him, so how could I be disappointed? We should demand explanations,
although my guess is that there are money issues involved from donors.
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<div class="">On May 18, 2015, at 9:07 PM, Carl G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss <<a href="mailto:peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net" class="">peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a>> wrote:</div>
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Both Rep. Carol Ammons (103) and Sen. Scott Bennett (52) were recorded as “not voting” as this measure passed in both houses!
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<div class="">On May 18, 2015, at 8:52 PM, David Green via Peace-discuss <<a href="mailto:peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net" class="">peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2365" dir="ltr" class=""><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2293" href="http://mondoweiss.net/2015/05/congress-legislatures-against" class="">http://mondoweiss.net/2015/05/congress-legislatures-against</a></div>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2289" class="">The Illinois measure on state pensions, which has passed the state Senate, is now being debated in the House. This measure, like the Congressional one, is a law with some teeth. The legislation requires pension
funds to stop investing money in foreign companies that have boycotted Israel.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2290" class="">In a statement, <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2370" href="http://palestinelegalsupport.org/2015/05/14/final-action-alert-stop-anti-bds-legislation-in-illinois-house/" class="">
<font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2369" color="#0066cc" class="">Palestine Solidarity Legal Support said</font></a> that the bill forces “pension fund administrators to blacklist companies that boycott Israel or businesses that operate in ‘territories under
the control of Israel.’ Illinois should not be shielding Israel from boycotts protesting human rights abuses and settlements, which are illegal under international law in what is considered occupied territory by the U.S. government.”</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2261" class="">Dima Khalidi, the director of <a href="http://palestinelegalsupport.org/2015/05/14/final-action-alert-stop-anti-bds-legislation-in-illinois-house/" class=""><font color="#0066cc" class="">Palestine Solidarity
Legal Support</font></a>, told me in an e-mail that one of the dangers of the Illinois bill is that it would have a “chilling” effect “not only on companies that would consider making ethical business decisions, but also on people who advocate for such decisions.
When the state takes a policy position such as this, it is telling people what the state believes is acceptable discourse and political activity, thereby dissuading viewpoints that are contrary to that.”</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2326" class="">These efforts are looking to be more successful than the previous wave of anti-boycott bills that were debated after the American Studies Association
<a href="http://www.theasa.net/american_studies_association_resolution_on_academic_boycott_of_israel" class="">
<font color="#0066cc" class="">voted to boycott Israel in late 2013</font></a>. Many of those bills did not get support from pro-Israel lobby groups because of concerns over academic freedom and free speech, though. This crop of legislation has garnered more
support from traditional bastions of pro-Israel advocacy.</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2329" class="">After an Illinois committee passed the anti-BDS bill, the Jewish <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2328" href="http://www.bnaibrith.org/press-releases/bnai-brith-commends-anti-bds-bills-passage-by-illinois-house-executive-committee-calls-for-full-passage-by-state-house-of-representatives" class=""><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432000146380_2327" color="#0066cc" class="">group
B’nai Brith International applauded the state representatives in a statement</font></a> for “taking such a strong stance against a movement rooted in anti-Semitism that ultimately impedes the peace process by opposing constructive dialogue between Israel and
Palestinians.”</div>
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Congress and state legislatures are on the warpath against BDS</a>
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