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<p><span style="font-size:14px">Urge your reps to join ACLU & MoveOn in opposing S.720 & H.R.1697.</span><br>
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<p>The <b>ACLU</b> has written to Congress urging opposition to pending bills that seek to <b>criminalize</b> advocacy of boycotts against Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The ACLU warned that proponents of the bills are "seeking additional co-sponsors," and explained that the bills would <b>"punish individuals for no reason other than their political beliefs."</b> [1] <br>
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<b>MoveOn</b> has joined the ACLU's opposition to the bills. "Regardless how you feel about BDS, <b>Congress must reject action to criminalize free speech</b> and peaceful protest. The <b>Democrats in House and Senate must say no to H.R. 1697/S. 720</b>," MoveOn said. “Free speech and peaceful protest are integral to democracy." [2]<br>
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S.720 & H.R.1697 would <b>erase the distinction in U.S. law</b> between Israel and Israeli settlements in the West Bank and <b>make it illegal</b> for U.S. companies to boycott or otherwise discriminate against Israeli settlements in the West Bank based on calls by the United Nations or the European Union. [3] <br>
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<b>Urge your Senators & Representative to join the ACLU & MoveOn in opposing these unconstitutional bills by <a href="http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yw8D3QXRevOFNL6LdjMqYOlHoQsflfAv" target="_blank">signing our petition</a>.</b> <br>
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Thanks for all you do to help make U.S. foreign policy more just,<br>
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Robert Naiman, Avram Reisman, and Sarah Burns<br>
Just Foreign Policy<br>
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<p>References:<br>
1. <a href="https://theintercept.com/2017/07/19/u-s-lawmakers-seek-to-criminally-outlaw-support-for-boycott-campaign-against-israel/" target="_blank">https://theintercept.com/2017/<wbr>07/19/u-s-lawmakers-seek-to-cr<wbr>iminally-outlaw-support-for-bo<wbr>ycott-campaign-against-israel/</a><br>
2. <a href="http://forward.com/fast-forward/377452/moveonorg-calls-on-progressives-to-kill-anti-bds-bill/" target="_blank">http://forward.com/fast-forwar<wbr>d/377452/moveonorg-calls-on-<wbr>progressives-to-kill-anti-bds-<wbr>bill/</a> <br>
3. <a href="https://peacenow.org/WP/wp-content/uploads/pending-BDS-Conflation-bills-in-Congress.pdf" target="_blank">https://peacenow.org/WP/wp-con<wbr>tent/uploads/pending-BDS-Confl<wbr>ation-bills-in-Congress.pdf</a></p>
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