Pretty wild for a foreign government to say out loud...

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[–]YoMamma 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Yep, read about AIPAC's and Republicans' violation of the 1st Amendment here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Anti-Boycott_Act

In 2019, Senator Marco Rubio, who cosponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, introduced the Combating BDS Act, cosponsored by Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colorado), Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), and Senator Roy Blunt (R-Missouri). The bill is meant to enable states to pass anti-boycott legislation with federal blessing.

Also, the ACLU is the most vocal organization against this violation: https://www.aclu.org/documents/aclu-letter-senate-opposing-israel-anti-boycott-act

And here are other protests:

In late 2018, attempts were made from both sides of the aisle to include the bill in the appropriations bill. The attempts were criticized by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Dianne Feinstein (D-California) who stated:

We believe including this bill would violate the spirit of cooperation and commitment that Senate appropriators have made to oppose controversial riders on appropriations bills, ... While we do not support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, we remain resolved to our constitutional oath to defend the right of every American to express their views peacefully without fear of or actual punishment by the government . . . .

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who originally co-sponsored the bill, withdrew her support from it in 2017, citing concerns over free speech. She stated that she remained opposed to the BDS movement. The pro-Israeli lobby group AIPAC criticized her change of heart.

[–]SoCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The anti-BDS stuff is pretty generally bi-partisan. It has been going on for a very long time.

In my state of Illinois, it was pushed by Dems, (Sen. Ira Silverstein (D) and Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D) in 2015), but it was signed by Governor Rauner. He was a Republican by title only, but really just a corrupt Chicago area liberal.

[–]YoMamma 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yes indeed.

What a coincidence that some of the politicians purchased by AIPAC are among the most influential Republicans who sponsor pro-Israel bills.

[–]SoCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I was pointing out the gaggle of Democrats, purchased by the Chicago Jewish group, whom pushed the anti-boycott bill with their secretly-Democrat governor

[–]YoMamma 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'll bet Chicago and Detroit Democrats know where Jimmy Hoffa was dumped, so annoyed they were when Nixon cummuted Hoffa's sentence. Surprises no one that they've been in AIPAC's pockets for decades.