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Boycott HP - Cambridge City Council

Testify for BDS and de-Policing at Cambridge City Council meeting

May 24, 2021 Cole Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action’s partners at BDS Boston are mobilizing for a very important Cambridge City Council hearing for Palestine solidarity. On Monday May 24th, the Cambridge city council will hold a historic vote on Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) of Israeli apartheid Policy order #109. This policy order calls upon the Cambridge City Manager […]

Weaponizing Anti-Semitism

Weaponizing Anti-Semitism: IHRA and the End of the Palestine Exception

April 6, 2021 Cole Harrison

Register to join on Zoom: https://bit.ly/noihraevent Facebook Live: https://facebook.com/usacbi Join the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel for an informative webinar on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) “working definition” of anti-Semitism and its use by pro-Israeli apartheid organizations to attempt to […]

Spilka Letter on Israel Trip
Palestine/Israel

Massachusetts Peace Action demands that Massachusetts Senators refuse to take lobbyist funded trip to Israel

November 4, 2019 Cole Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action members asked Senate President Karen Spilka to cancel her plans to lead a trip to Israel this December, in a letter released today and delivered to Spilka’s office last week.  The trip, which Spilka has encouraged Senate colleagues to participate in, is […]

Legislation and Policy

Increasing U.S. Economic and Military Support of Israel and Curbing the Right to Boycott

March 15, 2019 Audrey Holt

Increasing U.S. Economic and Military Support of Israel and Curbing the Right to Boycott S.1 (Rubio (R-FL)). Cosponsors: Total : 12.   Passed the Senate Feb. 5, 2019, 77-23; both Massachusetts Senators voted No. H.R.336 (McCaul (R-TX)) Cosponsors: Total: 25 This legislation would continue U.S. military […]

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Call Congress Today to Block the New Amended Federal “Israel Anti-Boycott Act”

July 12, 2018 Michelle Cunha

TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE: DON’T UNDERMINE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF ANOTHER COUNTRY! On June 28 the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced and passed a brand new version of the federal Israel Anti-Boycott Act, HR 1697. This new bill (sometimes referred to […]

Anti-BDS Bill Hearing, July 18, 2017
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Palestinian BDS Call is Rooted in Human Rights Law

July 21, 2017 Andrea Burns

Testimony presented at hearing on Anti-BDS Legislation, S.1689/H.1685, July 18, 2017 Thank you to the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight for holding this hearing. Thank you in particular to Committee Chairs Jennifer Benson and Walter Timilty. My name is Andrea Burns and […]

Anti-BDS Bill Hearing, July 18, 2017
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BDS isn’t anti-Semitic; it tries to change Israeli behavior

July 20, 2017 Eva Moseley

Testimony presented at hearing on Anti-BDS Legislation, S.1689/H.1685, July 18, 2017 My name is Eva Moseley and I oppose An Act to Prevent Discrimination in State Contracting because it aims to suppress criticism of Israel by those engaged in BDS.  I oppose it as an […]

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