July 23rd, 20190WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House passed legislation opposing the global boycott movement against Israel on Tuesday, by a wide margin of 398-17.
Of those who opposed it, 16 were Democrats, including freshmen Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), who are both vocal supporters of the BDS movement.
The bill was...
March 7th, 20190WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House overwhelmingly passed a large-scale resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry on Thursday, including anti-Muslim statements and “White supremacist attitudes,” according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The final vote was 407-23, with all “no” votes coming from Republicans and Iowa Republican...
February 8th, 20190On Tuesday, the Senate passed S.1, the "Middle East bill" that included the “Combating BDS Act of 2019”, a measure that encourages state and local governments to enact legislation that bars state agencies from contracting with individuals or companies who support boycotts of Israel, more commonly known as the Boycott, Divestment and...
February 8th, 20190DEARBORN — Democratic senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow have long been considered as close friends of the Arab American community, but their decisions this week to vote in favor of the highly controversial Combating BDS bill have one community leader calling for an end to community relations.
“Unless we have a clear...
January 18th, 20190WASHINGTON, D.C. – The boycott, divestment and sanctions movement has apparently shaken enough trees in the Zionist-Israeli avenue to provoke a local reaction in the Senate, where Republicans are trying to pass a bill making the movement illegal.
Two Republican Senators, Marco Rubio from Florida and James Risch from Idaho,...
January 15th, 20190WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Democrats blocked a pro-Israel bill from reaching the 60-vote threshold needed to end a filibuster and reach the floor.
The vote of 56 in favor and 44 against kept the bill from reaching the senate floor by a margin of four votes.
Michigan Democratic Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters voted against...
December 21st, 20180WASHINGTON — The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) has been gaining steam over the past several years as activists worldwide have sought to put pressure on an Israeli government that has continuously acted with impunity against Palestinians in occupied territories.
But a pending bill titled the Israel Anti-Boycott Act...
