I Live in Arkansas. Why Is My State Telling Me Not to Boycott Israel?
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Re: I Live in Arkansas. Why Is My State Telling Me Not to Boycott Israel?
#52The neocons, who have ties to the Israel lobby, have been running the Republican party for some time, so this is not surprising.
Israel runs both parties...Just look at the Biden Cabinet.
You have it backwards. Israel is a US client state.
"If there were not an Israel, we would have to invent one to make sure our interests were preserved" Joe Biden, 2013
Re: I Live in Arkansas. Why Is My State Telling Me Not to Boycott Israel?
#53Why?
In short, lawmakers are creating numerous anti-BDS laws attempting to defend freedom;-) as long they align with their own ideological positions.
I was actually asked whether "Israel had a right to exist" during an interview. I was astonished. I answered that no country has a "right to exist" and that individuals have a right to self-determination (among other human rights). I still got the job.
Re: I Live in Arkansas. Why Is My State Telling Me Not to Boycott Israel?
#54The author of the opinion piece (Alan Leveritt) is the subject (among others) of a good documentary BOYCOTT by Julia Bacha (not clear how to watch this). Panel discussion and Q&A for the doc is on YouTube here: