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Urge your Members of Congress not to sponsor
or vote for anti-BDS legislation
which penalizes support for boycotts focused on Israel's policies
and thereby limits our free speech rights!
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and contact your members of Congress.
Anti-BDS Legislation is still pending in Congress!
Two bills are currently under consideration and should be opposed:
The Israel Anti-Boycott Act (S. 720) and the Combating BDS Act of 2017 (S. 170).
UMKR seeks – through nonviolent action and in partnership with our Palestinian sisters and brothers in Christ – freedom, justice and equality for all Palestinians and Israelis.
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Here is the prepared message you can send to your legislators, after filling out the form below:
I am writing to urge you not to co-sponsor or vote for two bills: The Israel Anti-Boycott Act (S. 720) and the Combating BDS Act of 2017 (S. 170).
Besides the serious problem of curtailing free expression, both bills also conflate Israel and the settlements, erasing the distinction between Israel and its illegal settlements in the West Bank.
These bills infringe on the right to boycott which the Supreme Court has affirmed. It is notable that a federal judge recently issued a preliminary injunction on a Kansas law addressing Israel boycotts citing the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the right to boycott.
The legislation before Congress would put legal obstacles in the way of nonviolent peaceful action meant to bring about social change and would legislate against the freedom to make choices in the stewardship of our financial resources.
As a person of conscience who is concerned with furthering the cause of justice at home and around the world, it is vitally important to me to retain the freedom to make economic choices that are in line with my values and to advocate for others to do the same.
I believe that nonviolent economic tools can and should be used to change unjust policies and to serve the interest of a just peace for Israelis and Palestinians.
I urge you to protect the right to use these tools by refraining from supporting the Israel Anti-Boycott Act and the Combating BDS Act of 2017.
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