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Benjamin Weinthal: Texas Senate passes anti-BDS bill, gov expected to sign in may…….


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TEXAS SENATE PASSES ANTI-BDS BILL, GOV. EXPECTED TO SIGN IN MAY

BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL
APRIL 28, 2017 20:31

“Israel Independence Day will be celebrated in the Lone Star State this year with a greater sense of pride than ever.”

BDS Amman

The Texas Senate passed an anti-boycott Israel bill by a vote of 26-5 on Thursday. The Governor of Texas is slated to sign the anti–BDS (Boycott,Divestment,Sanctions) legislation on Israel’s Independence day on Tuesday in Austin.

“Rep. Phil King and Sen. Brandon Creighton deserve our respect and deep gratitude for driving this monumental piece of legislation. We are confident other lawmakers in other states will look to their leadership and model their efforts on their legislation,”  Charles Kaufman, who chairs B’nai B’rith’s International Center for Human Rights and Public Policy, told The Jerusalem Post. Kaufman, who resides in Austin, testified on behalf of the anti-BDS bill.

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