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Abby Martin SILENCED For Criticizing Israel, Gaza Film Conference Blocked Due To Anti-BDS Bill
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5:15Now PlayingAbby Martin SILENCED For Criticizing Israel, Gaza Film Conference Blocked Due To Anti-BDS Bill
#AbbyMartin #Martin #BDS #Gaza #Israel
After I was scheduled to give keynote speech at an upcoming
@GeorgiaSouthern
conference, organizers said I must comply w/ Georgia’s anti-BDS law & sign a contractual pledge to not boycott Israel. I refused & my talk was canceled. The event fell apart after colleagues supported meThe organizers were afraid my pro-Palestine activism & film Gaza Fights For Freedom would violate Georgia’s anti-BDS law. Georgia is one of 27 states that passed legislation to criminalize BDS efforts. Ironically, the conference was centered around the notion of “media literacy.”The global awareness & success of BDS has terrified the political establishment, which has pursued an aggressive, bipartisan push to ban Israel boycotts across the US, especially at universities. Trump’s recent executive order furthers cements this goal.The hyperbolic notion that conservatives are the ones being persecuted on college campuses has made blatant censorship campaigns against people for criticism of Israel, or other progressive protests, go completely ignored.
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