Posted on March 31, 2009 by rabbiyonah
Thanks to an outstanding showing by Jewish students at CSULB organized by Rachel Bookstein, Beach Hillel’s Director, community support, letters, and lobbying, we have successfully defeated the boycott Israel resolution submitted by Zo Farooqui.
Zero votes in favor, 4 against, and 8 abstentions. This was a huge change from the last vote on the issue that [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2009 by rabbiyonah
This first attempt at getting the Student Senate to boycott Israel was put forward by a member of the Muslim Student Association.
Title: Resolution in Support of the Call for the Immediate End to the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza and a Boycott of Goods and Services that Maintain Business Relations with Israel
Sponsored by: Senator [...]
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