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Anti-Israel divestment resolution passes at UW-Madison following procedural irregularities
by Abby Seitz and JTA
April 28, 2017
…On April 26, at ASM [Associated Students of Madison]’s final meeting of the school year, students presented a resolution calling for divestment from any businesses involved in private prisons, arms manufacturing, fossil fuels, and border walls. Members of ASM then introduced amendments to the legislation that condemned Israel, including laying blame on Israel for training U.S. police in tactics that they say harm African-Americans. During the debate, anti-Israel ASM members disparaged the Jewish community, calling it an “oppressor” and saying Jewish students oppose divestment against Israel because it “threatens their white privilege.” READ MORE
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