JEWISH JOURNAL
Progressive Zionists of the CA Democrat Party ‘Deeply Disappointed’ in Rashida Tlaib’s Support for BDS
by Aaron Bandler
December 4, 2018
The Progressive Zionists of the California Democratic Party told the Journal that they were “deeply disappointed” in Congresswoman-Elect Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Mich.) expressed support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement on Monday. Tlaib, the first Palestinian woman to be elected to Congress…told The Intercept, “I personally support the BDS movement” because of “issues like the racism and the international human rights violations by Israel right now.”…Simon Wiesenthal Center Associate Dean Rabbi Abraham Cooper told the Journal…“If she chooses to promote such campaigns, she puts herself in the camp of those that seek the Jewish state’s demise.” READ MORE
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