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(Jewish Group) A Boston city councilor tweeted about Zionists shaking people down.
A Boston city councilor tweeted about Zionists shaking people down. The backlash was swift.Lara, a first-term councilor from Jamaica Plain known for her unabashed progressivism, sent a tweet Thursday morning saying “y’all are letting the Zionists SHAKE YOU DOWN. phew!”
ya’ll are letting the Zionists SHAKE YOU DOWN. phew!
— Kendra Lara (@CllrKendraLara) June 23, 2022
In a statement to the Globe sent via text Thursday morning, Lara said the tweet was in reference to a federal appeals court decision this week that, according to the Associated Press, upheld an Arkansas law that required state contractors promise not to boycott Israel. The appeals court ruled that the state mandate did not violate free speech protections provided by the US Constitution.
The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, otherwise known as BDS, pushes for boycotts against Israeli businesses, universities, and cultural institutions in what its supporters say is a nonviolent campaign against Israeli abuses against Palestinians. Laws like the one at the center of the Arkansas case are aimed at countering the BDS movement.
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