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  • Counterpoint: Objections to Israel's BDS law are overwrought and hypocritical

    Anne Herzberg|Sep 8, 2017

    JERUSALEM (JTA)—In July, five leaders of the virulent BDS groups Jewish Voice for Peace and American Muslims for Palestine were barred at Dulles International Airport from boarding a flight to Israel. The move reportedly was the result of an amendment to Israel’s Law of Entry denying admission of senior activists of leading BDS organizations to the country. Predictably, the incident raised the usual hysterical chorus that Israel was attacking free speech, banning dissent and no longer a democracy. Despite these exaggerated charges, the dec...