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Law professor urges Massachusetts to consider anti‑BDS measures, cites economic ties to Israel
Summary
Professor David Weber described the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement's tactics, its impact on academic and business ties, and urged the commission to consider anti‑BDS statutes modeled in other states to protect economic relationships and deter targeted divestment.
David Weber, professor of law at Boston University, told the commission that the BDS movement targets universities, companies and cultural institutions and that Massachusetts — he said — currently lacks statutory countermeasures that 37 other states have adopted.
"This movement organizes boycotts, divestment from, and sanction of institutions that engage with Israel or Israeli businesses," Weber said. He described instances in which corporate and university actions were reversed after…
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