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CUNY Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Law Students’ Association face administrative roadblocks after passing BDS resolution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In December, 2021, the City University of New York (CUNY) Law Student Government Association\u2019s passed a BDS resolution<\/a>. BDS, which stands for boycott, divestment, and sanctions, is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality that calls for the end of Israel-occupation of Palestinian land.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CUNY students\u2019 resolution, which was co-sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine and the Jewish Law Students\u2019 Association, called for a boycott of Israel companies that support Israel\u2019s occupation of Palestine. The resolution specifically called out CUNY\u2019s complicity in Israel apartheid \u201cthrough its investments in and contracts with companies profiting off of Israeli war crimes.\u201d This resolution was unanimously endorsed<\/a> by CUNY Law\u2019s faculty in May.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, CUNY  Chancellor Matos Rodr\u00edguez released a statement<\/a> condemning the resolution and refused the students\u2019 demand to terminate exchange programs and divest from CUNY involvement with companies\u2019 that supported and profited off Israel\u2019s occupation and colonization.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the Chancellor\u2019s rejection of the resolution, politicians have threatened<\/a> to pull CUNY Law\u2019s funding over its endorsement of the students\u2019 demands and held hearings<\/a> on the alleged \u201cantisemitism<\/a>\u201d illustrated by the BDS proposal.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October, 2022 Rodr\u00edguez has promised to allocate over $750,000<\/a> to support Jewish students, which includes more Israel study abroad programs, to combat the backlash<\/a> CUNY has received from the BDS proposal.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAFE CUNY<\/a>, a self-proclaimed Zionist advocacy group, has continued to demand that CUNY adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism<\/a>, but CUNY4Palestine<\/a> students contend that this lobbying is an example of political repression<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anti-BDS Legislation <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These CUNY students are part of a larger BDS movement which has been targeted by private repression, explains Amal Thabateh, Michael Ratner Justice Fellow at Palestine Legal.<\/a> Thabateh explains that in addition to this repression, BDS activists have also faced repression from lawmakers that have passed legislations that stifles first-amendment protected boycotts.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince 2014, anti-boycott legislation targeting the movement for Palestinian rights has been introduced in federal, state, and local legislatures and adopted by executive order,\u201d Thabateh explains. \u201cThis type of legislation generally attempts to use economic coercion to suppress boycotts, primarily through prohibitions on state contracts with and state investment in individuals and entities that boycott in support of Palestinian rights.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past 8 years, 34 states have enacted<\/a> anti-boycott laws, despite resistance from civil liberties groups. These laws typically apply only to public contracts, but Thabateh contends that they often lead to a chilling of speech and advocacy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summer, one such law in Arkansas<\/a> was upheld as constitutional in the Eighth Circuit, despite departing from existing precedent.  BDS activists have voiced concern<\/a> about the potential for these laws to be expanded to target other social justice movements and endanger activists\u2019 right to dissent.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe impact of legislation targeting Israel boycotts goes far beyond chilling advocacy for Palestinian rights,\u201d Thabateh explains. \u201cAnti-Israel boycott laws have become a model for other types of anti-boycott legislation targeting protest in support of other social justice issues. A dozen states have introduced or passed anti-boycott legislation, for example: targeting efforts to address climate change or gun violence.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limitations of the Law and the Chevron Campaign <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legal activists have argued that the American legal system does not protect Palestinians rights and other social movement activists. This is why BDS activists prioritize boycotts, divestment, and sanctions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe law, constitution and SC have all been used at times to uphold discriminatory and violent policies. Advocacy for Palestinian rights exposes part of the cracks in the country\u2019s foundation – where rights like that to free speech do not apply to those who challenge the injustices of the US or its allies. This is why it’s so important to continue to raise awareness and to organize,\u201d explains Thabateh.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the BDS Movement<\/a>\u2019s newest campaigns tackles the connection between climate degradation and Israeli apartheid. Activists have organized a consumer boycott and divestment campaign targeting fossil fuel giant Chevron and Siemens, a multinational technology company.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BDS activists have alleged that over 90%<\/a> of Israel\u2019s electricity production comes from fossil fuels that harms the environment and fuels Israel\u2019s illegal occupation of Palestine. Organizers contend<\/a> that Chevron and Siemens are not only profiting off of Israeli apartheid and Israel\u2019s human rights violations in Gaza but also the climate crisis<\/a> which will disproportionately affect indigenous people<\/a> and people in the Global South<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chevron, which produced 1.8 million barrels<\/a> of oil and natural gas in 2021, entered into an agreement<\/a> with Noble Energy in 2020 which operated two major natural gas fields In Israel to buy all outstanding stock. International environmental groups, including Alistar International, Amazon Watch, and Greenpeace Israel, cautioned<\/a> Israel\u2019s Energy Ministry\u2019s Petroleum Council to not approve this deal, citing Chevron\u2019s history on noncompliance and environmental violations. Despite environmental groups\u2019 warnings, the deal was approved<\/a>. BDS activists also insist<\/a> that gas produced by Chevron is being transported to Egypt though the Arish-Ashkelon pipeline, which illegally crosses the Palestinian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in Gaza and that the company may be implicated<\/a> in the extraction of off-short Palestinian gas reserves.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pipeline crosses Gaza waters 13 miles from the coast in the Palestinian EEZ, where third parties are required to obtain Palestinian approval and pay transit fees. All of this has been ignored by Israel and the complicit corporations involved,\u201d explains Riccardo Carraro, a BDS International Campaigns Officer. \u201cApartheid Israel doesn\u2019t respect Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources, including the sea, in the EEZ,\u201d he continues. \u201cIt has rather heavily militarized Gaza\u2019s Sea.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siemens is similarly accused of enabling Israeli\u2019s illegal settlement and annexation policies. In 2020 German conglomerate Siemens was selected as the main contractor<\/a> for the EuroAsia Interconnector project, an under water electricity cable that will export Israeli produced electricity<\/a> to the European Union. BDS organizers have alleged<\/a> that this subsea cable will financially support the Israeli occupation of Palestine in addition to supporting fossil fuel companies exacerbate the climate crisis.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A legal briefing<\/a> by the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), a coalition of human rights organizations established to promote Palestinian sovereignty, supports these allegations by BDS organizers. In the report, PHROC advised that \u201cthe implementation of this project would contribute to the further entrenchment of Israel\u2019s illegal settlements, its ongoing de facto annexation and planned de jure annexation of occupied Palestinian territory.\u201d On October 5th<\/sup>, 2022, PHROC released an open letter<\/a> to Siemens calling on the corporation to respect intentional humanitarian law and withdraw from work on the Israel-Cyprus segment of the Interconnector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Palestinian BDS National Committee<\/a>, the broadest Palestinian civil society coalition that works to lead and support the BDS movement for Palestinian rights, has organized the BDS campaign against Chevron and Siemens in solidarity with the climate justice movement. \u201cClimate change is everywhere a field where the deep injustice caused by colonialism’s legacy is highly visible: it is a natural consequence that this happens also in Palestine where settler-colonialism continues today,\u201d Carraro explains when asked about the connection between colonialism, climate change, and Palestinian sovereignty. \u201cOur campaign that addresses explicitly the connection between climate change and colonialism is a possible challenge to that system of colonial power domination and oppression.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To pressure these companies to #StopFuelingIsraeliApartheid, the BDS movement has asked<\/a> their supporters to boycott the companies until they terminate their business involvements with Israel, have called for the exclusion of Siemens and Chevron from future public and private contracts, and have demanded investment and pension funds to divest from these companies until they terminate their business involvement with the EuroAsia Interconnector. \u201cOur campaign aims at demolishing both of them, unmasking the truth and struggling against apartheid and climate change,\u201dCarraro says.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#StopFuelingIsraeliApartheid and #cuny4palestine are both examples of organizing and resisting in a legal system that targets and oppresses activists and their ability to boycott and voice dissent. Thabateh is adamant that BDS activists will not let repressive laws and policies stop them. \u201cEven as these battles play out in courtrooms and capitals,\u201d Thabateh says, \u201cthe critical work of organizing continues toward our ultimate goal: freedom and justice in Palestine, the U.S. and beyond.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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