cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/politics/p/1378887/house-to-universities-don-t-you-dare-boycott-israel
House to universities: Don't you dare boycott Israel
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/house-passes-bill-israel-boycott/
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/house-passes-bill-israel-boycott/
5 Comments
Craccoon@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 11d
This is insane. Our government is basically owned by Israel at this point. Fuck them.
ytsedude@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 11d
Asking out of ignorance: How would an institution in, say, Michigan even begin to “boycott” a country on the other side of the world...? Do they really mean protesting against Israel? Or is this all bullshit to begin with and just political theater?
FatCrab@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 11d
BDS covers divesting from Israeli companies/companies with certain Israeli ties and not engaging with its bond markets. There is also a lot of software and technology transfer stuff between US universities and Israel. This House bill is stupid and hopefully dies in Senate.
ytsedude@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 11d
Ah, that makes perfect sense. Thank you. It makes perfect sense why a bill like this would exist in the first place: MONEY! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
thallamabond@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 11d
Endowment funds, most universities have them, this link has a specific tag for universities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_endowment