A Jewish American from New York who witnessed Israeli atrocities against Palestinians while living in Tel Aviv has blasted her state’s governor for his “draconian executive order” to punish institutions that refuse to invest in Israel.
In an article published Saturday on the electronic edition of the The Washington Post, Rebecca Vilkomerson, executive director of the US-based Jewish Voice for Peace, explained that she decided to join the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement after being witness to the Israeli regime’s military aggression against Gaza Strip in 2009, which led to the killing of nearly 1,400 Palestinians.
“I believe that Israel won’t change its policies until outside pressure becomes impossible to ignore. BDS is a powerful way to encourage the state to act. And during my time with the movement, we’ve had growing success. Mainstream churches have divested from companies profiting from the…