US Conference of Mayors Form Compact with ADL to Censor First Amendment Speech

Fighting ‘Hate,’ Killing Free Speech -- Anti-Defamation League undercutting First Amendment Free Speech by indoctrinating mayors, police
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Florida’s Governor just signed a bill that will censor criticism of Israel throughout the state’s public schools
https://mondoweiss.net/2019/06/floridas-criticism-throughout/

America’s Most Pro-Israel Governor: Ron DeSantis Will Send More Florida Money to Israel
https://www.globalresearch.ca/americas-most-pro-israel-governor-ron-desantis-send-more-florida-money-israel/5677843

Nearly 300 mayors nationwide have signed a written pledge agreeing to stand up to hate

Working with the Anti-Defamation League, more than 270 mayors nationwide, including many members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, have signed a written pledge agreeing to stand up to hate in their communities.

The recent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month—and the ensuing outcry, seen in cities around the country since then—made it clear that city governments will be on the front lines when hate groups step into the public square. And hundreds of the country’s mayors are speaking up about that in a big way.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Conference of Mayors released “The Mayors’ Compact,” a joint statement in which the mayors pledge that they will strongly oppose any form of bigotry, hate, or extremism emerging in their cities.

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Senators Working to Slip Israel Anti-Boycott Law Through in Lame Duck

December 4 2018, 12:18 p.m.

Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin is making a behind-the-scenes push to slip an anti-boycott law into a last-minute spending bill being finalized during the lame-duck session, according to four sources familiar with the negotiations.

The measure, known as the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, was shelved earlier amid concerns about the infringement of free speech, after civil liberties groups argued that the original version would have allowed criminal penalties for Americans who participate in a political boycott of Israel. Some of the more aggressive elements of the provision have been removed under pressure, but the American Civil Liberties Union, which spearheaded the initial opposition to the bill, is still strongly opposed.

In a letter to Congress, the ACLU warned that the amended version still creates unconstitutional restrictions on free speech. “We understand the Senate is considering attaching a revised version of S. 720 to the end-of-the-year omnibus spending bill, and we urge you to oppose its inclusion,” reads a letter dated December 3.

On Monday, incoming Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., became the second member of Congress to publicly endorse the Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment movement, or BDS, which Cardin’s measure is meant to combat. She joined incoming Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who had become the first to publicly endorse it. Neither would be able to vote on the measure, as they won’t be sworn in until January.

The Senate measure, which has a House companion, is part of a broad push to undermine support of BDS in both the U.S. and Europe, often conflating the boycott with anti-Semitism. According to the activist group Palestine Legal, which monitors anti-BDS legislation across the country, as of June 2018, 25 states had enacted laws punishing businesses that choose to boycott Israel. In 2017, one city in Texas even required businesses to certify that they would not boycott Israel before receiving hurricane aid.

The Israel Anti-Boycott Act, which was introduced last year by Cardin and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, would amend the 1979 Export Administration Act to allow penalties for companies who join boycotts of Israel called for by international institutions — like the United Nations or the European Union. The new version clarifies that people cannot face jail time for participating in a boycott, but the ACLU has argued that it still leaves the door open for criminal financial penalties. Defenders of the bill say that it is strictly aimed at preventing companies from facing pressure to boycott Israel and that it is not meant to restrict an individual’s free speech.
https://theintercept.com/2018/12/04/israel-anti-boycott-act-lame-duck/

Mayors' Compact to Combat Hate, Extremism and Bigotry
The Anti-Defamation League and The United States Conference of Mayors are launching a new initiative to fight extremism and bigotry and to promote the fundamental principles of justice and equality that define America.
https://www.adl.org/mayors-compact-to-combat-hate-extremism-and-bigotry

Statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Columbia, SC Mayor Steve Benjamin on the Shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh
https://www.usmayors.org/2018/10/28/statement-by-u-s-conference-of-mayors-president-columbia-sc-mayor-steve-benjamin-on-the-shooting-at-the-tree-of-life-synagogue-in-pittsburgh/

American mayors’ group, ADL announce agreement to combat hate
NEW YORK (JTA) — The mayors of America’s largest cities are launching a partnership with the Anti-Defamation League to combat hate and bigotry.

Nearly 200 mayors have joined the agreement, which was announced Friday, since it was first circulated Tuesday night among the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The mayors are agreeing to explicitly condemn racism, white supremacy and bigotry, and to implement educational and public safety programs to safeguard vulnerable populations and discourage discrimination.

Signers include the mayors of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C, and Phoenix.
https://www.jta.org/2017/08/18/united-states/american-mayors-group-adl-announce-agreement-to-combat-hate

U.S. Conference of Mayors forms compact with Anti-Defamation League to 'combat hate'
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/18/us-conference-mayors-joins-compact-anti-defamation/

There’s Something Rotten in Virginia: Israel Is a Malignant Force in Local Politics
Another blatant propaganda program that is being used with congressmen, as well as state and local officials plus spouses, is the sponsorship of free “educational” trips to Israel. The trips are carefully coordinated with the Israeli government and many of them are both organized and paid for by an affiliate of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee called the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF). There are also other trips sponsored by AIEF as well as by regional Jewish organizations that particularly focus on politicians at state and even local levels as well as journalists who write about foreign policy.

Everyone is expected to return from the carefully choreographed trips singing the praises of the wonderful little democracy in the Middle East, and many of the travelers do exactly that. The pro-Israel sentiment is buttressed by the activity of the state and local diaspora Jewish groups, which tend to be very politically active and generous with their political contributions.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/virginia-israel-malignant-force-local-politics/5673823?utm_campaign=magnet&utm_source=article_page&utm_medium=related_articles