Should BDS Advocates Be Banned From Israel? No Way, Forward Readers Say.

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By The Scribe January 9, 2018

As of January 2018, members of Jewish Voice For Peace (JVP) and 5 other U.S. groups who support the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement will be banned from entering Israel.

We took to Twitter to see what our readers thought of the move, and two-thirds of those polled felt that the move was wrong:

Should non-citizens who call for boycotts, divestment from, and sanctions on Israel be banned from entering the country?

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Back in July in our opinion pages, Israel’s Consul General Dani Dayan wrote that Israel is right not to let in supporters of BDS.

Also in our opinion pages, JVP member Ben Lorber wrote about how he is now personally banned from Israel.

Have a read, and then have your say: send us an email and let us know what you think of the decision.