Victories in Virginia

[yankeedoodle]

It wasn't only Trump that triumphed in Virginia yesterday. 

In Virginia, the BDS movement has successfully beaten-back a bill that would have suppressed the BDS movement.  See at this link:  http://mondoweiss.net/2016/03/bill-seeking-to-suppress-bds-rejected-in-virginia-state-legislature/?utm_source=Mondoweiss+List&utm_campaign=e08edd241a-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b86bace129-e08edd241a-398535957

And, also in Virginia, on March 27, 2015, the Virginia State Bar cancelled a seminar in Israhell, which had all AIPAC and all the others outraged. 

On March 27, 2015, the Virginia State Bar, the state licensing agency, precipitously cancelled a planned mid-year seminar in Israel just a few hours after 36 VSB members emailed the VSB Council complaining of discriminatory Israeli border policies.

With little time for investigation or opportunity for opposing viewpoints to be heard, the Israel tip was cancelled without the Council being consulted or permitted to vote.  We expect that when VSB complies with the FOIA request served by Judicial Watch on our behalf, we will learn more details.

The Israel trip was undersubscribed and probably would have been cancelled on April 1 anyway, but VSB acting through President Kevin Martingayle and President-Elect Edward Weiner, chose to focus on alleged Israeli border policies when the membership was informed by mass email in late afternoon/evening.

The push back was swift, leading to a March 29 VSB explanation which again focused on alleged discriminatory policies, while disavowing that the cancellation was political. That March 29 doubling down was just as ill-advised as the original March 27 cancellation. 

http://legalinsurrection.com/2015/04/virginia-state-bar-now-hero-of-anti-israel-movement/