BDS movement says it has 'no connection' with Boston-based Mapping Project
The Mapping Project, which sought to create links between US entities and the occupation of Palestine, has faced a deluge of criticism from lawmakers and pro-Israel groups
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The Mapping Project, which sought to create links between US entities and the occupation of Palestine, has faced a deluge of criticism from lawmakers and pro-Israel groups
The central BDS movement tells the local group to take down the map or remove the moniker from the chapter’s name.
'We fear that this map may be used as a roadmap for violent attacks by supporters of the BDS movement,' wrote the letter’s authors.
The BDS leadership has distanced itself from the Boston map of Jewish and Zionist institutions, demanding affiliates do the same.
The bipartisan effort against anti-Semitism was led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.), joined by 35 colleagues.