(A) it is likely that the Gov. Cuomo executive order will be subject to legal challenge for violating the First Amendment;
(B) BDS is being hotly debated on U.S. college campuses with student bodies considering resolutions to support BDS against Israel;
(C) After Wayne State University in Detroit had became the first American student student body to pass aresolution of support for BDS against Israel, other student governments - including University of Michigan-Dearborn passed similar measures;
(C) Israeli news outlets have covered the BDS resolution votes of American colleges as serious issues -suggesting that BDS is a cause of general concern to Israeli public.
Several points:
(A) it is likely that the Gov. Cuomo executive order will be subject to legal challenge for violating the First Amendment;
(B) BDS is being hotly debated on U.S. college campuses with student bodies considering resolutions to support BDS against Israel;
(C) After Wayne State University in Detroit had became the first American student student body to pass aresolution of support for BDS against Israel, other student governments - including University of Michigan-Dearborn passed similar measures;
(C) Israeli news outlets have covered the BDS resolution votes of American colleges as serious issues -suggesting that BDS is a cause of general concern to Israeli public.
Here are relevant links:
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/18686
http://www.thenation.com/article/new-yorks-outrageous-attempt-ban-academic-bds/
http://www.amchainitiative.org/israel-divestment-vote-scorecard/
http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.582128