Monday, March 30, 2015

Obama's Anti-Israel Sentiment Spreads

Virginia State Bar Cancels Israel Trip, Citing 'Discriminatory' Border Policies 

By Donna St. George and Steve Hendrix, Mar. 29, 2015, WashingtonPost.com

The Virginia State Bar has canceled its midyear legal seminar in Jerusalem, citing “unacceptable discriminatory policies and practices pertaining to border security that affect travelers,” in a decision that provoked a swift reaction Sunday among some political leaders

The decision to cancel the trip followed an online petition launched by bar members who said exit and entrance policies in Israel would discriminate against Arab, Muslim and Palestinian members of Virginia’s legal community.

“It is unacceptable that the Virginia State Bar has decided to hold a conference in a location that actively discriminates on the basis of racial, religious, and national origin grounds, and effectively prevents Arab, Muslim and Palestinian members of the [Virginia State Bar] from attending,” the petition said.


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