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U of Maryland student government passes BDS resolution on Yom Kippur

JL;DR SUMMARY The University of Maryland's Student Government Association passed a BDS resolution calling for boycotts and divestments from companies supporting Israel's actions in Palestine, igniting controversy due to the vote's timing on Yom Kippur. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HolidaysYom KippurIsrael Palestine ConflictJewish StudentsHillelProtestsCampus PoliticsUniversity Of MarylandBdsSga

Places mentioned

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States
"The University of Maryland Student Government Association passed a boycott, divestment and sanctions resolution on Yom Kippur."
Israel
"It also comes on the eve of the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel that started the Gaza war."
University of Connecticut, Connecticut, United States
"Last month, the University of Connecticut student government voted against an attempt to hold a referendum on BDS at the school."

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