On Tuesday, the other seven candidates opposed the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement against Israel.
Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou’s expression of support for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement targeting Israel earlier this month – which she defined as support for the right to protest – drew quick scrutiny in the Democratic Party primary, with other candidates in the hotly contested race sharing more critical words for BDS.
At Tuesday’s forum, hosted by the Congregation Beth Elohim, the Forward, New York Jewish Agenda and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, candidates were asked a multipart question about whether they support the BDS movement, whether they would visit Israel or ever boycott Israel, Israelis or Israeli products as a member of Congress, and what they would do to advocate for the end of Israeli occupation of the West Bank, the creation of a Palestinian state and a two-state solution.
