84R27451 BPG-D
By: Davis of Harris H.R. No. 2505
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Around the world, incidents of anti-Semitism are
increasing, and Israel and its supporters are deeply concerned
about the role played by the international Boycott, Divestment, and
Sanctions movement as a vehicle for spreading anti-Semitism and
advocating the elimination of the Jewish state; and
WHEREAS, The dramatic increase in BDS campaign activities on
college campuses around the country has resulted in increased
animosity, and it negatively impacts student programming related to
Israel and politics in the Middle East; in Texas, such campaigns are
harmful to the state's relationship with Israel and its Jewish
citizens, and they have a deleterious impact on the learning
environment; and
WHEREAS, Many of the largest academic associations in the
United States have condemned the BDS campaign's call for academic
boycotts; moreover, a host of university presidents and leading
scholars have spoken out against such boycotts as violations of the
bedrock principle of academic freedom; and
WHEREAS, The United States has consistently reaffirmed the
Jewish people's right to self-determination, as well as the right
of Israel to engage in lawful acts of self-defense, and by failing
to recognize those rights, the international BDS movement is
seeking to undermine our nation's endeavors in behalf of peace,
justice, and human rights; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby condemn anti-Semitism in all its forms and
express its opposition to the international Boycott, Divestment,
and Sanctions movement; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the chief clerk forward official copies of
this resolution to the president of the United States, to the
president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the
members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a
memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.