Senate approves Syria, anti-BDS[*] bill
The Senate passed legislation on Thursday breaking with President Trump's Syria policy. Senators voted 77-23 to send the legislation to the House that includes a provision warning Trump against a "precipitous" withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan. It also asks the administration to certify that certain conditions have been met "for the enduring defeat of al Qaeda and ISIS before initiating any significant withdrawal of United States forces from Syria or Afghanistan."
[...] In addition to the Syria amendment, the bill also included sanctions against the Syrian government, increased support for Israel and Jordan and a provision that would let states penalize businesses that take part in boycotts or divestments of Israel.
Both the Syria amendment and the anti-BDS provisions sparked division among Democrats. [...] Democrats had raised First Amendment concerns about the anti-BDS provision, which splintered most of the party's 2020 contenders and caucus leadership. "While I do not support the BDS movement, we must defend every American's constitutional right to engage in political activity. It is clear to me that this bill would violate Americans' First Amendment rights," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement last week.
[*] BDS: boycott, divestment and sanctions.
Also at NYT.
See also: Is the Anti-BDS Bill Constitutional? Yes, But...
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday February 07 2019, @11:56PM (3 children)
[citation needed]
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Friday February 08 2019, @04:01PM (2 children)
Assuming, you're not just trolling, I included the citation, before the quotation.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday February 09 2019, @06:06AM (1 child)
...you. Cannot. Use. The Bible. To prove. Something. The Bible. Says.
EVIDENCE, Freeman. Archaeological or textual evidence. A massacre like that ought to have made waves through the entire region and left impressions on hostile historians.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday February 11 2019, @04:39PM
What makes you think, a ruler would want to record such an event? An event that would mark a blight upon their rule. https://listverse.com/2014/09/14/10-people-who-were-erased-from-history/ [listverse.com]
The only difference between taking a random etching on a cave wall as truth and taking the bible as truth is perspective. Nothing has proven that what's recorded in the Bible is false. Yet, to the contrary, archaeology has only proven that what has been written in the Bible is True. http://truthisfree.org/2018-biblical-archaeological-evidence-archaeology-findings-prove-bible/ [truthisfree.org] https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/110014/christian-archaeologist-battling-for-the-bibles-truth-in-israel/ [breakingisraelnews.com] https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/learn-about-the-scrolls/introduction [deadseascrolls.org.il]
Fun facts about the Dead Sea Scrolls https://www.history.com/news/6-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-dead-sea-scrolls [history.com]
Of course, you have the other side that is definitively against the Bible as Truth. "William Dever, like other academic scholars, uses the term B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) instead of B.C. (Before Christ)." https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/archeology-hebrew-bible/ [pbs.org]
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"