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Source: http://www.algemeiner.com/2016/05/03/pro-israel-alumnus-calls-defeat-of-bds-resolution-at-vassar-a-watershed-moment/

Vassar College Students Vote to Reject BDS

(Algemeiner) Lea Speyer - In March, the Vassar Student Association (VSA) council passed a resolution endorsing the BDS movement. An amendment to the BDS resolution prohibiting the use of student funding for various pro-Israel companies, including Ben & Jerry's ice cream, failed to pass. Both the resolution and amendment went up for a VSA campus-wide vote on Thursday and were rejected - the resolution by 573-503 and the amendment by 601-475.

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