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Source: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-bds-resolution-is-defeated-at-the-university-of-maryland/
BDS Resolution Defeated at University of Maryland
(Times of Israel) Jeffrey Herf - On Nov. 15, the Student Government Association of the University of Maryland, College Park decided not to support a resolution introduced by the Students for Justice in Palestine which called for the university to divest from U.S. companies investing in Israel. The Student Affairs committee rejected the resolution by a vote of 1 in favor and 21 opposed. In the Government Affairs committee the vote was 0 in favor and 14 opposed. Many student legislators at Maryland appeared to take the view that the Student Government should not have a foreign policy. Moreover, the counter-mobilization by Jewish organizations as well as non-Jewish students who opposed such attacks on Israel was indispensable. The writer is Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Maryland.