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New Orleans Rescinds Anti-Israel Resolution


(WWL-TV-New Orleans) David Hammer - The New Orleans City Council voted 7-0 Thursday to rescind a human rights resolution it passed on a 5-0 vote two weeks ago. The Jan. 11 resolution had been hailed as a victory for the movement to boycott Israel. City Council members said they were stunned by the reaction to their neutral, non-binding resolution as aligning New Orleans with a movement aimed at punishing Israel. Council President Jason Williams told WWL-TV he felt duped by the New Orleans Palestinian Solidarity Committee that had pushed the original resolution.
2018-01-26 00:00:00
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