The Democratic Socialists of America endorsed the BDS movement at its most recent convention with emphatic support from the 700 delegates in attendance, including the Jewish ones.
The resolution passed with 90% in favor of the motion, and according to one attendee, “easily 90 to 95 percent” of the Jewish delegates present voted “yes” as well. The DSA does not keep numbers on the religious affiliations of their members.
“As a democratic socialist, I believe that housing, education, electricity, and water are the rights of all,” said Amelia Dornbush, a Jewish delegate from the New York DSA chapter. Dornbush, who voted for the resolution, credits the values she learned from Judaism for her vote.
The vote reflects broader trends in activism and on campus in which some politically active Jews feel they must choose which aspect of their identity — support for their cause, or for Israel — is more important. The flap over the Star of David flag at the Dyke March in June, where Jewish activists bearing a rainbow flag with the Star of David were asked to leave the parade, is one recent example.
For Dornbush, the choice wasn’t difficult. Others struggled, especially when they heard chants that evoked the intention, often repeated by enemies of Israel in the region, that the country would be pushed into the sea.
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