Candidate Expectations Regarding Palestinian Liberation

East Bay DSA expects that all of our endorsed candidates hold true to the following basic commitments:

1. Publicly support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement;
2. Refrain from any and all affiliation with the Israeli government or Zionist lobby groups, such as, but not limited to, AIPAC, J Street, or Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI), including participating in political junkets or any event sponsored by these entities;
3. Pledge to oppose legislation that harms Palestinians, such as:

• Any official adoption of a redefinition of antisemitism to include opposition to Israel’s policies or legal system, or support for BDS (e.g., IHRA definition of antisemitism);
• Legislative and executive efforts to penalize individuals, universities and entities that boycott Israel;
• Legislative and executive efforts to send any military or economic aid to Israel;

1. Pledge to support legislation that supports Palestinian liberation, such as:

• Legislative and executive efforts to end Israeli apartheid and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians and promote Palestinians’ rights to return (e.g., H.R. 2590);
• Condemnation of Israeli apartheid and colonial practices (e.g., H.Res. 751);
• Ending the spending of U.S. tax dollars on Israel and/or sanctioning Israel until it ceases its practices of apartheid and colonialism;