On Monday evening, Israel’s Independence Day, George Washington University’s student association narrowly rejected a resolution calling on the university to divest its resources from the only democracy in the Middle East. This resolution exemplifies the bigoted and alarming trend of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which must be constantly combatted.

The motion called for GW to cut its financial interests from Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar, and other firms that conduct business in Israel, which the resolution accuses of “the furthering of Palestinian suffering.” The measure cited Boeing as the manufacturer of an attack helicopter used by the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza, and accused Israel’s government of demolishing Palestinian homes with Caterpillar bulldozers.