A bill that would repeal Illinois’ decade-old anti-BDS law is being heard by a committee in the Illinois House of Representatives. We need your help TODAY to stand with the Jewish community of Illinois and defeat this repeal effort. You can help by submitting a witness slip stating your opposition to this BDS bill. 

Our goal is for the International Relations Tourism and Trade Committee members to go into their April 30 hearing knowing that the Jewish community is squarely opposed to this BDS bill (HB2723). We don’t have long to submit witness slips, and we need Committee members to know where we stand! 

Witness slips are a critical tool to demonstrate public support or opposition to state legislative initiatives, and strength in numbers is essential to making the position of our community clear to state legislators. BDS supporters from across the nation are mobilizing and submitting witness slips in favor of this bill—we need your help to counter their efforts.

Click this link and use the following instructions to have your voice heard.

Step 1: Complete the “Identification” section. For “Firm/Business/Agency” put “NA” unless you are representing an organization.

Step 2: Fill out the “Representation” section by entering “Self”

Step 3: Fill out the “Position” section.

1. Click the white box that says “Add Subject Matter” and then select “HB 2723”

2. Click the white box that says “Add Position” and then select “Opponent” (Double check to make sure you selected the correct option).

3. Click the blue “Add Position” button

Step 4: Fill out the “Testimony” section by clicking only “Record of Appearance Only”

Step 5: Select box next to "I Agree to the ILGA Terms of Agreement"

Step 6: Select “I’m not a robot” and then click “Submit Witness Slip”

That’s it…you’ve registered your opposition to this anti-Israel bill!

Please forward this message to friends, family, colleagues, congregants, etc. The more registered opponents, the better! This is time sensitive; BDS supporters are actively mobilizing.