Pomona College student government approves sweeping anti-Israel BDS resolution

Pomona College’s student government has unanimously voted in favor of a resolution to ban student government funds from companies that support Israel.

According to the bill, students also plan to defund student groups that do not comply, which would include mainstream Jewish organizations Hillel and Chabad.

The resolution stops student government “spending on items that knowingly support the Israeli occupation of Palestine.”

The Associated Students of Pomona College resolution states that the student government “will change its internal spending habits” when it comes to its campus stores and budgets.

The student government operates a coffee shop and manages a $200,000 budget.

Included on the list of banned companies, according to the Claremont Independent, is Airbnb and TripAdvisor.

In response to the bill’s unanimous passing, the bill’s sponsor, Claremont’s Students for Justice in Palestine, released a message on Instagram celebrating the “important victory at Pomona College” and the “strong precedent” it sets.