Vermont's Shalom Alliance Aims to Silence Anti-Israel Criticism at the Ballot Box and in the State House

Vermont's Shalom Alliance Aims to Silence Anti-Israel Criticism at the Ballot Box and in the State House

Since Vermonters launched the Apartheid-Free Communities campaign in our state, which ultimately passed in five towns at annual Town Meeting Days this month, the campaign has faced coordinated opposition. This opposition has come primarily from the Shalom Alliance, which is headed by local Zionists, including recent and newly-elected Vermont political figures. The group has used intimidation and pressure campaigns in an attempt to thwart and sil…