U.S. police have been learning counter-terrorism techniques in Israel for decades because the Israeli forces have incredible capability in the field, but recent efforts to sow discord between the United States and Israel have resulted in a breakdown of such mutually beneficial bonds. (JNS photo)
Jewish News Syndicate – In a nod to the Boycot, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel movement, two American police departments have canceled their respective training programs in Israel.
The Vermont State Police and the Northampton Police Department in Massachusetts have canceled their scheduled trips to the Jewish state for a training program, called Resilience and Counter-Terrorism, days before it was supposed to commence.
Groups such as the Vermont National Lawyers Guild, Jewish Voice for Peace and Vermonters for Justice in Palestine announced last Thursday that Vermont State Police Director Colonel Birmingham scrapped the visit in response to a petition against it.
Man those Palestinians:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcLONPS2hmE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYWCpOHiNjk