so let me bring your lawyer into this conversation, gadeir abbas. this is one of 26 states that has passed similar laws. hia was tose, if ba friend, "i ama not going to buy something that is made in the occupied territories that israel is selling in the united states," this would make are in violation of the law? >> yes. bahia would be disqualified from working for any school district in the state that is following this law simply because she chooses not to buy, for instance, sabra hummus. decision automatically under this law disqualifies her from all public employees -- all public employment of all kinds. corporatengaged in ticket activity that really has a hallowed place in american tradition, from boycotts against british tea, from the montgomery boycott, from the boycott .gainst apartheid south africa her actions and choices to spend her money in a particular way are expressive transactions that are protected by the first amendment. the state of texas is siding with the foreign country's policy over the needs of bahia's students. let's remember

and we have our very own gadeir abbas, a senior attorney with cair. he's also president of the national american muslim lawyers. he has his law degree from case university law school. i would like to start this session, dr. bazian, if you can provide us with a brief history of how the bds movement came into being and what it is. >> good morning. in terms of dating the bds movement, one have to step back a little bit to speak of the south africa anti-apartheid movement. because the inspiration and the development of the bds was to follow and to take the example of the south african anti-apartheid movement and try to use the same type of approach that made the anti-apartheid movement successful. so beginning, i would say, in the mid '90s, there was discussions and conversation about what needs to be done, especially after the united there were a limited number of palestinians coming from abroad to study. so how to actually deal with a changing landscape in order to bring as many people as possible to speak proactively on palestine. that's where the begi