Among the growing assaults on freedom of speech is an Israeli-driven 
campaign to criminalize a campaign to boycott Israel over its racist 
persecution of Palestinians, writes Lawrence Davidson.
  
 
A section of the barrier — erected by Israeli officials to prevent the 
passage of Palestinians — with graffiti using President John F. 
Kennedy’s famous quote when facing the Berlin Wall, “Ich bin ein 
Berliner.” (Photo credit: Marc Venezia)