Occidental College, the Los Angeles school former President Barack Obama attended before transferring to Columbia University, has agreed to vote on a decision to divest from Israel, concluding the pro-Palestinian protest on campus, reported KTLA 5.

The move, though, would likely violate anti-BDS laws, per Breitbart, considering then-Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2016 bill barring California and its public agencies from contracting with businesses that engage in discriminatory conduct due to a boycott of Israel or any other nation.

Occidental’s Students for Justice in Palestine touted the news on Instagram.  

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