Letter: Rep. Ben McAdams takes a stand against free speech

Rep. Ben McAdams spoke recently at the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City. He responded to a question about his support of legislation condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement pressuring Israel for its human rights violations against Palestinians.McAdams condemned this nonviolent, pro-human rights movement and claimed that Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East.Israel most certainly is not a democracy for the non-Jewish population both in Israel (treated as second