Carlos Santana did not respond to numerous appeals from conscientious fans and went ahead with his Tel Aviv concert

G overnors have significant authority in issuing executive orders, and in many situations, they do so to circumvent legislative roadblocks.

ONE OF THE greatest free speech threats in the West is the growing, multi-nation campaign literally to outlaw advocacy of boycotting Israel. People get arrested in Paris — the site of the 2015 “free speech” (for Muslim critics) rally — for wearing pro-boycott T-shirts. Pro-boycott students on U.S. campuses — where the 1980s boycott of apartheid South Africa flourished — are routinely sanctioned for violating anti-discrimination policies. Canadian officials have threatened to criminally prosecute boycott advocates.

• Dutch foreign minister says BDS “protected by the freedom of expression”
• Irish foreign minister says BDS is a “legitimate polit