Israel’s Allies in U.S. Challenge Boycott
South Carolina has become the first state to enact legislation aimed at thwarting an international pro-Palestinian economic and disinvestment campaign intended to penalize Israel. Illinois will soon become the second, and advocates say plans are underway for similar laws in 18 more states.
In Washington, Congress could vote this month on trade legislation with language that would encourage the blacklisting of foreign companies that support the pro-Palestinian
campaign, known as Boycott, Divest and Sanction, or B.D.S. The trade
legislation is notable in part because the scope of its blacklisting
could include companies that refuse to do business with Israeli
settlements in the occupied territories, even though they are widely
considered illegal.
campaign, known as Boycott, Divest and Sanction, or B.D.S. The trade
legislation is notable in part because the scope of its blacklisting
could include companies that refuse to do business with Israeli
settlements in the occupied territories, even though they are widely
considered illegal.
A sign in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, calls for a boycott of products from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.
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