‘The Missouri legislature has taken bold action to combat the insidious and hateful BDS movement that singles out Israel and encourages punitive actions against its economy and citizens,’ said a regional director of the American Jewish Committee.
While BDS and its supporters have won some local legal battles in the US, the overall picture is that of staunch support for Israel and opposition to boycotts on the Jewish state.
Following a lawsuit on behalf of a teacher who claims that the state’s anti-BDS law infringes on her right to free speech, a federal judge has temporarily blocked it.
North Carolina Representatives Stephen M. Ross, John Szoka and Jon Hardister sponsored a bipartisan resolution to fight BDS-promoted boycotts of Israel. Thank them for their efforts!
Nevada is on its way to becoming the 21st state to pass an anti-BDS law, marking the latest victory in the fight against boycotting Israel on the US state level.
Montana is the most recent state to introduce a bill against boycotting Israel, marking the latest step in the fight against BDS on the US state level. Montana is the latest US state to promote legislation that will target companies who cooperate with boycotts of the Jewish State. Spurred in part by a spate of controversies over anti-Semitism in one… Read more »
In an overwhelmingly majority vote, the Ohio House of Representatives passed legislation prohibiting the state from contracting with companies that participate in boycotts on Israel, with which the state has booming commercial connections.
Yet another US state has rightfully joined the chorus of voices calling to ensure that companies employed by the state are not involved in boycotts against Israel.